Li Xin

Beijingjuliet.lee@interfax.cn

Li Xin has been covering the Chinese gas market for four years, following a range of sectors from upstream to downstream. China's evolving policy framework and unconventional development are her areas of expertise. She joined Interfax in 2010 as a reporter on the China energy and metals desks. Before that, she covered climate change at China Meteorological News.

PetroChina’s Dalian LNG terminal. It can be used to accept rerouted cargoes for Beijing. (Interfax)

Beijing at risk from pipeline supply bottleneck

A surprise supply crunch in Beijing last month forced China’s capital to take emergency measures and revealed gas demand has outstripped pipeline supply availability.

20 January 2016 12:36 GMT
Japan has successfully produced methane hydrates by applying the depressurisation method. (JOGMEC)

China cools research into ‘fire ice’

China’s nascent exploration for methane hydrates, otherwise known as ‘fire ice’, has stalled as the slide in energy prices has reduced interest in novel forms of fossil fuels.

8 January 2016 11:20 GMT
CNOOC is designing its seventh generation of rigs, the next stage on from rigs such as Haiyang Shiyou 981. (CNOOC)

CNOOC’s deepwater exploration could go nuclear

China’s top offshore oil and gas explorer is investigating the use of nuclear energy to power future deepwater projects, which the company believes would allow it to reduce both energy costs and emissions.

9 December 2015 11:33 GMT
China’s West-East Pipeline system. PetroChina operates around 80,000 km of pipelines. (CNPC)

The PetroChina pipeline sale mystery

Experts are pondering PetroChina’s sell-down of three cross-border pipelines in Central Asia, questioning the significance of the $2.42 billion deal.

4 December 2015 12:08 GMT
A PetroChina rig. The company could be hit hard by cuts to China’s gas price. (PetroChina)

China cuts wholesale gas prices to revive demand

China is to cut non-residential gas prices this week for the second time this year in an attempt to boost consumption, a move that could hit the country’s NOCs hard.

19 November 2015 12:05 GMT
A flare at the Jiaoye 8-2HF well in Sinopec’s Fuling field, China’s only major shale find to date. (Sinopec)

Low oil prices sink China’s shale target hopes

China is on course to miss its official shale gas production target for this year, as low energy prices have made domestic unconventional gas development less attractive.

18 November 2015 14:16 GMT
A CBM project in China. The sector has called for an increase in state subsidies. (Dart Energy)

China’s CBM players call for more state aid

More favourable policy support – such as a higher production subsidy – is essential to revive the Chinese CBM industry, which has been hit hard by the collapse in oil prices.

16 November 2015 11:19 GMT
LNG demand is expected to grow once the effects of capex cuts by China’s NOCs are felt. (CNOOC Tianjin LNG)

China’s LNG imports still have room to grow

The upcoming surge in global LNG supply will provide emerging players in China with the opportunity for growth, according to experts.

9 November 2015 12:03 GMT
Inside the WEP II pipeline. High prices have been blamed for a dramatic fall in gas demand this year. (CNPC)

China set for long-awaited pricing system revamp

Potential reforms to China’s gas pricing system this month may see a much-needed cut in the wholesale rate and a decentralisation of pricing power to local authorities.

2 November 2015 10:58 GMT
ENN Energy Holdings has pioneered online gas trading in China. (ENN)

China’s energy sector goes online for business

Yantai-based Jereh Oilfield Services has become the newest Chinese energy company to step into the online world with the launch of a platform for global purchasers, and it is unlikely to be the last.

30 October 2015 9:51 GMT
China put six blocks in Xinjiang up for auction, but interest was less than impressive.

China’s Xinjiang block tender fails to excite

China wrapped up public bidding for six oil and gas blocks in Xinjiang on Tuesday, but the process was less well received than an auction of shale gas acreage in 2012.

20 October 2015 11:59 GMT
Gas-powered vehicles are facing competition from pure electric and hybrid cars. (Tesla)

Renewables vie with gas in carbon-aware China

Renewables could end up pushing aside gas in their march to capture a chunk of China’s future energy mix if nothing is done soon to improve the fortunes of the fossil fuel.

19 October 2015 13:40 GMT
China Offshore Oil Engineering install a platform at the offshore Lishui 36-1 field. (COOEC)

CNOOC stays course on deepwater development

China’s main offshore oil and gas explorer says it will push ahead with developing deepwater fields, bucking an industry trend of shelving high-risk and high-cost projects.

12 October 2015 12:03 GMT
The cost of exploration can often prove too great for China’s private players. (Petromin)

China’s private players continue to struggle

Reforms to China’s oil and gas sector are providing new opportunities for private companies to get involved, but development challenges may prove too much for them.

5 October 2015 12:19 GMT
CNOOC’s LNG import terminal in Putian, Fujian province. (CNOOC)

Global LNG market embraces China’s new players

NOCs may still be the preferred Chinese offtakers for LNG project sponsors, but other SOEs and private Chinese buyers are emerging as potential term and spot customers.

28 September 2015 10:29 GMT
Sinopec’s Qingdao LNG terminal. China has 32 mtpa of LNG import capacity but only 9.8 mtpa of demand. (Sinopec)

China LNG finally heading for consolidation

The long-awaited consolidation in China’s LNG sector looks set to take place over the next few years, as production capacity has outrun demand.

23 September 2015 10:41 GMT
The Amu Darya gas project in Turkmenistan, which feeds China via the Central Asia-China Pipeline. (CNPC)

China eyes more energy corridors in Central Asia

China has pledged to plough $100 billion into projects in Central Asia through the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, including on energy infrastructure throughout the region.

18 September 2015 12:23 GMT
A Kunlun LNG filling station in Xinjiang. The company remains optimistic about LNG as a vehicle fuel. (Kunlun)

Kunlun still betting on LNG as a transport fuel

Kunlun Energy is still optimistic about LNG as a viable fuel for vehicles and vessels in China, despite a combination of low oil prices and weak demand putting the squeeze on LNG suppliers.

14 September 2015 9:57 GMT
A flare from the Jiaoye 8-2HF well in the Fuling field. PetroChina is falling behind rival Sinopec. (Sinopec)

PetroChina on course for shale fail in 2015

Market bottlenecks and struggles to integrate various technology disciplines could see PetroChina fail to meet an internal shale gas output goal for this year.

9 September 2015 11:01 GMT
A gas-fired distributed generation project in Shanghai’s Hongqiao area. (Interfax)

China pins gas demand hopes on distributed generation

China looks increasingly unlikely to meet its 2015 development targets for distributed energy generation from gas, but policymakers insist it will be a cornerstone for Chinese gas demand in the future.

7 September 2015 11:42 GMT

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