China’s oil and gas sector reforms gather pace
Signs are mounting that China’s impending framework plans for state-owned enterprise reform will see Beijing’s role as an owner of NOCs separated from involvement in resource management.
1 September 2015 11:41 GMT
ENN considering online gas trading platform
ENN Energy is increasingly leveraging internet-based technologies for its LNG logistics business while looking into the creation of an online trading platform for gas.
20 August 2015 12:48 GMT
China could avoid Iranian energy investment frenzy
The historic nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers could unleash a wave of investment into Iran’s upstream sector, but China’s NOCs may choose to stay away.
17 August 2015 12:15 GMT
Chinese NOCs battling crude profit squeeze
PetroChina and its peers are tipped to post improved quarterly earnings after drastic belt tightening, but the prolonged collapse in oil prices will weigh on their results later this year.
12 August 2015 11:53 GMT
China’s NOCs face supply glut in Guangdong
China’s NOCs have invested billions of dollars on supply projects to meet gas demand in Guangdong, but a downturn in demand could sour those investments.
6 August 2015 12:50 GMT
China’s gas giants explore spinning off UGS
China’s dire shortage of underground gas storage sites could be addressed by having its biggest gas companies separate storage operations from their pipeline businesses.
30 July 2015 11:51 GMT
China’s shale explorers are pressed for time
Experts say it can take up to eight years from surveying a gas field to reaching production, but China’s shale gas novices have been given just three years to do the job.
10 July 2015 8:47 GMT
China opens Xinjiang block tender to private firms
China has picked Xinjiang to host public auctions of oil and gas exploration rights as part of pilot reforms to the country’s upstream sector.
8 July 2015 12:05 GMT
HK’s Towngas delays listing new energy unit
Hong Kong’s Towngas is in no hurry to spin off its new energy business into a separately listed unit, as it still needs time to grow the subsidiary.
1 July 2015 8:09 GMTSinopec on the lookout for overseas acquisitions
China’s state-owned Sinopec is assessing many overseas projects for potential deals, an executive from a wholly owned subsidiary told Interfax on Wednesday.
25 June 2015 10:14 GMT
Chinese yards battle against offshore oil downturn
The oil price slump is taking its toll on the offshore engineering industry, with Chinese shipyards booking 80% fewer orders in the first four months of this year.
22 June 2015 11:10 GMT
China pitches future role as gas transit country
Russia and Turkmenistan could pump gas through China for export to northeast Asian buyers in the future, under an intriguing scheme from a top Chinese state thinktank.
17 June 2015 10:59 GMT
China may miss LNG-fuelled ship goals – sources
The oil price slump has torpedoed China’s efforts to encourage LNG bunkering in inland shipping, and the exorbitant cost of retrofitting vessels has only made matters worse.
16 June 2015 10:00 GMT
China’s NOCs dither over LNG terminal access
Industry insiders say the slow pace of liberalising third-party access to China’s LNG import infrastructure is a result of terminal operators wanting to protect their markets.
8 June 2015 10:07 GMT
Pressure builds for China summer price cut
Chinese policymakers are increasingly looking to cut gas prices this year to stimulate demand and stop a sharp slowdown in consumption growth.
3 June 2015 8:18 GMT
China looks to step on the gas for NGV growth
China, already the world’s largest market for NGVs, could more than double the number of vehicles running on the fuel by the end of the decade if it overcomes policy and infrastructure challenges.
18 May 2015 12:35 GMT
China’s shale gas subsidy cut to hurt small players
China’s decision to reduce its shale gas development subsidy between 2016 and 2020 will have a mixed impact on the fledgling industry, with smaller developers likely to be disproportionately affected.
7 May 2015 11:08 GMT
Shanghai hub success hinges on market reform
China is pitching its thriving financial hub of Shanghai as a centre for trading gas, but success will depend on government efforts to reform and open up the local gas market.
30 April 2015 10:59 GMT
Chinese machinery group targets energy sector
Miao Xionghui, vice president of research and development at Sany Group, talks to Interfax about why the Chinese heavy machinery maker is confident about its expansion into the energy industry.
23 April 2015 10:41 GMT
China’s gas infrastructure buildout plans challenged
China is planning a massive expansion of gas supply infrastructure over the next five years, but whether there is enough demand to justify the spending spree is questionable.
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