China goes cold on second Siberian gas deal
China’s economic woes have redrawn the picture for future domestic gas demand and could deal a blow to Gazprom’s hopes of signing a second supply megadeal.
3 August 2015
Conoco joins IOCs pulling back from China shale
ConocoPhillips has become the latest foreign investor to withdraw from China’s shale gas industry, citing commercial considerations.
24 July 2015
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
China NGV sales slump as subsidies end
NGV sales in China fell sharply in the first half of the year as the end of subsidies left buyers with little incentive to choose gas vehicles instead of their conventional counterparts.
6 July 2015
Sinopec tempers hype over Guizhou shale block
A recent government assessment of China’s shale gas work singled out a Sinopec block in Guizhou as having significant potential, but company insiders have sought to play down expectations.
29 June 2015
Sichuan eyes LNG transport to tackle supply glut
Sichuan is expected to step up the use of LNG-fuelled transport over the next few years, which could ease the strain on the province’s beleaguered LNG plants.
23 June 2015
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
China told to build more deepwater rigs for SCS
Experts say China needs to invest in its own offshore technology if it is to develop the deepwater rigs it will need to exploit the resources of the contested South China Sea.
15 June 2015
CNOOC plans drilling campaign in South China Sea
CNOOC plans to ramp up drilling in the western waters of the South China Sea over the next few years, as it eyes more deepwater discoveries such as the Lingshui field finds.
11 June 2015
China moves slowly on upstream expansion
Fresh reports that China is preparing to issue companies more licences for conventional oil and gas exploration have buoyed expectations, but overall industry reform is likely to come first.
5 June 2015
CNPC advised to rejoin global M&A; hunt
China’s largest state-run oil company has been warned it could fall behind other players on the global stage if it fails to take advantage of low oil prices to make M&A; deals.
28 May 2015
Conoco eyeing Chinese shale despite block exits
ConocoPhillips withdrew from two shale gas blocks in China in 2014, but it is still looking for fresh opportunities in the sector.
27 May 2015
China CBM hopes recede after shale support cut
Beijing's move to cut financial support for shale gas extraction in coming years has dashed hopes the government will lift a production subsidy for fellow unconventional gas CBM.
20 May 2015
China-Russia HOA ‘a face-saving act’ – OIES academic
China and Russia have hammered out the main commercial and technical terms for gas supply along the western route, but the road towards a final contract is littered with obstacles – not least the problem of price.
11 May 2015
All change at the top for China’s NOCs
China has appointed new chairs for its three NOCs, shaking up management at a time when the oil sector is being convulsed by an anti-corruption purge and low energy prices.
6 May 2015
Policy decisive to unlocking China’s gas potential
The Chinese gas market is not necessarily on the cusp of becoming huge, with the country facing similar challenges to those that have dented consumption in Europe.
20 April 2015
China’s shale gas standard drafting hits snag
The development of China’s national standards to assess shale gas volumes has hit a snag, with disagreements between the parties involved slowing progress.
15 April 2015
China plots oil and gas policy progress to 2020
Guo Jiaofeng, an energy policy researcher at a leading government thinktank, talks to Interfax about gas policy development for the 13th Five-Year Plan period, which runs from 2016-2020.
8 April 2015
State power giants join China’s chase for LNG
China’s state power giants are joining city gas distributors in the hunt for LNG from overseas as they look to lock in supply for their growing ranks of gas-fired power plants
1 April 2015
CNOOC slows drilling at Wuhu shale gas block
CNOOC is reducing activity at its first and only shale gas block onshore China, after failing to convince foreign investors to help it develop the acreage.
23 March 2015About 98 article(s) for Zhang Yiping