Zhang Yiping

Shanghaiyiping.zhang@interfax.cn+86 (21) 6215 3917

Before joining Interfax in May 2014, Zhang Yiping covered export and import industries as a reporter for Mergermarket. She graduated from the University of International Business & Economics in Beijing with a joint honours degree in English translation and accounting, which included five months of study at Southern Illinois University in the United States.

Sinopec is aiming to bring down the cost of treating wastewater used in fracking. (Sinopec)

Sinopec to team up on wastewater solution

Sinopec is exploring advanced solutions for the safe treatment of fracking wastewater, as it looks to stay one step ahead of any environmental controversies arising from shale drilling.

16 March 2015
The National People’s Congress starts on Thursday at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing. (PA)

Talk of Chinese oil and gas overhaul heats up

China is preparing plans to reform the structure of its oil and gas industry, and could unveil details as early as this week's key parliamentary meeting in Beijing.

4 March 2015
CNOOC could deploy an FLSRU in its two recent discoveries in the Qiongdongnan Basin.

CNOOC shelves South China Sea FLNG plans

CNOOC has abandoned an idea to use FLNG to develop a deepwater gas field in the South China Sea, but remains open to deploying the technology in the East China Sea.

18 February 2015
Liulin CBM project in China. (Dart Energy)

China outlines CBM industry objectives for 2015

China’s CBM industry produced nearly 10% more gas in 2014 than the previous year, but still fell short of its output goal.

16 February 2015
The Jiaoye 9-3HF shale well. Sinopec aims to produce 7 bcm/y of shale gas by the end of 2017. (Sinopec)

China shale players losing no sleep over oil slump

China’s shale gas producers face a litany of production challenges, but insiders say the industry should be able to shrug off the impact of low oil prices.

12 February 2015
The two companies have held a PSC for the 1.55 million hectare Taichao Block since 2002.

CNOOC, CPC eye Taiwan Strait’s deepwater

CNOOC and Taiwan’s CPC plan to explore the deepwater oil and gas potential of the Taiwan Strait by drilling a third well in offshore acreage where they are partners.

4 February 2015
Sales of shale gas equipment are not expected to grow by much from 2014. (Jereh)

China’s shale equipment makers facing slowdown

China’s shale gas equipment manufacturing industry grew by 30% in 2014, but faces uncertainty this year as low oil prices could limit domestic shale drilling.

22 January 2015

No recovery for China’s LNG industry in 2015

China’s domestic liquefaction industry is showing no signs of picking up in 2015 as demand for LNG remains slow – especially from the onshore transport sector.

21 January 2015
CNOOC Gas & Power Group’s LNG-fired power plant in Huizhou Daya Bay Petrochemical Industrial Park. (CNOOC)

Industry underwhelmed by China’s new gas-power policy

Gas-derived electricity tariffs will change in line with the price of gas under a new policy for gas-fired power generators, but the industry is not impressed by the move.

19 January 2015
Nur Bekri, centre, is the new head of China’s National Energy Administration. (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

New NEA head underscores Xinjiang’s energy role

Experts say the appointment of a top Xinjiang official to lead China’s main energy body hints at the important role the region will play in domestic energy development.

15 January 2015
Successful shale gas exploration in the Fuling field boosted Chinese gas production in 2014. (Sinopec)

China’s gas output jumps 10% to pass production milestone

China’s gas output registered another year of double-digit growth in 2014, putting the industry ahead of schedule to meet production objectives in the 12th Five-Year Plan.

13 January 2015
A CTG project in China’s Xinjiang province. (China Kingho Energy Group)

Emissions and oversupply fears spur Chinese CTG rethink

China may backtrack from plans for a huge expansion of coal-to-gas plants amid intense debate over their potential environmental impact and fears of an oversupplied domestic gas market.

6 January 2015
CNOOC is considering linking Lingshio 17-2 to a pipeline that carries gas from the Yacheng 13-1 field. (CNOOC)

CNOOC charts course for deep water in South China Sea

China’s main offshore energy producer is zeroing in on the deepwater potential of the South China Sea, with ambitious plans for development.

15 December 2014
Dong Xiucheng, deputy dean of the School of Business Administration at the China University of Petroleum: 'China needs a third pipeline'. (Dong Xiucheng)

China and Russia reshape world energy dynamics

Dong Xiucheng, deputy dean of the School of Business Administration at the China University of Petroleum, speaks to Interfax about Sino-Russian energy cooperation and China’s gas price reforms.

9 December 2014
A gas flare from a Sinopec shale well. The company was fined by the MLR last month. (Sinopec)

China’s MLR stays silent on date of third shale auction

The main agency behind China's shale gas push has admitted a lack of preparation means it is not ready to hold the highly anticipated third auction of shale gas blocks.

8 December 2014
Energy reform will break Pemex’s monpoly on Mexican oil and gas exploration and production (Pemex)

China says ‘hola’ to Mexico’s energy reform

Some of China’s largest energy companies are keeping tabs on Mexico’s landmark energy reform, which could see billions of dollars of investment flow into the country’s under-funded upstream sector.

5 December 2014
Technip is also helping to build Shell’s Prelude FLNG. (Shell)

Technip preps for imminent FLNG design pitch to CNOOC

CNOOC’s interest in cutting-edge FLNG technology is heating up, with Technip set to showcase designs for an FLNG facility with a capacity of up to 3.6 mtpa to the Chinese company next week.

4 December 2014
A coal-fired power plant near Beijing. China is trying to decrease its reliance on the fuel. (PA)

China’s latest energy blueprint raises eyebrows

Experts have voiced surprise at China’s release of a standalone energy strategy blueprint last week – a policy area normally covered by the country’s five-year plans.

27 November 2014
CNOOC’s deal with BG Group is believed to be linked to Henry Hub prices. (CNOOC)

‘Ball in America’s court’ for LNG exports to China

Gu Anzhong, secretary general of the China LNG Association, speaks to Interfax about the outlook for LNG imports and why Shanghai trumps Singapore as an Asian price hub.

21 November 2014
The first joint in the Power of Siberia pipeline was welded in Yakutsk on 1 September. (Gazprom)

Possible pipeline renaissance looms for Gazprom

Gazprom’s plans to boost LNG capacity are being buffeted by sanctions, but its rivals’ plans to do likewise are also looking questionable and the gas giant has other opportunities.

20 November 2014

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