China’s new spot gas platform gets cool reception
A new spot trading platform for pipeline gas in northeast China has received a cool reception from experts and industry players
17 November 2014Environment takes backseat in China’s shale plans
The limited fracking that has taken place in China so far leaves environmental policymaking for shale gas development dangerously under-informed about the process’s ecological impact.
13 November 2014
China and Russia close in on second major pipeline deal
Beijing and Moscow have signed an MOU on the supply of Russian gas from western Siberia into China, but it is unclear what this signals about the progress of the deal.
10 November 2014
China’s MLR fines signal stance on shale slackers
China’s main state agency for shale gas has fined developers – including Sinopec – for the first time because they have failed to meet spending commitments.
7 November 2014China looks west for CBM development boost
Beijing is taking a closer look at Xinjiang’s CBM potential, as extraction of the unconventional fuel in Shanxi province’s Ordos Basin has proved underwhelming.
4 November 2014CNOOC courting foreign partners for shale gas block
Offshore-focused CNOOC – a shale gas novice – is looking for foreign companies to help it develop a block in China’s landlocked Anhui province.
31 October 2014China reveals construction timetable for Russian pipeline
China has unveiled a construction timetable for an international pipeline that will eventually pump 38 billion cubic metres per year of Russian gas to Chinese consumers.
29 October 2014Sichuan Basin the best bet for finding second Fuling
The Sichuan Basin in southwest China is the best prospect for unearthing a second shale gas block the same size as Fuling, but a discovery will not happen for another three-to-five years, a senior engineer from Sinopec told Interfax in Beijing on Thursday.
24 October 2014Wary Chinese investors not buying shale hype
China’s recent halving of an ambitious shale gas output goal will be another red flag for investors who already view the country’s shale prospects as a risky bet with uncertain returns.
20 October 2014PetroChina plays down Shell’s potential China shale pullback
PetroChina has not received any notification from Shell that the IOC plans to trim its investment in a shale gas block in southwest China, and the two sides have not held talks on the matter, according to officials from the Chinese NOC.
20 October 2014Experts decry China’s sketchy shale reserves data
A lack of reliable shale gas reserve data has left Chinese developers facing a struggle to develop the complex unconventional resource.
16 October 2014Doubts over Guangdong’s future LNG appetite
A slew of LNG terminals are planned or under construction in Guangdong, but it is unclear if China’s largest gas market is big enough for all of them.
9 October 2014Distributed generation fails to take off in China
More central government policy support will be needed before gas-fuelled distributed generation will be able to make an impact in China.
29 September 2014Sinopec set to sign deal for US wastewater treatment tech
State-owned Sinopec is set to sign up for an American technology that can recycle most wastewater produced from hydraulic fracturing.
26 September 2014
Western route to China the holy grail for Moscow
Russia is looking to close a western pipeline deal with China that could have wide-ranging consequences for the European gas market.
25 September 2014China’s August pipeline imports second-largest of 2014
China imported 2.08 mt of pipeline gas in August, the second-largest monthly volume so far this year and up by 6.12% from a month ago, according to customs data sent to Interfax on Monday.
23 September 2014Chinese majors cut investment in oil and gas equipment
China’s three NOCs are slashing investment in oil and gas drilling equipment in response to central government calls for cost-cutting that include spending reductions and hefty pay cuts for the companies’ top bosses.
19 September 2014
Chinese oil rig to revisit disputed waters in 2015
China’s biggest oil rig will return to drill in a disputed area of the South China Sea next year, raising the chances of another crisis between Beijing and Hanoi in 2015.
18 September 2014Sinopec close to starting up first LNG terminal
Sinopec said on Monday it has completed nearly all of the field engineering work for its first LNG import terminal and recently held a meeting to prepare for its commissioning, but analysts are sceptical the facility will come online in the short term.
16 September 2014China and Tajikistan begin construction of fourth CACP line
Construction has started on the fourth trunk of the Central Asia-China Pipeline in Tajikistan, China National Petroleum Corp. said on Monday.
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