China’s pledge to stop building coal power plants abroad could lead to a sharp drop in the number of coal plants being completed in Asia, according to a study released on Wednesday (Nov 10). President Xi Jinping’s announcement in September that China would no longer build coal plants overseas could …
Read More »China to Lead Asia LNG Regasification Capacity Additions through 2025
China is expected to lead Asia’s LNG regasification capacity additions, contributing 36% of the total LNG regasification capacity additions between 2021 and 2025, forecasts GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s report, ‘Asia Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook for LNG Regasification Terminals, 2021–2025 –China Dominates LNG Regasification Capacity Additions …
Read More »Aramco Increases Crude Price for Asian, US Buyers
Saudi Arabia’s state-run energy giant, Saudi Aramco, has increased the official selling price of the Kingdom’s crude to Asian and US buyers. Global oil prices reportedly saw a smaller weekly loss as a result. In particular, Aramco increased pricing for its key Arab Light grade of crude for Asian customers …
Read More »Global Energy Crisis Prompts Asia to Turn to U.S. for Oil
Asian demand for U.S. oil is rising as the energy crisis boosts prices for other crudes that are priced against the global Brent futures contract. China and other Asian buyers have been snapping up supertankers of American sour crudes for delivery in November and seeking more for December, according to …
Read More »Japan Counts on Asian Market to Help Shift to Green Energy
Japan is focusing on its neighbors in Asia as it hopes to take a leadership role in the growing push to reduce emissions, having earmarked $10 billion to help the region speed up the move away from fossil fuels. The Economy and Industry Ministry hosted the first “Asia green growth …
Read More »Asia Needs $3 Trillion of Energy Investment
Asia remains a leading energy demand centre and will increasingly drive global energy trends. Energy demand in Southeast Asia has grown by 80% since 2000, at a rate far exceeding the global average. This rapid expansion has maintained pace during the pandemic and is poised to accelerate in 2021, according …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Hikes Oil Prices to Asia for Second Consecutive Month
The world’s largest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, raised on Wednesday its official selling prices for crude oil loading for Asia in September in a widely expected move tracking stronger Middle East oil benchmarks. Saudi oil giant Aramco lifted its official selling price (OSP) for its flagship Arab Light grade for …
Read More »Rising Covid-19 Cases in Asia Push Oil Prices Down
Oil prices slipped on Monday after hitting more than two-and-a-half-year highs earlier in the session, as a spike in Covid-19 cases in Asia put a brake on rally before this week’s OPEC+ meeting. Brent dipped 10c, or 0.1%, to $76.08 a barrel at 9.11am GMT, after climbing to $76.60 its …
Read More »Renewable Projects Dominate Asian Energy Recovery
As national and regional economies continue to recover from the recessions induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 800 power generation projects, dominated by renewables, are now in the Asian pipeline outside China, representing at least $316 billion in investment opportunities, according to a recent EY report. Of that total, …
Read More »Saudis Cover Asian Refinery Orders as Oil Output Ramps Up
Saudi Arabia will supply all the crude oil that was requested by India’s state-owned refiners and at least five other Asian customers next month as the linchpin producer starts to ramp up output. The kingdom will deliver in full what most of the refiners asked for in May-loading cargoes, while …
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