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As many Russian refineries completed planned maintenance, Russia raised its seaborne exports of fuel oil in July, sending a large part of the volumes to China and Saudi Arabia, which were joint top buyers of the Russian oil product, Reuters reported on Friday, citing data from LSEG. Total Russian shipments …

China is looking to win over new markets for its biodiesel and other biofuel products as its largest buyer so far, the EU, imposed on Friday anti-dumping duties on Chinese imports, analysts and executives told Reuters. The European Commission opened in December 2023 an investigation into biodiesel products originating from …

Chinese authorities have stated that Newnew Shipping’s container ship Newnew Polar Bear was responsible, albeit by accident, for damaging the Balticconnector subsea gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland last year. According to a report by the South China Morning Post, Chinese authorities have conducted an internal investigation and forwarded the …

Saudi crude oil exports to China are set to fall in September to about 43 million barrels, several trade sources said on Monday, citing monthly allocations for term buyers. September exports from the world’s top exporter to China are estimated to slip by about 3 million barrels from a revised …

As the world turns to cleaner energy solutions, hydrogen power has been put into the spotlight. In a significant showcase of its potential, China-manufactured hydrogen refueling equipment has played a pivotal role at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. These installations are now the energy source for hydrogen vehicles transporting athletes …

The property sector crisis and the rise of LNG use in trucking have weighed on China’s diesel demand this year, dampening the prospects of oil demand growth in the world’s top crude importer, which has been a key driver of global demand growth for years. Diesel demand in China is …

Demand for critical minerals such as copper, cobalt, lithium and nickel is soaring. These raw materials are used in a range of new technologies, from electric cars to wind turbines, which are becoming ever more important as the world moves towards a green transition. Experts forecast that this trend is …

China’s energy transition has hit a historic milestone as its collective wind and solar power capacity exceeds coal-fired generation for the first time, according to new data. Wind and solar energy last month collectively eclipsed coal in capacity, according to latest data from China’s National Energy Administration, analyst group Rystad …

hings have taken a bad turn for the Middle East. Asia, by far the largest demand hub for Saudi Arabia, Iraq or the United Arab Emirates, seems to be going through the same stage of weakness that Europe and the United States were in the spring. Not buying enough, depleting …

Chinese energy and chemicals giant Sinochem Group is in discussions to sell its 40% stake in a producing oilfield offshore Brazil, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing sources with knowledge of the talks. Sinochem, which paid $3.07 billion for a 40% stake in the Peregrino oil and gas field in the …