There is a decline in world oil prices of about 1 percent as investors assess the state of the Chinese economy, Trend reports. The price of October futures for Brent Crude Oil fell by 1.01 percent, reaching $85.94 per barrel. Meanwhile, September WTI futures also declined by 1.06 percent, dropping …
Read More »China and Saudi Arabia to Power Green Hydrogen Project with 2.2 GW of Solar Energy
China’s energy company, Sungrow, said this week that it will provide its inverter skid technology and 1+X modular inverter solution for a 2.2 Gigawatt (GW) solar plant that Neom Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) is building in Oxagon. The project site is in a port area close to the futuristic Neom …
Read More »China’s Imports of Saudi Oil Set to Soar despite Production Cuts
China is set to import 40% more crude from Saudi Arabia under term contracts in September despite the unilateral production cut of 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of the world’s top crude oil exporter, traders told Bloomberg on Friday. Chinese refiners are estimated to receive as much as 52 …
Read More »PetroChina Produces First Net-Zero Crude Oil at Asia’s Largest Oil Cluster
China’s onshore giant PetroChina has produced what it has hailed as the first green barrel of crude oil from the Jilin oilfield it owns and operates in northeastern China’s Jilin province. This accomplishment is part of a broader initiative aimed at mitigating carbon emissions and reducing the company’s overall carbon …
Read More »Oil Prices Dip on Surprise U.S. Inventory Build, Weak China Inflation
Oil prices fell slightly in Asian trade on Wednesday as data pointed to a large weekly build in U.S. inventories, while weak economic signals from major importer China continued to dent the outlook for demand. After Chinese trade data disappointed markets on Tuesday, Chinese consumer inflation sank for the first …
Read More »China Issues First Hydrogen Industry Guideline
China on Tuesday released its first national guideline for the development of industrial standards for the production, storage, transport and use of hydrogen energy. According to the World Economic Forum’s latest white paper, China is the largest producer and consumer of hydrogen globally, but less than 0.1 percent of the …
Read More »China’s July Crude Imports Drop to Lowest since January
China’s crude oil imports in July fell 18.8 per cent from the previous month to the lowest daily rate since January, customs data showed on Tuesday, as major exporters cut back overseas shipments and domestic stocks continued to build. Crude shipments into the world’s biggest oil importer in July totalled …
Read More »Oil Prices Steady as China Import Decline Offsets Supply Concerns
Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday after China reported a sharp monthly drop in imports in July, which reinforced demand fears, though that was offset by supply concerns from Saudi Arabian and Russian output cuts. Oil imports to China, the world’s largest oil importer and second-largest consumer, in July …
Read More »China Has Approved more than 50 Gigawatts of New Coal Power
Last year, China emerged as the world’s clean energy champ, with the country accounting for $546 billion, or nearly half, of the $1.1 trillion that flowed into the sector as countries everywhere rushed to beef up their energy security. But those mammoth investments will do little to change China’s tag …
Read More »China’s Surge in Steel Exports Rattles Indian Producers
India may be the world’s second-largest steel producer, yet it continues to grapple with reliance on steel imports. In the last few months, China has emerged as a major steel exporter to India, leading to protests from India’s domestic sector. Indeed, India’s June 2023 steel imports rose by 5.9% month-on-month …
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