At least two of China’s smaller liquefied natural gas (LNG) importers have been told to avoid buying new cargoes from Australia, a further example of the impact on trade from souring ties between the two countries. The firms have received verbal orders from government officials to avoid purchasing additional LNG …
Read More »China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Exceed Emissions from all Developed Countries
China’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 exceeded those of the U.S. and other developed nations combined, with the nation of over 1.4 billion people being responsible for more than 27 percent of total global emissions. The findings are in a report published on Thursday by the research and consulting firm, …
Read More »Major Chinese Investors in Talks to Take Aramco Stake
Major Chinese investors are in talks to buy a stake in Saudi Aramco, several sources told Reuters on Wednesday, as Saudi Arabia’s state oil firm prepares to sell another slice of its business to international investors, Reuters reports. Saudi Arabia was in discussions to sell 1% of Aramco to a …
Read More »China’s Biggest IPO This Year Looks to Be in Renewable Energy
China Three Gorges Renewables Group Co. is set for an initial public offering that could be the biggest in the country this year after securing regulatory approval. The unit of China Three Gorges Corp. plans to sell up to 8.57 billion shares in Shanghai, it said in a prospectus filed …
Read More »IAEA to Invite Chinese Experts to Fukushima Wastewater Working Group
Experts from China will be invited to be part of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) technical working group pertaining to Japan’s disposal of nuclear wastewater, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a daily press briefing that the news was recently confirmed by the IAEA. …
Read More »China Is Switching Its Investment Focus in Africa from Oil to Minerals
The visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier this year was indicative of a shift in Beijing’s lending and investment focus for Africa, according to analysts.During his trip to Kinshasa in January, Wang promised that Beijing would write off loans to the …
Read More »Chinese Company to Develop Iraq’s Mansuriyah Gas Field
The Chinese company Sinopec (China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation) has won a contract to develop the Mansuriyah gas field in Diyala. The field, near the Iranian border, is expected to produce 300 million standard cubic feet (Mmscf) per day of gas, which will be used for electricity generation. In 2010, …
Read More »China Interested in more Gas Supplies from Russia
The Chinese economy largely needs an increase in natural gas supplies from Russia, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom Viktor Zubkov told TASS on Wednesday, adding that the Russian gas producer is ready to satisfy that ever-growing demand. “Consumption on the Chinese gas market increases every two years …
Read More »China to Bring Solar and Wind Power Generation to 11% of Total Electricity Use in 2021
China has flagged it will seek to raise its power generation from solar and wind plants to around 11% of the country’s total power consumption in 2021, from 9.7% in 2020, said the National Energy Administration (NEA) in a draft rule on Monday. Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced that …
Read More »Volkswagen Eyes 15% Share in Chinese Electric Car Market
German carmaker Volkswagen plans to increase its share in China’s market for cars with alternative engines, like those powered by electricity, to about 15%, equivalent to the share it currently enjoys in the sales of standard automobiles, the head of its branch in the Asian country said. “Volkswagen has a …
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