The International Energy Agency (IEA) trimmed its 2020 oil demand forecast on Sept. 15, citing caution about the pace of economic recovery from the pandemic. The Paris-based IEA cut its 2020 outlook by 200,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) to 91.7 million bbl/d in its second downgrade in as many months. …
Read More »China’s Appetite for Oil Is Probably Bigger than It Looks
A surge in Chinese buying of blending fuels this year means oil demand in the world’s biggest importer is likely bigger than the official figures indicate, according to the trading arm of refining giant Sinopec. Chinese fuel consumption was already back at year-earlier levels in May, Fairy Wang Pei, head …
Read More »China’s Gas Power Plants Bleed under Pressure from Lower Tariffs and Trade War
China’s gas power plants are struggling to stay afloat as they face mounting pressure from lower tariffs and the ongoing trade war, says Wood Mackenzie. The Chinese government has been reducing regulated gas-fired power tariffs by 16% to 28% in key provincial markets since June 2020. This is driven by …
Read More »Gazprom Supplies 2.3 bln Cubic Meters of Gas to China in January-August
Gazprom supplied 2.3 bln cubic meters of gas to China via the Power of Siberia gas pipeline in January-August period of 2020, Director General of Gazprom Transgaz Tomsk Vladislav Borodin told a corporate magazine. “Gazprom Transgaz Tomsk transported over 15 bln cubic meters of gas in eight months of this …
Read More »China, U.S. Account for 50% of Global Wind Capacity, 46% of Solar
China continues to be the world’s largest producer of renewable power from wind as well as solar photovoltaics, according to the International Energy Agency’s Key World Energy Statistics report, released on Thursday. The country accounts for 28.7% of global wind production, supplied by an installed capacity of 184GW, and 31.9% …
Read More »China Is Turning Its Back on Saudi Arabia
In recent months, the world’s biggest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, has lost market share in China to the United States as the world’s top oil importer has boosted imports from America and reduced purchases from the Kingdom. China has imported record volumes of crude oil in recent months, taking advantage …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Puts $10bn China Oil Refinery Deal on Ice
Saudi Arabia’s state oil company has suspended a deal to build a $10 billion refining and petrochemicals complex in China, according to people familiar with the matter, as the company slashes spending to cope with low oil prices. Saudi Arabian Oil Co., or Aramco, decided to stop investing in the …
Read More »China Buys Millions of Barrels of U.S. Oil to Comply with Trade Deal
China, the world’s biggest oil importer, has ramped up purchases of American crude in the lead-up to a highly-anticipated review of the trade deal between the two economic powerhouses. As much as 14 million barrels — or seven super-class tankers full — of U.S. oil will be loaded next month …
Read More »China Ramps up U.S. Oil Purchases before Trade Deal Review
China, the world’s biggest oil importer, has ramped up purchases of American crude in the lead-up to a highly-anticipated review of the trade deal between the two economic powerhouses. As much as 14 million barrels — or seven super-class tankers full — of U.S. oil will be loaded next month …
Read More »China Ramps Up US Oil Purchases
US crude oil shipments to China will rise sharply in coming weeks, US traders and ship brokers and Chinese importers said, as the world’s top economies gear up to review a January deal after a prolonged trade war. Chinese state-owned oil firms have tentatively booked tankers to carry at least …
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