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A trial program focused on domestically made Natural Gas Hydrate (NGH) exploration equipment has been completed in the South China Sea, Global Times learned from China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) on Monday, marking a forward step in China’s NGH detection and exploration development. CNOOC said the trial program had …

China’s ambitious goal of replicating North America’s shale revolution will change the dynamics of the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market to the benefit of gas importers in the Arabian Gulf. Last week China took a big step towards opening up its vast gas reserves with a deal struck between …

China will launch a nationwide carbon emissions trading scheme for the electricity sector in July, the cabinet said on Wednesday. The launch of the scheme aims to control and reduce greenhouse gas emissions viA THE market scheme, according to a meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang.

Qatar Petroleum has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Shell for the supply of 1 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG to China for 10 years. LNG deliveries will commence in January 2022 to various LNG terminals in China. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for …

Qatar Petroleum (QP) on Wednesday entered into a long-term Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Shell for the supply of 1 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG to the People’s Republic of China for ten years. LNG deliveries will commence in January 2022 to various LNG terminals in China, …

China is proposing a policy to accelerate energy storage deployments, with its core a target to take the country’s storage capacity excluding pumped hydro to 30GW by 2025 – triple the level of Wood Mackenzie’s current forecast. Although the five-year timeframe could prove challenging from an economic standpoint, China has …

Two of the world’s first one-gigawatt turbines started full power generation on Monday at the giant hydropower station in southwestern China. According to state broadcaster CCTV, Baihetan started generating electricity on Monday, after a three-day trial operation. When completed, it will house 16 China-developed generators, providing a total capacity of …

China’s CNOOC this week started production from the first deepwater gas field it operates fully, Reuters has reported, adding that the field is expected to yield some 4.39 billion cubic meters of natural gas, representing 2 percent of China’s total output. The Chenhai-1 well was drilled at the Lingshui 17-2 …

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China (MEE) have today agreed to extend existing co-operation on energy transition. The joint work will center-stage the acceleration of renewable energy development as central climate solution, enabling China’s pledge to peak …

Japan has been the world’s biggest LNG market for as long as most people can remember. Decades of LNG expansion in the supply of the country have been driven by utilities and trading firms, which have been the basis of long-term deals for Japan. However, nothing lasts indefinitely, and with …