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November 22, 2018
China has named a leading business executive to its top energy post, eschewing a practice of appointing career politicians as the nation pushes through an overhaul of its massive energy sector.
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November 22, 2018
The 14th meeting of the Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) of Gazprom and CNPC moderated by Vitaly Markelov, deputy chairman of the Gazprom management committee, and Hou Qijun, V.P., CNPC, took place in Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China.
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November 13, 2018
Paradigm Group, the global Dutch innovation and technology company, for the upstream oil and gas industry, has recently opened offices in both China and the Middle East to cater for an increase in international sales and service demand.
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November 12, 2018
ABB has been awarded an integrated automation, electrification and telecommunication order in second-quarter 2018, valued at $79 million, for the upgrade of the Bab Onshore Field in Abu Dhabi, by China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC)
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November 12, 2018
Empyrean Energy is pleased to announce that Gaffney, Cline & Associates has completed its independent audit of the company’s oil-initially-in-place estimates over the Jade, Topaz and Pearl.
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November 09, 2018
The U.S. secretaries of state and defense met with their Chinese counterparts for an annual strategy session in Washington on Friday, with both sides highlighting deep differences on diplomacy and security weeks before Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping plan to meet at a summit in Argentina.
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November 07, 2018
China is finally getting a taste of Canadian crude, if only for a couple of months.
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November 06, 2018
Iraq aims to supply China with 60% more crude next year, according to the head of the state-run Oil Marketing Co.
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November 05, 2018
Natural gas is in such hot demand in China right now it’s allowing a quirky market to flourish: transporting the fuel on trucks.
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November 05, 2018
Global integrated subsea services business, Kreuz Subsea and consortium partner Seamec Ltd, have successfully completed the mobilization of the Kreuz Glorious vessel to commence a two-year project with India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
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October 30, 2018
Philippine Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi is optimistic that a deal to jointly explore disputed areas of the South China Sea for oil and gas will finally move forward when President Xi Jinping visits next month.
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October 25, 2018
A Chinese archipelago that served as a pirate’s den and was governed by President Xi Jinping in the new millennium is luring the world’s energy giants.
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October 22, 2018
Total and CNOOC have signed an amendment to their existing sale and purchase agreement (SPA) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply to further strengthen their cooperation in the LNG business.
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October 11, 2018
Chinese oil buyers are making a beeline for a bargain across the Pacific.
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October 08, 2018
Although Beijing hasn’t sanctioned U.S. oil imports yet, Chinese buyers aren’t taking any chances.
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October 03, 2018
G3 Exploration Ltd., an independent specialist in the exploration and development of coal bed methane gas (CBM) with roots in China and a focus on international expansion, has announced that the China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has issued its final approval for the Overall Development Plan (ODP) on the Chengzhuang Block (GCZ).
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October 02, 2018
China is set to boost its crude imports from West Africa to the highest in at least seven years this month as the trade war with the U.S. prompts the Asian nation’s refiners to find alternatives.
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September 27, 2018
A plan by the EU, Russia and China to sidestep U.S. sanctions on Iran by using an alternative payment system won’t give its buyers a free pass to handle Iranian crude.
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September 19, 2018
Even with China’s smaller tariffs on U.S. natural gas, American cargoes may still be shunned by Chinese traders trying to navigate the ongoing trade war.
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September 13, 2018
Crude dropped the most in almost a month as global supply concerns receded and a demand-killing trade war intensified.
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September 10, 2018
PetroChina signed a deal with Qatargas Operating to purchase 3.4 MM tons of LNG annually, the Chinese company’s biggest supply deal.
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