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August 02, 2018
New supertankers are ferrying a rare flow of diesel from Asia to ports thousands of miles away in Europe as a surplus of the fuel from China scouts for a new home.
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August 01, 2018
Oil fell to the lowest in more than a week amid a surprise jump in U.S. crude inventories and an escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and China.
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July 27, 2018
Oil was poised for a fourth weekly decline as the unexpected halt in Saudi shipments through a Red Sea waterway failed to add a significant risk premium to prices, while concerns lingered over how the U.S.-China trade spat will affect demand.
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July 25, 2018
Saudi Arabia is shipping U.S. crude produced in the Gulf of Mexico to Asia at a time when No. 1 buyer China is snubbing American cargoes.
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July 20, 2018
China’s shale gas industry began with a long shot.
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July 11, 2018
Oil fell toward $73/bbl in New York after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated a trade war with China, heightening fears that global economic growth could be caught in the cross-fire.
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July 10, 2018
In recent years, as its domestic energy consumption has grown, China has become a more significant destination for U.S. energy exports. In particular, China has been among the largest importers of U.S. exports of crude oil, propane, and liquefied natural gas.
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July 09, 2018
American oil producers may find a new friend in India as they brace for a trade war with China that could curb U.S. shipments.
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July 03, 2018
CNOOC Limited announced today that its parent company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation, has signed a production sharing contract with Roc Oil (Bohai) Company and Smart Oil Investment Ltd. for Weizhou 10-3W oilfield and Block 22/04 in the South China Sea.
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June 27, 2018
A U.S. State Department official called on Asia’s energy sector to open its doors to outside competition, even as tensions between Washington and Beijing escalate.
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June 26, 2018
Strong demand growth from China, greater industrial demand, and rising supplies from the United States, will transform global natural gas markets over the next five years according to the International Energy Agency's latest market forecast.
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June 26, 2018
China Energy Investment Corp. pledged almost $84 billion in shale gas and chemical manufacturing projects across West Virginia after President Donald Trump’s trade mission to Beijing in November, but when it came time to discuss details officials were a no-show.
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June 25, 2018
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June 18, 2018
Empyrean Energy, the oil and gas development company with interests in China, Indonesia and the U.S., has announced that a comprehensive oil migration study encompassing China's Block 29/11, for which it holds 100% exploration rights, has now been completed and has established potential oil migration pathways into the Jade, Topaz and Pearl prospects.
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June 18, 2018
China’s planned levies on U.S. crude as part of an escalating trade dispute threatens to dim the attractiveness of American supplies in the world’s biggest oil-importing nation.
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June 15, 2018
China has been a key recipient of American oil since a 40-year U.S. ban on exports was ended by then-President Barack Obama in 2015.
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June 14, 2018
Two of Asia’s largest crude buyers are considering teaming up to buy U.S. supplies and counter OPEC’s dominance in the world’s biggest oil market.
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June 12, 2018
China’s push to eradicate smog by using more natural gas is set to get a boost as it pushes ahead with a plan to merge under one company a national pipeline network that would unify transport and investment decisions.
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March 01, 2018
PetroChina Co. agreed to an annual contract to buy Libyan crude after similar deals by oil majors like Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc, underscoring a recovery in the North African country’s production even as its political uncertainty persists.
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March 01, 2018
Ye Jianming, the founder and chairman of rapidly expanding Chinese conglomerate CEFC China Energy, has been investigated by government authorities.
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February 27, 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, is pleased to provide a progress update of the exploration and development activities for its Baotian-Qingshan (GGZ)2 Block, situated in the Guizhou Province, China.
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