Far East
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June 22, 2018
The U.S. has asked Japan to completely halt oil imports from Iran, going beyond the reductions that were demanded when sanctions were imposed earlier this decade, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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March 07, 2018
OPEC should beware as U.S. shale producers are set to steal a bigger slice of the world’s biggest oil market and threaten the cartel’s foothold in Asia, according to a top industry consultant.
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February 12, 2018
Asia’s rapacious thirst for liquefied natural gas is sucking supplies from surprising places.
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January 24, 2018
China’s General Administration of Customs just confirmed what liquefied natural gas industry insiders have been speculating for weeks: There’s a new No. 2 in town.
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January 08, 2018
Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co. bought alternative supply after a fire on board an Iranian oil tanker that was destined for the South Korean company.
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January 04, 2018
Donald Trump’s desire to squeeze Kim Jong Un’s regime risks being undermined by the furtive maneuvers of oil tankers at sea.
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April 06, 2017
OPEC all but trashed the tanker market with its output cuts. That the damage hasn’t been even worse is thanks in large part to a flood of U.S. crude exports, particularly to Asia.
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April 05, 2017
DSME and DNV GL presented the results of a joint development project (JDP) for the design of an innovative, efficient LNG carrier based on today’s technology, at the Gastech 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan.
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March 09, 2017
More Asian LNG buyers are trying to avoid taking the U.S. supplies they signed up for just a few years ago in order to cut shipping costs.
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March 08, 2017
One of Japan’s largest companies, the general trading giant and business developer Mitsui & Co., has underlined the importance of a stable liquefied natural gas supply in order to fulfil future energy demand in Japan.
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March 01, 2017
Following two years of successful operations, iSURVEY Pte Ltd, Singapore, has again been awarded a marine construction survey support contract with Solstad Offshore Asia-Pacific for works onboard the DLB Norce Endeavour.
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February 17, 2017
The biggest oil producers in the Middle East are helping crude from Western Siberia boldly go where it’s rarely gone before.
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February 16, 2017
Japanese gas consumption hit record levels in January. Tokyo Gas reported that usage in the capital city reached over 60 MMcmg.
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February 06, 2017
Singapore is considering a range of measures to lure a listing from energy giant Saudi Arabian Oil Co., according to people familiar with the matter, as global exchanges compete for a slice of what could be the world’s largest-ever initial public offering.
