Highlights Railway issues delay coal delivery from Russia Banks warn against coal trade with Russia: traders Ships warned against going to Suek port: traders Some buyers in China have been Continue Reading
China is forecast to add record solar power in 2022 despite continued high material costs as the country pushes forward with a massive renewable build-out to reach its ambitious climate Continue Reading
Prices hit $25/MMBtu in some regions Central Asian gas supply to China cut over 10%: sources Post-Lunar New Year demand yet to fully recover China’s trucked LNG prices hit a Continue Reading
As people across the world grapple with the prospect of living with the coronavirus for the foreseeable future, one question looms large: How soon before they need yet another shot? Continue Reading
Jinghai district in northern China is hardly a rice-growing paradise. Located along the coast of the Bohai Sea, over half of the region’s land is made of salty, alkaline soil Continue Reading
The Big Air Shougang, venue for the freestyle skiing and snowboard events for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Beijing Winter Olympics’ claim to “carbon neutrality” is Continue Reading
The feedstock imports for China’s independent refineries fell by 4.3% to 16.38 million mt in January from the 11-month high in December 2021, latest data compiled by S&P Global Platts Continue Reading
Rosneft signs 10-year pipeline crude supply deal with CNPC Inflows to help boost throughput in the region, fill SPRs Russian crude accounted for 15.5% market share in China in 2021 Continue Reading
China’s dependency on coal is likely to worsen this year as the authorities struggle to rein in prices after the Lunar New Year break. Chinese miners dug up more than Continue Reading
Apartment buildings at a residential project in Shanghai, China. Bloomberg News China eased a year-long cap on loans for the real estate sector to fund public rental housing, the latest Continue Reading
Residents wearing face masks to help protect from the coronavirus ride an electric scooter along a street decorated with red lanterns in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. China has ordered Continue Reading
People wearing protective masks ride bicycles, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues, in Beijing, China January 30, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu BEIJING, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Authorities in China’s southwestern Continue Reading
Russia’s Gazprom has agreed a 30-year contract to supply China’s CNPC with natural gas from a new pipeline connecting Russia’s Far East with China’s northeast, an industry official with direct Continue Reading
Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have signed a new deal under which the Russian gas giant will deliver natural gas to China via the Far Eastern route, Gazprom Continue Reading
Russia and China signed new energy supply deals Feb. 4, as tension with the West over Ukraine underlines the strategic importance of further supply diversification to the East. Not registered? Continue Reading
China aims to launch national power exchange when ‘time is ripe’ National power market to evolve alongside emissions trading Deepens power sector reform to boost renewables adoption China plans to Continue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin touched down in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday, bringing with him a deal to increase natural gas supply to China amid rising tensions Continue Reading
Russia’s Gazprom has agreed on a 30-year contract to supply China’s CNPC with natural gas from a new pipeline connecting Russia’s Far East with China’s northeast, an industry official with Continue Reading
President Xi Jinping of China on Friday offered firm support to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in the Kremlin’s showdown with the West over Ukraine, strengthening a relationship that Continue Reading
China has been attempting to expand its One Belt, One Road project through the Middle East by heavy funding of energy projects in the region. Ever since the 1973 Arab Continue Reading
Here’s a new obstacle that could prevent the world from finally turning the corner on climate change: Imagine that over the coming decade a whole new economy the size of Continue Reading
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases is increasing again in Iraq as the omicron variant spreads and vaccination rates remain low, but the new strain’s milder symptoms are relieving pressure Continue Reading
China has concluded three major oil deals with Iraq, most notably finalizing the 25-year deal for the Mansuriya field which could have huge geopolitical consequences. The signing of these deals Continue Reading
The next commodity supercycle could start and end with Chinese graphite, the single most important battery material right now in terms of supply and demand. And one of the world’s Continue Reading
The COVID-19 situation at the Beijing Winter Olympics is within the “expected controllable range”, despite increasing positive cases being detected, a senior official at China’s Olympics Pandemic Prevention and Control Continue Reading
The Chinese economy started the year on an uncertain footing, as Covid-19 flare-ups disrupted factory activity and consumer spending, according to a trio of manufacturing and service sector surveys released Continue Reading
The Wangting Power Plant in Wangting, Jiangsu province, China. Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway analyze the weird patterns, the complex issues and the newest market crazes. Join the conversation every Continue Reading
Beijing officials said Sunday they had sealed off several residential communities north of the city center after two cases of COVID-19 were found. The Chinese capital is on high alert Continue Reading
China’s manufacturing sector expanded at a slower pace in January as a seasonal slowdown, Covid-19 outbreaks and a housing market drop dragged activity at small firms to the weakest since Continue Reading
Growth in China’s factory activity slowed in January as a resurgence of COVID-19 cases and tough lockdowns hit production and demand, but the slight expansion offered some signs of resilience Continue Reading
Russia has confirmed 11,404,617 cases of coronavirus and 328,770 deaths, according to the national coronavirus information center. Russia’s total excess fatality count since the start of the coronavirus pandemic is Continue Reading
China will, by the end of the year, have more renewable and low-carbon power generation capacity than fossil fuel capacity, the country’s Electricity Council has reported. Reuters reports that China Continue Reading
Pakistan sees strong gasoline demand on economic activity the Philippines stays top recipient for China’s gasoil in 2021 Restricted gasoil exports from China support prices of the grade Pakistan emerged Continue Reading
Most of the Australian coal used by steelmakers that was being held at Chinese ports in the wake of Beijing’s import ban has now been cleared, according to local research Continue Reading
Chinese authorities lifted a monthlong lockdown on the northern city of Xi’an and its 13 million residents Monday as infections subside ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics in Continue Reading
Slashes export quotas by 56% Implements structural changes to balance market Opportunities for regional refiners to fill gap A sharp cut in oil product export quotas by China underscores Beijing’s Continue Reading
Beijing’s city government on Sunday introduced new measures to contain a recent outbreak of COVID-19, as China’s capital continued to report new local cases of the virus less than two Continue Reading
Iraq has finalized contract terms with China’s Sinopec for the development of the Mansuriya gas field, although the deal will not be signed before a new government is formed. If Continue Reading
The first commercial airline flights in one month took off Saturday from Xi’an in western China as the government eased travel curbs imposed after a coronavirus outbreak ahead of next Continue Reading
China’s economic future isn’t looking all that bright and is starting to have political implications for President Xi Jinping. The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences expects annual growth to slow Continue Reading
The U.S. government said on Friday it would suspend 44 China-bound flights from the United States by four Chinese carriers in response to the Chinese government’s decision to suspend some Continue Reading
Three U.S. studies show that the third dose of an mRNA vaccine is key to fighting the Omicron coronavirus variant, providing 90% protection against hospitalization due to COVID-19, the U.S. Continue Reading
Major Chinese liquefied natural gas (LNG) importers are now offering to resell some cargoes on the spot market this year, suggesting that China has stocked up more than enough to Continue Reading
A small preliminary laboratory study has shown that levels of Omicron-neutralising antibodies of people vaccinated with Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine did not decline as much as of those who had Continue Reading
COVID-19 infections are reaching new peaks in the Americas with 7.2 million new cases and more than 15,000 COVID-related deaths in the last week, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Continue Reading
Highlights Russia overtakes Saudi Arabia to be China’s top crude supplier in Dec Saudi Arabia helps Middle East increase market share to 50% in 2021 Value of China’s crude imports Continue Reading
Biden Says He Can’t Ease Tariffs on China Yet President Joe Biden said that he’s not ready to lift tariffs his predecessor imposed on Chinese imports, despite calls from U.S. Continue Reading
LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the end of COVID-19 measures including mandatory face masks in England as he looks to live with the virus Continue Reading
When the coronavirus pandemic was first declared, Spaniards were ordered to stay home for more than three months. For weeks, they were not allowed outside even for exercise . Children Continue Reading
China considers this year as the crucial year for its new-energy vehicles industry to “go global,” according to the Chinese industry ministry. In a meeting chaired by Chinese Minister of Continue Reading
