The United States on Wednesday authorized Pfizer Inc’s (PFE.N) antiviral COVID-19 pill for at-risk people aged 12 and above, making it the first oral treatment and which can be taken Continue Reading
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the largest Chinese importer of liquefied natural gas, has signed a deal with U.S. firm Venture Global LNG to buy LNG from a new Continue Reading
Highlights CNOOC deals cover 3.5 million mt/year of LNG Flurry of activity this year as end-user prices soar An affiliate of China’s largest LNG importer, CNOOC, has agreed to buy Continue Reading
As the global pandemic hit, the world’s biggest maker of electric car batteries, a Chinese company now worth more than General Motors and Ford combined, suddenly faced its own crisis. Continue Reading
China’s gasoil output from refinery hit a record high of 16.45 million mt, or 4.09 million b/d, in November in response to Beijing’s call to ensure domestic supply, data from Continue Reading
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster than the Delta variant and is causing infections in people already vaccinated or who have recovered from the COVID-19 disease, the Continue Reading
The Omicron variant caused more than 70% of recent Covid-19 cases in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday, highlighting its substantial increase in infectiousness compared with earlier Continue Reading
China’s voracious appetite for natural gas has sparked a wave of deals with US exporters of the fuel, strengthening energy trade between the world’s two biggest economies even as their Continue Reading
A growing body of preliminary research suggests the Covid vaccines used in most of the world offer almost no defense against becoming infected by the highly contagious Omicron variant. All Continue Reading
Chinese companies are laying off tens of thousands of workers as Beijing’s regulatory clampdowns weigh on the technology, education and property sectors, which in many cases offered higher salaries than Continue Reading
