While not a complete wash-out, the summer tourism season vital to southern Europe’s economies will be less than sizzling as the Delta coronavirus spreads and travel hurdles keep British and Continue Reading
The number of new coronavirus cases increased across Europe for the first time in 10 weeks, the World Health Organization said Thursday, ending a stretch that had raised hopes the Continue Reading
For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been a “city disease,” affecting those in the capital, Harare, or other, distant big towns. Continue Reading
Expansion in China’s factory sector slowed in June, as export demand weakened while supply bottlenecks held back production, official data showed Wednesday. Equally worrying, China’s services sector, a persistent laggard Continue Reading
Kim Jong Un said North Korea’s Covid-19 situation has become grave and admonished senior officials for lapses in the fight against the disease.Mr. Kim, speaking at a Politburo meeting, didn’t Continue Reading
A couple take a picture at an open air cinema on the Museum Island in Berlin, on June 16, 2021. He also told officials that he estimated the variant now Continue Reading
Southern European countries are in the unenviable position of having to restrict foreign tourism or risk the rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant, as economists warn of another disappointing Continue Reading
Countries across the Asia-Pacific region are scrambling to slow the spread of the more infectious Delta variant, reimposing restrictions and stay-at-home orders in a jarring reminder — for societies that Continue Reading
Australia’s oil industry lobby group on Tuesday slammed as “extreme” the amount the government has proposed as a levy on all of the country’s offshore oil producers to cover the Continue Reading
PetroChina to suspend July exports Gasoline exports to slump 98% to 30,000 mt New quota allocation delay Chinese oil companies are likely to slash their July gasoline, gasoil and jet Continue Reading
The rapid spread of the delta coronavirus variant has forced a growing number of countries to reimpose lockdowns and other public health restrictions, raising fears that the more contagious variant Continue Reading
Just when it looked like Iraq was becoming a regional leader it decided to halt a $2 billion pre-paid oil supply deal with China’s state-owned Zhenhua Oil Co. despite aims Continue Reading
The giant Baihetan hydropower plant on the upstream branch of China’s Yangtze river has begun generating electricity for the first time on Monday, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The project’s first Continue Reading
Russia has introduced tough new restrictions including regional lockdowns and compulsory vaccinations in a belated response to a third coronavirus wave sweeping the country. President Vladimir Putin has rowed back from Continue Reading
The glaciers of the Tian Shan mountain range in northwestern China had lost about a quarter of their ice mass since the 1960s when this image was captured, in November Continue Reading
Highlights High throughput, low exports lead to weak product sales Zhejiang Petrochemical Co. delays startup of its fourth CDU The average utilization rate of China’s four state-owned refineries rose by Continue Reading
Tesla Inc. Model 3 vehicles at the company’s Gigafactory in Shanghai in 2019. Tesla Inc. plans to recall more than 285,000 electric vehicles sold in China to address risks associated Continue Reading
The Biden administration said Thursday it banned U.S. imports of a key solar panel material from Chinese-based Hoshine Silicon Industry Co (603260.SS) , but stopped short of imposing a ban Continue Reading
The first deepwater gas field fully operated by a Chinese company, Lingshui 17-2, started production on Friday, the country’s national offshore producer CNOOC Ltd (0883.HK) said. The gas project, in Continue Reading
The Biden administration banned the import of solar panels and other goods made with materials produced by a Chinese company that it accused of using forced laborers from China’s Xinjiang Continue Reading
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that deaths per Continue Reading
Some covid-19 patients say that after their immediate illness subsided, they suffered lingering symptoms for months, including fatigue, insomnia, brain fog and respiratory problems. This has become informally known as Continue Reading
At a silicon factory in China’s northwestern desert, Uyghur workers man electric furnaces that reach more than 2,000 degrees. Those with college degrees can earn about $600 a month running Continue Reading
The lack of available storage in China had limited the import of light cycle oil in May and June, ahead of the implementation of a new consumption tax on June Continue Reading
Coal needed to provide backup power Feedstock for hydrogen production CCUS a top priority for China China’s strategy to achieve net zero will require large-scale deployment of carbon capture, usage Continue Reading
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)’s Dalian Petrochemical Corp refinery is seen near the downtown of Dalian in Liaoning province, China July 17, 2018. Picture taken July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Chen Aizhu/Files Continue Reading
The super-contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is now responsible for about one in every five Covid-19 cases in the United States, and its prevalence has doubled in the last Continue Reading
The rapid spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus is poised to divide the United States again, with highly vaccinated areas continuing toward post-pandemic freedom and poorly vaccinated regions threatened Continue Reading
African countries from Uganda to South Africa are buckling under a ferocious third wave of coronavirus infections as the continent falls far behind the rest of the world in vaccinations. The Continue Reading
More than 90 countries are using Covid shots from China. Experts say recent infections in those places should serve as a cautionary tale in the global effort to fight the Continue Reading
In a dramatic reversal of fortunes, Beijing has announced huge cutbacks in import quotas for the country’s private oil refiners. According to Reuters, China’s independent refiners have been awarded a Continue Reading
Australia’s largest city of Sydney re-introduced “soft touch” COVID-19 curbs on Wednesday to contain a widening outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant, mandating masks in offices while neighbouring states Continue Reading
Highlights China’s bitumen imports hits all-time high of 4.16 mil mt in May Imports as of June 12 still high at around 1.4-1.5 mil mt China’s independent refineries and trading Continue Reading
Nuclear propulsion for cargo vessels spurred by carbon regulation Samsung sees nuclear power as potential eco-friendly shipping option Reactor design could also be used in floating power plants South Korea’s Continue Reading
The highly transmissible Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus is spreading so rapidly in the U.S. that it could become the dominant strain in the next two to three weeks, researchers said, Continue Reading
Some countries do not have enough Covid-19 jabs to continue their vaccination programmes A large number of poorer countries receiving Covid-19 vaccines through a global sharing scheme do not have Continue Reading
Japan on Monday pledged to offer $10 billion financial aid for decarbonisation projects in Asia, such as renewable energy, energy-saving and conversion to gas-fired power generation from coal-fired power to Continue Reading
The world finally seems to be leaning into the global clean energy transition in earnest. While world leaders have paid a lot of lip service to climate-smart developments in the Continue Reading
China National Petroleum Corporation has made an oil and gas discovery with reserves estimated at 900 million tons, Chinese media reported . The discovery was made after six years of Continue Reading
Japan Airlines (JAL) has conducted the first flight with a mixture of two different types of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) produced domestically in Japan. As a first step forward the Continue Reading
China has issued 35.24 million tonnes of crude oil import quotas to non-state refiners in a second batch of allowances for 2021, a 35% drop from the same slot last Continue Reading
The latest obstacle hitting global shipping is likely to jolt trade flows for several more weeks and could delay shipments heading into the year-end holiday shopping season. Shipping executives say around Continue Reading
Highlights Decision hinders 26 GW solar, wind project Still targets ammonia exports from 2027 Consortium targets financial close by 2025 The Australian government has rejected an application to build what Continue Reading
The Delta coronavirus variant that swept the UK has become dominant in Portugal and appeared in clusters across Germany, France and Spain, prompting European health officials to warn further action Continue Reading
China is looking to put soaring coal prices under control by starting an investigation into the market and coal prices to prevent speculation and hoarding of supply. Chinese state planner, Continue Reading
China’s exports of key oil products fell 21.6% month on month in May, showed preliminary data from the General Administration of Customs, or GAC, on June 18. The fall in Continue Reading
The Wudongde hydropower plant on the Yangtze River has begun full operation, Reuters has reported , citing state-owned Chinese media. The 12-generator plant cost close to $19 billion to build Continue Reading
A major bottleneck at a Chinese port is creating additional disruption to supply chains and global trade, two months after the Suez Canal blockage disrupted global shipping, including oil cargo Continue Reading
Highlights Japan lifting 9 out of 10 prefectures from state of emergency June 20 July gasoline demand seen rising by around 3% on year: sources Japan’s refinery outage will soon Continue Reading
WATCH: The shutdown of one of China’s busiest ports drags on. James Mayger reports. Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks trade and supply chains disrupted by the pandemic. Continue Reading
