Singapore — Crude oil throughput at China’s domestic refineries dropped 5.4% year on year to 12.12 million b/d in January-February amid the coronavirus outbreak, which was the first year-on-year decline Continue Reading
Major energy companies in the United States imposed work-from-home rules for office staff and began health checks for remote or critical workers as coronavirus spread across the United States and Continue Reading
To do that, China relied on mandates from central authorities against hoarding and profiteering. Private companies, including JD.com Inc. and Walmart Inc., rerouted trucks and located supplies that otherwise might Continue Reading
Emergency doctors in Italy, the European epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, were this week given guidance on “catastrophe medicine”. As the number of patients requiring intensive care balloons and hospitals Continue Reading
Oil’s historic price crash is presenting an uncomfortable dilemma to China’s energy majors: follow market signals to cut drilling, or heed President Xi Jinping’s orders to boost output. While China’s main Continue Reading
China’s Wuhan city, ground zero of the new coronavirus outbreak, reported five new cases on Friday, the second day in a row the tally has been less than 10, while Continue Reading
China’s top oil trader is trying to get out of loading some cargoes from the Middle East next month in the latest twist to the drama engulfing global crude markets. Unipec, Continue Reading
Refineries along the coast lift crude runs Sinopec cuts oil product outsourcing from independent refineries China’s Sinopec has gradually lifted its throughput by more than 2 million mt, or 473,000 Continue Reading
When the people of Tomioka were finally allowed short visits back to their homes after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster, one of the first things they did was to prune Continue Reading
Across China, factories that produce everything from smartphones to sneakers have been dormant since the Lunar New Year holiday in late January as the nation battled to contain the spread Continue Reading
