President Trump threatened to drastically ramp up U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports, an 11th-hour twist that puts in doubt whether the two sides can reach a trade deal this week. Continue Reading
A region in Australia has recently lifted a moratorium on fracking. Local companies aim to begin this year exploration of what they believe are huge shale gas reserves, potentially capable Continue Reading
Shell is seeking to sell its minority stake in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Indonesia, hoping to get US$1 billion for its 35-percent interest in the US$15-billion project, Continue Reading
Shell is seeking to sell its minority stake in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Indonesia, hoping to get US$1 billion for its 35-percent interest in the US$15-billion project, Continue Reading
Chinese representatives had a lot to say at this month’s 2019 Spring International Summit at China’s Nuclear Energy Sustainability Forum in Beijing. Yu Jianfeng, chairman of the China National Nuclear Continue Reading
It’s no secret that Beijing has chafed at American audacity to try and dictate whom Chinese refineries can and can’t buy oil from. And in the latest example of just Continue Reading
Vietnam’s 148,000 b/d Dung Quat refinery has received its first cargo of US crude oil, an official at refinery operator Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical said Wednesday. The Suezmax vessel Continue Reading
Challenging geology, insufficient infrastructure, and low well productivity are set to result in China badly missing its own shale gas production target to 2020, analysts say. China has set a Continue Reading
Market gloom over the health of the Chinese economy has flipped to optimism that government stimulus has taken it past its soft patch. But Tuesday’s disappointing manufacturing surveys show that Continue Reading
China and India—two of the world’s largest oil importers and the biggest demand growth centers globally—are close to setting up an oil buyers’ club to have a say in the Continue Reading
