The death toll from severe floods in central China rose to at least 33 people, local authorities said, as they grappled with the fallout from record rainstorms and faced questions over their Continue Reading
Some 4,000km from Japan, on a verdant, mangrove-lined island in south-eastern Bangladesh, sits one of the biggest and most controversial tests of Tokyo’s commitment to help phase out fossil fuels. Continue Reading
China’s power production hit all-time high in mid-July Thermal coal prices at all-time high on tight demand-supply Deep losses cap operating rates of gas-fired power plants China’s coal-fired and gas-fired Continue Reading
Highlights To export 300,000 mt gasoil, 600,000 mt jet fuel 2-year high gasoline crack encourages export increase China’s oil companies plan to further slash their exports of key oil products Continue Reading
A Chinese logistics firm has emerged as a central player in the supply of sanctioned oil from Iran and Venezuela, even after it was blacklisted by Washington two years ago Continue Reading
A drubbing in world equity markets and a huge flight to safety into U.S. Treasuries this week suggests investors now doubt that a much-anticipated return to post-COVID normality is feasible Continue Reading
Azerbaijan risks significant economic shocks in the future if it continues to rely heavily on oil and gas as the main pillar of its economy, a new report from the Continue Reading
Just days before devastating floods hit the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, its province of Henan endured heatwaves that swept across several industrial regions, threatening power outages. Now the city Continue Reading
While the rest of the world is trying to come to grips with the European Union’s proposed carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) – which calls for the levying of charges Continue Reading
China offered millions of barrels of oil from its strategic state reserves this month in an unprecedented move to try and quell inflation brought on by rising costs of everything Continue Reading
