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
