China locks down third city, raising affected to 20 million
A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the number confined to their homes in China to about 20 million people. It wasn’t Continue Reading
China’s Solar Giants Have a Fix for Their Broken Supply Chain
The supply chain snarl that tripled the price of a key raw material for solar panels is about to get fixed, clearing the way for a renewed boom in the Continue Reading
What We Can Learn From South Korea’s Hydrogen Strategy
South Korea plans a pivot to hydrogen. Should we care? Well, South Korea, with a population of 52 million, is the tenth largest economy in the world, has the fifth Continue Reading
U.S. poised to break covid-19 hospitalization record
The United States is poised to surpass its record for covid-19 hospitalizations as soon as Tuesday, with no end in sight to skyrocketing case loads, falling staff levels and the struggles of Continue Reading
U.S. breaks COVID-19 hospitalization record at over 132,000 as Omicron surges
COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States reached a record high on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as a surge in infections caused by the highly contagious Omicron variant strains Continue Reading
Analysis: Kazakhstan reminds world leaders of costly fuel subsidy dilemma
A deadly uprising in Kazakhstan triggered by a fuel price hike is a powerful reminder of the struggle governments face in trying to limit public subsidies of fossil fuels when Continue Reading
Nearly 8,000 detained in Kazakhstan amid unrest
The authorities in Kazakhstan said Monday that nearly 8,000 people were detained by police during protests that descended into violence last week and marked the worst unrest the former Soviet Continue Reading
India starts booster shots for vulnerable amid omicron surge
Healthcare and front-line workers along with people above age 60 with health problems lined up Monday at vaccination centers across India to receive a third dose as infections linked to Continue Reading
Threat of omicron keeps China walled off, as scientists search for more-effective coronavirus vaccines – The Washington Post
A year ago, Chinese health experts had hoped the country could safely reopen to the world by now, as it attained herd immunity against the coronavirus. China achieved last month the Continue Reading
Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field operator says resuming normal output after protests
Gradual increase to normal levels after protests at remote site Tengiz is largest contributor of CPC export blend CPC, a light, relatively low-sulfur crude, is Kazakhstan’s main export blend Kazakhstan’s Continue Reading
Putin claims victory in defending Kazakhstan from revolt
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory on Monday in defending Kazakhstan from what he described as a foreign-backed terrorist uprising and promised leaders of other ex-Soviet states that a Moscow-led Continue Reading
Indonesia may allow coal exports to resume Monday or Tuesday – minister
Indonesia may allow coal exports to resume by the end of Monday or Tuesday, as domestic demand has been met, senior minister Luhut Pandjaitan said. “End of today or tomorrow Continue Reading
Omicron Inches Closer to Beijing Ahead of Winter Olympics
How the Covid Surge Could Impact Beijing Olympics Omicron arrived in a port city that borders Beijing and spread inland before Chinese officials detected it, seeding the highly contagious variant Continue Reading
Covid-19 and Vaccine Mandate News: Live Updates
Cities across Germany braced for major protests against coronavirus restrictions on Monday, and a tough new vaccine requirement came into force in Italy as governments across Europe continued to tighten Continue Reading
Kazakhstan unrest: Troops ordered to fire without warning
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also said “20,000 bandits” had attacked the main city of Almaty, the epicentre of protests sparked by a fuel price hike. He blamed foreign-trained “terrorists”, without giving Continue Reading
Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field operator says logistics problem impacting output amid political crisis
Highlights ‘Temporary adjustment’ to output due to logistics: TCO Protests continuing at site amid national upheaval Other main Kazakh fields said to be operating as normal The operator of Kazakhstan’s Continue Reading
In Kazakhstan’s Street Battles, Signs of Elites Fighting Each Other
t came as no big surprise when a crumbling oil town in western Kazakhstan stirred in protest last Sunday, 10 years after security forces there killed more than a dozen Continue Reading
Edgy calm in Kazakhstan after Tokayev orders bloody crackdown on protesters
Bloody clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces appeared to have largely subsided overnight Friday, though the streets of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, remain littered with debris and burned cars Continue Reading
Kazakhstan unrest: Blinken questions Russian troop deployment
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has questioned Kazakhstan’s decision to seek Russian military aid to deal with an ongoing wave of violent unrest. Dozens of people have been killed Continue Reading
Lessons forgotten: Election rallies feed Indian virus surge
Coronavirus cases fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant have rocketed through India and the country is scrambling to ward off its impact by swiftly introducing a string of restrictions Continue Reading
India’s Covid cases double as Omicron threatens economic rebound
India has tightened its Covid-19 restrictions as a surge of infections threatens the country’s robust economic rebound from last year’s devastating outbreak of the Delta variant. The country’s daily new Continue Reading
Sinopharm protein-based booster stronger against Omicron than earlier shot -study
A protein-based COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinopharm, when given as a booster after two doses of an earlier shot from the Chinese firm, elicited a stronger antibody response against the Continue Reading
Russia sends troops to put down Kazakhstan uprising as fresh violence erupts
Fresh violence erupted in Kazakhstan’s main city of Almaty on Thursday as Russia sent in paratroopers to put down a countrywide uprising in one of Moscow’s closest former Soviet allies. Continue Reading
Kazakhstan Protests: Live Updates
Troops from a Russia-led military alliance arrived in Kazakhstan on Thursday to restore order after protests in the Central Asian country turned violent, with the police reporting that dozens of Continue Reading
Kazakhstan unrest has little impact on mine output, but logistics disruptions feared
Highlights Unrest said focused on cities, not mine areas Telecommunications cut could impact logistics Uranium spot prices jump amid unrest International metals producers active in Kazakhstan told S&P Global Platts Continue Reading
Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field operator says logistics problem impacting output amid political crisis
Protests continuing at site amid national upheaval Other main Kazakh fields said to be operating as normal The operator of Kazakhstan’s highest-producing oil field, Tengiz, said Jan. 6 that a Continue Reading
All three of Kazakhstan’s top oil fields producing as Tengiz protests continue: companies
CPC crude export artery ‘fully functional’: Shell Shell keeps situation under ‘constant review’ amid security fears Tengiz operator working to resolve protest situation Kazakhstan’s three largest oil fields, the main Continue Reading
Kazakh president says he has given orders to shoot to kill “terrorists”
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Friday he had given shoot-to-kill orders to deal with further disturbances from those he called bandits and terrorists, adding that those who failed to Continue Reading
Chevron adjusts output at Kazakhstan’s TCO oilfields amid unrest
Production at Kazakhstan’s largest oil venture Tengizchevroil (TCO) continues but there has been a “temporary adjustment to output due to logistics” as a result of protests at the Tengiz field, Continue Reading
In Kazakhstan, Putin Again Seizes on Unrest to Try to Expand Influence
Long adept at stoking unrest in the West, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia sent troops to the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan on Thursday to try to extinguish the Continue Reading
Explainer: How Indonesia, the world’s top thermal coal exporter, hit a supply crunch
Indonesia, the world’s biggest thermal coal exporter, sent shockwaves through global energy markets this week by suspending exports of the fuel in January due to critically low coal supplies at Continue Reading
Vinfast announces all-electric strategy and full electric vehicle lineup; halting ICE production by end of year
At CES 2022, Vietnam-based VinFast announced its new development strategy and revealed its complete electric vehicle lineup covering five segments. VinFast said will stop producing vehicles with internal combustion engines Continue Reading
China’s Latest Lockdown Shows Stubborn Resolve on Zero-Covid
Every two days at the University of Xi’an in China, cleaners dressed in white hazmat suits taped tight to their bodies disinfect the dormitory hallways. Zhang Shengzi, a 24-year-old student, Continue Reading
Xi’an Is China’s Biggest Covid Challenge Since Wuhan
Every two days at the University of Xi’an in China, cleaners dressed in white hazmat suits taped tight to their bodies disinfect the dormitory hallways. Zhang Shengzi, a 24-year-old student, Continue Reading
Analyst Outlines Omicron Oil Demand Impact
Rystad Energy’s head of oil markets, Bjornar Tonhaugen, offers his insight. Real-time transportation data globally suggests there has not been any significant impact on oil demand so far from Omicron. Continue Reading
China Secures Foothold In This Strategic Middle East Oil State
Oman continues to expand its cooperation with China as it looks to build out its petrochemical sector Oman’s options to raise money through conventional bond offerings remain constrained China already Continue Reading
Kazakhstan’s government resigns as fuel protests rage
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government’s resignation on Wednesday after a fuel price increase in the oil-producing Central Asian country triggered protests in which nearly 100 police were injured. Continue Reading
Kazakhstan protests reach highest-producing oil field Tengiz, output unaffected: operator
No supply disruption reported from main export fields Contract workers gather in support of protests Mangistau region output mainly directed to domestic needs Contract workers at Kazakhstan’s highest-producing oil field, Continue Reading
Russia-Led Bloc to Send Troops to Kazakhstan Amid Protests
Russia and its allies pledged to send troops to help quell protests in Kazakhstan that posed the biggest threat to the central Asian country’s leadership for decades. Dozens of anti-government Continue Reading
Protests escalate in Kazakhstan; president’s home set ablaze
Riot police walk to block demonstrators during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Demonstrators denouncing the doubling of prices for liquefied gas have clashed with police in Continue Reading
Kazakhstan appeals for help from Russian-led alliance over protests
Kazakhstan’s president appealed to a Russian-led military alliance for help on Wednesday after vowing to act with force to curb protests that have swept the resource-rich central Asian nation in Continue Reading
bringing a grim sense of déjà vu
When the Omicron coronavirus variant spread through India late in December, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the nation to be vigilant and follow medical guidelines. Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister Continue Reading
Anger at Xi’an Lockdown Spreads in China – WSJ
Authorities in the Chinese city of Xi’an relented in some of their pandemic restrictions after a nationwide outcry over the account of a woman who lost her unborn baby in Continue Reading
Kazakhstan’s government resigns as fuel protests rage
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government’s resignation on Wednesday after a fuel price increase in the oil-producing Central Asian country triggered protests in which nearly 100 police were injured. Continue Reading
India’s jet fuel demand facing headwinds as third COVID wave looms
Highlights Several states step up restrictions as omicron variant spreads India’s 2022 jet fuel demand seen 16% lower than 2019: Platts Analytics But tight supply, China’s export quota cuts to Continue Reading
Yuzhou: Second Chinese city forced into Covid lockdown
The first city out into a recent lockdown was Xi’an on 23 December China has put a second city into total lockdown after just three asymptomatic Covid cases were discovered. Continue Reading
China Slashes Fuel Export Quotas By 56%
China has considerably reduced the allowances for fuel exports in the first export quota batch for 2022, signaling its intention to limit fuel sales abroad and curb excessive refinery output. Continue Reading
China reports major drop in virus cases in locked-down Xi’an
China on Wednesday reported a major drop in local COVID-19 infections in the northern city of Xi’an, which has been under a tight lockdown for the past two weeks that Continue Reading
Evergrande Is Told to Tear Down 39 Buildings on Man-Made Island
The crisis engulfing China Evergrande Group EGRNF 6.68% deepened, as the embattled property developer said it had been ordered to tear down dozens of buildings on an extravagant man-made island in southern China. At the same Continue Reading
Lockdown of Chinese City Leaves 13 Million Stranded
A week and a half into one of the biggest pandemic lockdowns in China, residents of Xi’an voiced desperation online about challenges in getting food and medical care. China’s Covid-19 count remains Continue Reading