Japanese officials are working on ways to get around restrictions on releasing national reserves of crude oil in tandem with other major economies to dampen prices, four government sources with Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia held its position as the biggest supplier of crude oil to China for an 11th month in a row in October, with volumes up 19.5% from a year Continue Reading
China’s daily coal output has stabilized at 12 million tonnes, amid a raft of measures to ramp up power production, the country’s state planner said on Sunday. Beijing has been Continue Reading
Japanese officials are working on ways to get around restrictions on releasing national reserves of crude oil in tandem with other major economies to dampen prices, four government sources with Continue Reading
China’s pipeline natural gas imports declined to 3.21 million mt in October, down 17.2% from the record high of 3.87 million mt in September, according to data released Nov. 21 Continue Reading
A month ago, new coronavirus cases in the United States were ticking steadily downward and the worst of a miserable summer surge fueled by the Delta variant appeared to be Continue Reading
Narendra Modi has dominated politics in India for seven years. With broad public support and big majorities in Parliament, the prime minister has pushed through dramatic and sometimes damaging policies. His government has fiercely advocated a Hindu-focused Continue Reading
Lawyers for the Conservation Council of Western Australia have sent letters to Woodside Petroleum (WPL.AX) and the country’s energy minister seeking to delay, if not stop, the company’s Scarborough natural Continue Reading
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday his government is considering releasing oil from its reserves in response to rising crude oil prices, Kyodo news agency reported. It would Continue Reading
China had given 76.3% of its population complete COVID-19 vaccine doses by Nov. 19, Wu Liangyou, an official at the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Saturday. A total of Continue Reading
Governments from some of the world’s biggest economies said on Thursday they were looking into releasing oil from their strategic reserves, following a rare request from the United States for Continue Reading
A thick blanket of noxious haze has settled over the Indian capital of New Delhi, burning eyes and lungs, forcing schools to close and prompting ardent calls from residents for Continue Reading
Chile is planning to build a 15,000 km subsea cable for a cost of more than $2 billion to send solar energy to China This project would solve one of Continue Reading
Energy demand is high and supplies are low from Europe to Asia. Many countries in the European Union have enacted emergency provisions to help their most vulnerable citizens survive a Continue Reading
Sri Lanka has temporarily shut its only oil refinery as part of efforts to manage dwindling foreign exchange reserves, the energy minister said on Tuesday, triggering long queues at petrol Continue Reading
Factory-gate prices in South Korea rose at the fastest pace since 2008 last month, fueling inflation concerns and adding to reasons for the central bank to raise interest rates next Continue Reading
A surge in cases in the Upper Midwest has some Michigan schools keeping students at home ahead of Thanksgiving and the military sending medical teams to Minnesota to relieve hospital Continue Reading
Japan unveiled a record $490 billion spending package on Friday to cushion the economic blow from the COVID-19 pandemic, bucking a global trend towards withdrawing crisis-mode stimulus measures and adding Continue Reading
The market is currently left guessing on the size and timing of a possible Chinese strategic petroleum reserve release. Thursday’s news that China is carrying out crude oil release preparations Continue Reading
The Biden administration has asked some of the world’s largest oil consuming nations – including China , India and Japan – to consider releasing crude stockpiles in a coordinated effort Continue Reading
Schools were closed indefinitely and some coal-based power plants shut down as the smog-shrouded Indian capital and neighboring states invoked harsh measures Wednesday amid considerations of a lockdown in New Continue Reading
India is temporarily shutting down half of the coal-fired power plants around Delhi, but this has had nothing to do with any “coal phase-down” pledges. The coal power plants will Continue Reading
Air pollution remained extremely high in the Indian capital on Thursday, a day after authorities closed schools indefinitely and shut some power stations to reduce smog that has blanketed the Continue Reading
China has moved in recent weeks to squash the surge in coal prices with government intervention Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng: The crisis is easing, and the government efforts to secure Continue Reading
During a virtual meeting this week, U.S. President Biden has asked his Chinese counterpart to release more crude oil from its reserves China released gasoline and diesel from its reserves Continue Reading
China’s crude imports fell to 39-month low, reflecting stock draws, weak refinery demand and a likely delay in the reporting of discharged cargoes over the National Day holidays. Deliveries to Continue Reading
While many critics were disappointed by the extent of India’s clean energy promises, the nation has made significant commitments in its net-zero by 2070 pledge India is working hard to Continue Reading
India stepped up efforts on Wednesday to combat high levels of pollution in New Delhi that threaten the lives of residents and others nearby, ordering a temporary halt to operations Continue Reading
Commuters drive amidst morning haze and toxic smog in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Schools were closed indefinitely and some coal-based power plants shut down as the Indian Continue Reading
Volume rises by just 0.5% on year in Oct China produced 168.4 Bcm of natural gas over Jan-Oct Possibility of winter gas shortages: NDRC China produced 16.5 Bcm of natural Continue Reading
Chinese officials reported Monday that their coal production surged to its highest level in years, the same day that officials in India’s capital readied a shutdown due to air pollution, Continue Reading
Chinese coal production in October rose to the highest level since March 2015 as the energy crisis in the world’s second-largest economy prompted authorities to seek to increase coal supply Continue Reading
As temperatures drop and coronavirus infections spike across Europe, some countries are introducing increasingly targeted restrictions against the unvaccinated who are driving another wave of contagion and putting economic recoveries, Continue Reading
India is facing widespread coal shortages, highlighting a weakness in its energy mix. Both micro and macro solar projects could help free India from fossil fuels. India’s ambitious approach to Continue Reading
China is battling the spread of its biggest COVID-19 outbreak caused by the Delta variant, according to numbers announced on Monday, with travellers from a city where infections have grown Continue Reading
Japan’s economy contracted much faster than expected in the third quarter as global supply disruptions hit exports and business spending plans and fresh COVID-19 cases soured the consumer mood. While Continue Reading
China’s Retail Sales, Industrial Output Beat Estimates China’s economy performed better than expected in October as retail sales climbed and energy shortages eased, though a slump in property and rising Continue Reading
China has confined nearly 1,500 university students to their dormitories and hotels following an outbreak of COVID-19 in the northeastern city of Dalian. The order was issued Sunday after several Continue Reading
Chinese factory activity and consumer spending were surprisingly robust in October, official monthly figures showed Monday, though fresh signs of weakness in the property sector underscored concerns for the outlook Continue Reading
Annual average coal emissions per capita from 2015-2020 in tons of CO2 India and China are the world’s two biggest coal polluters, but Australia and South Korea lead the world Continue Reading
China’s economy likely continued to weaken across the board in October with little signs of bottoming out. A set of key economic data to be released Monday will be closely Continue Reading
A joint China-U.S. declaration on climate change is a political reset to a time when the world’s two biggest carbon emitters reached the brief meeting of minds that helped forge Continue Reading
It took more than 30 meetings over the course of a year to iron out one thing that the US and China can still agree about: fighting climate change. John Continue Reading
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has formally etched his name alongside the greatest figures in the annals of Communist Party history, paving the way for him to strengthen and extend his Continue Reading
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), the country’s top oil and gas producer, imposed on Thursday a state of emergency in all its units in the capital Beijing after four employees Continue Reading
Chinese coal traders are selling cargoes at losses or trying to delay imports after Beijing’s market interventions triggered a 50% price drop that saddled them with unprofitable supplies, according to Continue Reading
The most severe cloud of methane detected in Australia in more than a year was spotted last month by satellite over one of the country’s top coal producing regions. The Continue Reading
Europe has become the epicentre of the pandemic again, prompting some governments to consider re-imposing unpopular lockdowns in the run-up to Christmas and stirring debate over whether vaccines alone are Continue Reading
Bars and restaurants will close early and sporting events will be held without audiences under a three-week, partial lockdown that is expected to be announced in the Netherlands on Friday Continue Reading
The United States and China, the world’s two largest emitters of carbon dioxide, unveiled a deal to ramp up cooperation tackling climate change, including by reducing methane emissions, protecting forests Continue Reading
