Southeast Asian countries that had widely rolled out Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines are turning away from the shots in favor of Western alternatives as they scramble to contain deadly outbreaks caused by Continue Reading
China is requiring its top power companies and local authorities to update the government monthly on the progress they are making with building and installing renewable energy capacity as Beijing Continue Reading
The delta variant is challenging the part of the world that’s been most successful in blunting the economic impact of Covid-19, with Asian countries that snuffed it out locking down Continue Reading
China’s crude oil imports rebounded in July from a six-month low as state-backed refiners ramped up output after returning from maintenance, though independent refineries slowed restocking amid probes by Beijing Continue Reading
Chinese export and import growth slowed in July as flooding and extreme weather at home disrupted factory and port operations and constrained consumption, while the fast-spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus loomed Continue Reading
China started this week construction work on a new US$17-billion nuclear power plant project, for which it will install Russian nuclear reactors at the Xudabao project in northeastern China, World Continue Reading
In recent months, China has blown up what would have been the world’s largest initial public offering, launched probes into some of its biggest technology companies, and wiped out more than $1 trillion in Continue Reading
More than 1,100 homes in North Korea were damaged, thousands of people evacuated, and farms and roads washed away after days of heavy rains brought flooding, its state media reported. Continue Reading
China’s fuel demand is on track to hit record highs this year on a rebound in car sales and booming domestic air travel, even as a resurgence of COVID cases Continue Reading
China’s coal inventories have dropped to near historic lows since August due to peak summer electricity demand and transportation bottlenecks exacerbated by last month’s severe floods and typhoon, state media Continue Reading
Highlights Asia continued to see year-on-year growth of 1.7 million b/d in Q2 but demand was down by 1.1 million over Q1 The quarter-on-quarter decline would be even sharper at Continue Reading
One of the biggest drivers of the surge in metals prices this year, the world’s top commodity consumer China, is showing signs of a slowdown in demand, which could drag Continue Reading
China imposed new restrictions on travel in a bid to slow a delta-driven outbreak that’s grown to more than 500 cases scattered across half the country, as the government stuck Continue Reading
Sydney reported a record daily number of new coronavirus infections on Thursday, as Victoria state said it will enter a snap one-week lockdown as Australia struggles to contain an outbreak Continue Reading
From an office in Shenzhen’s sprawling electronics district, an engineering team is prototyping a bioreactor that will one day produce “cultivated meat”, discussing component sizes in a video call with Continue Reading
Tokyo reported a record 5,042 new coronavirus cases Thursday, as the Olympics held under unprecedented conditions due to the pandemic entered their final few days in the Japanese capital. The Continue Reading
The delta variant is challenging China’s costly strategy of isolating cities, prompting warnings that Chinese leaders who were confident they could keep the coronavirus out of the country need a Continue Reading
Bloomberg News A health worker takes a swab sample for Covid-19 at a voluntary nucleic acid test clinic in Beijing, on Aug. 2. Photographer: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images China’s broadest Covid-19 Continue Reading
A massive methane plume detected last month over Kazakhstan occurred near a major pipeline that supplies natural gas to China. The cloud was observed roughly 100 kilometers (62 miles) west Continue Reading
he city where Covid-19 was first detected reported new infections for the first time in more than a year, prompting authorities there to launch mass testing, as China fights to Continue Reading
A fast-spreading outbreak of the Delta coronavirus variant in China has caused rare infections among the country’s vaccinated individuals, spurring authorities in Beijing to impose sudden travel restrictions. China’s National Continue Reading
In the battle against the coronavirus, few places seemed as confident of victory as China. The country of 1.4 billion people had eradicated the virus so quickly that it was one Continue Reading
Four days ago, we reported a shipping container-sized Tesla Megapack battery unit at the world’s largest energy storage project, operated by France’s Neoen SA, in Australia’s Victoria, dubbed “Victorian Big Continue Reading
Japan’s pandemic entering ‘new phase’ – minister Tokyo COVID cases, at record of 4,166 Ruling party lawmakers call for roll-back of new hospital policy Controversy is another setback to PM Continue Reading
China reports 71 new local cases for Aug 3, most since Jan 30 Number of local cases up for five consecutive days since July 30 So far, 17 provinces, regions, Continue Reading
A slew of measures by Chinese authorities to tame soaring raw material costs has had only a fleeting effect, leaving the world’s largest manufacturing base facing the harsh reality of Continue Reading
China’s worst coronavirus outbreak since the start of the pandemic a year and a half ago escalated Wednesday with dozens of more cases around the country, the sealing-off of one Continue Reading
Highlights Analysts cut jet fuel demand forecast by 70,000-200,000 b/d China’s September jet fuel exports to rise Jet fuel prices remain pressured in Asia China’s jet fuel demand during the Continue Reading
European nations have been among the most successful in the world at getting their residents vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. Now, some will be among the first to dole out Continue Reading
Highlights Says against shifting goalposts, but calls for G20 action Points to per capita emissions, asks for ‘carbon space’ Calls for delivery of pledged $100 billion climate fund India is Continue Reading
Pakistan’s FY 2021 oil product demand jumps 19% Beijing aims to limit middle distillate exports to cut emissions Fujairah oil product flows to Pakistan sharply higher in recent weeks Pakistan Continue Reading
Domestic flights canceled, lockdowns renewed to curb spread Nation’s top energy producer sees fuel consumption falling 5% Delta Cases Rise in Mainland China China is renewing restrictions and canceling flights Continue Reading
Chinese authorities announced Tuesday mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan as an unusually wide series of COVID-19 outbreaks reached the city where the disease was first detected in late 2019. Wuhan, Continue Reading
Faced with a rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak, China is implementing a wave of travel restrictions and quarantine orders, the scale of which has not been seen since the country’s initial explosion Continue Reading
China has launched full-capacity production at its first independently developed deepwater oil project, which is located in the eastern section of the South China Sea, China National Offshore Oil Corporation Continue Reading
Despite global expectations to move away from coal, demand in China is still strong, as rising global temperatures causing heat waves are driving up electricity demand and coal prices. Thermal Continue Reading
Authorities in China are testing millions of people after an outbreak spread to 18 provinces A fresh Covid outbreak in China has spread to more locations, raising concerns in local Continue Reading
Oil prices will trade near $70 per barrel for the rest of the year supported by the global economic recovery and a slower-than-expected return of Iranian supplies, with further gains Continue Reading
The Chinese plant operator said it had shut down one reactor after “lengthy” talks with technical staff A Chinese nuclear plant has shut down one of its reactors for maintenance Continue Reading
India reported 44,230 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the most in three weeks, the latest evidence of a worrying trend of rising cases that has forced one state to lock Continue Reading
Officials have begun citywide testing in Nanjing A Covid outbreak first discovered in the Chinese city of Nanjing has spread to five provinces and Beijing, with state media calling it Continue Reading
The world’s third-largest crude oil importer, India, could join China in tapping into its strategic petroleum reserve in a bid to sell lower-priced crude to its refiners amid rallying international Continue Reading
India can potentially save 89.4 billion rupees ($1.2 billion) a year by shutting down some old coal-burning power plants and allowing newer ones to run for longer hours, according to Continue Reading
China didn’t finance any coal projects via its Belt and Road Initiative in the first half, the first time that’s happened since the plan was launched in 2013, the International Continue Reading
In an attempt to increase pressure on Iran in order to push through a nuclear deal with Iran, the U.S. is considering cracking down on Iranian oil exports to China. Continue Reading
Japan’s ambitious energy shift to renewables is threatening future demand for liquefied natural gas as the country is the world’s largest importer of the commodity, Bloomberg reports . Japan last Continue Reading
Chinese firms are set to build an airport and 90,000 houses in Iraq as part of a 2019 agreement for crude supply in exchange for projects, an Iraqi official was Continue Reading
Within seconds, the scenic mountain valley resembled a war zone.“Guys, we have to run!” said a man filming the devastation unfolding in his hillside town in northern India on Sunday, Continue Reading
An independent Chinese refiner may have avoided paying some $2 billion in taxes by falsifying the kind of fuels it sells, Bloomberg has reported , citing a report in a Continue Reading
Highlights State-owned refiners’ utilization rate at 82% in July China expected to cut July oil products shipments H2 product export quotas to cap refiners’ Aug run rates China’s crude throughput Continue Reading
