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Nine People Injured in China Gas Pipeline Blast

Jun 11, 2018

A gas pipeline exploded late on Sunday in China's southwestern province of Guizhou, seriously injuring nine people, official news agency Xinhua reported on Monday.The blast occurred on a pipeline owned by PetroChina at Jiangbaying, near Shazi in Guizhou province…

Sibur Says New Gas Chemical Complex Will Cost up to $8 Bln

Jun 08, 2018

Russian petrochemical company Sibur said its plans to build a gas chemical complex in Russia's Far East will require preliminary investments of up to $8 billion and it is still looking for Asian partners.Sibur said a year ago that it had been…

Coal Soars on Rising Demand from Asia

Jun 07, 2018

Coal prices in Asia are being driven to multi-year highs by a rare combination of simultaneous demand growth in the region's top four importers.Depending on the price used, thermal coal is either close to a two-year high or near the strongest in six years as China…

Venezuela Frees Chevron Executives Held Since April

Jun 07, 2018

Venezuela has released two local executives of U.S. oil major Chevron Corp jailed since mid-April during a corruption probe in the oil sector, authorities and the company said on Wednesday. The arrests of Carlos Algarra and Rene Vasquez…

New LNG Contract Framework to Spur 'Oil-like' Trading Model

Jun 07, 2018

Introduction of GTC contracts could spur trading, cut costs; traders say existing system inefficient and tedious. A new umbrella contract meant to streamline trading of liquefied natural gas (LNG), bogged down in red tape and wrangling over terms…

Phoenix Petroleum, CNOOC Partner for LNG Terminal

Jun 05, 2018

Philippine fuel retailer Phoenix Petroleum said it had agreed to partner with a subsidiary of state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) to explore building a receiving terminal for liquefied natural gas in the country.The Philippines…

China's LNG Trucking Capacity to Double by 2025

Jun 04, 2018

China's liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucking capacity will double to 38 million tonnes by 2025, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said in a report on Monday.The flexibility offered from delivering LNG by truck will help offset a lack of infrastructure such as pipelines…

Johan Sverdrup Drilling Platform Installed

Jun 04, 2018

The 22,000-tonne topside for the drilling platform was lifted into position in one single lift on the Johan Sverdrup field last weekend. Equinor and the Johan Sverdrup partners are the first users in the world of this ground-breaking technology…

East China LNG Terminal Records 93% Sales Increase

Jun 04, 2018

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in east China operated by China National Offshore Oil Company, or CNOOC, recorded an increase of 93 percent in gas sales in the first five months of this year, the state oil company said on Monday…

PetroChina to Add 690 Wells at Liaohe Field

Jun 01, 2018

Top Chinese oil and gas firm PetroChina is adding new production wells at one of its main oilfields, in northeast China, aiming to build 1.06 million tonnes of new annual capacity this year, parent company CNPC said on Friday.PetroChina plans…

AGL Decision on LNG Import Terminal Expected in FY2019

Jun 01, 2018

AGL Energy Ltd, Australia's biggest power producer, expects to make a final investment decision on the country's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in the financial year of 2019, a company official said on Friday.The A$250 million…

Offshore Oil: Tullow eyes Ghana Assets

May 31, 2018

Tullow Oil is interested in new oil blocks off Ghana's coast as part of the British explorer's plans to consolidate its operations in the West African nation, Chief Executive Paul McDade said. Tullow is leading two operations offshore Ghana…

China to take action against 'uncontrolled' hydro on Yangtze

May 30, 2018

China's has urged local governments along the Yangtze river to survey the environmental damage done by the 'uncontrolled' development of small-scale hydropower, warning that some plants could be closed, according to a government notice on Wednesday…

China Opening May Spark Iron Ore Markets

May 25, 2018

In the relatively short space of the past decade the paper iron ore market has grown from virtually nothing to exceed the physical market, but now the industry is grappling with what comes next. While the growth in iron ore futures and exchanged-cleared swaps has been impressive…

Total to get 10 pct in Russia's Arctic LNG-2 Project

May 24, 2018

French energy major Total will get a 10 percent stake in the future Arctic LNG-2 project led by Novatek, Novatek Chief Executive Leonid Mikhelson said on Thursday. The entire project has been valued at $25.5 billion, Mikhelson told reporters…

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