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September 08, 2017
The global glut plaguing liquefied natural gas markets may start to dwindle in five years, threatening to spur a deficit equivalent to twice the output of leading producer Qatar.
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September 05, 2017
CNOOC Limited has announced that its parent company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), has signed production sharing contract (PSC) with SK Innovation Co., Ltd. (SK) for Block 17/08 in the South China Sea.
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September 05, 2017
President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about imposing widespread sanctions on China for propping up North Korea’s economy may put pressure on some of its banks and oil companies.
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September 04, 2017
Even before North Korea detonated its most powerful nuclear bomb yet, Japan was calling for moves to cut off its oil supply.
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September 01, 2017
State-owned conglomerate China Merchants Group is exploring acquisitions of offshore rig operators, which have struggled to recover from a collapse in oil-industry spending, people with knowledge of the matter said.
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August 15, 2017
The Philippines is considering potential ways to jointly develop oil and gas resources with China in a disputed part of the South China Sea, according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano.
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July 25, 2017
China's foreign minister on Tuesday said he supported the idea of joint energy ventures with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, warning that unilateral action could cause problems and damage both sides.
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July 19, 2017
Beijing on Wednesday issued a draft of new regulations for China's growing oil and fuel storage industry, helping loosen the state-owned oil majors' grip on the sector as the nation pushes to reform its vast energy markets.
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July 11, 2017
China has opened more than 6,000 trading accounts for its long-awaited crude futures contract - with three-quarters coming from individual traders - as it pushes ahead with plans to compete with global pricing benchmarks.
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June 29, 2017
Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft said on Thursday it was targeting China's gas market after completing a $1.1-billion deal to sell 20% of its subsidiary Verkhnechyonskneftegaz (VChNG) to Beijing Gas.
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June 08, 2017
Empyrean Energy plc, the oil and gas development company with interests in China, Indonesia and the United States, is pleased to announce that a 3D seismic survey has commenced on its 100% owned Block 29/11, offshore China.
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May 22, 2017
Let the gushing begin. After an executive from U.S. liquefied natural gas exporter Cheniere Energy Inc. spoke to a few hundred people at a conference in Beijing last week, the first question from the audience turned out to be an invitation to visit one of China’s biggest energy firms and a main LNG buyer, the state-owned giant known as Sinopec.
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May 16, 2017
CNOOC China Limited Zhanjiang Branch has commissioned MAN Diesel & Turbo to supply a total of six compressor trains for the DONGFANG 13-2 Gas Fields Development Project in the South China Sea.
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May 14, 2017
China is setting it sights on U.S. energy as a growing reliance on imports forces it to look beyond traditional suppliers, according to the head of the country’s biggest oil and gas company.
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May 12, 2017
America’s shale gas could soon head to China under long-term contracts for the first time, bolstered by a new trade deal that may not even change existing rules.
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May 12, 2017
Last night’s announcement of the 100-day action plan between the U.S. and China has the potential to alter global LNG trade, opening the door of the world’s largest LNG growth market to the world’s fastest-growing LNG supplier.
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April 27, 2017
Oil’s recovery is helping ease the pain of shrinking output by China’s biggest energy producers.
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April 25, 2017
Russia retook the top spot from Saudi Arabia in crude supplies to China last month as OPEC producers are flirting with the possibility of extending a deal to curb production.
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April 18, 2017
Huisman, a lifting, drilling and subsea solutions company, celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its Chinese production facility, Huisman China, on April 17.
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April 14, 2017
CNOOC Limited has announced that its parent company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), has signed production sharing contract (PSC) with Husky Oil Operations Limited for Block 16/25 in the South China Sea.
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