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August 29, 2019
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s much-touted meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping does not appear to have yielded an agreement on the South China Sea territorial dispute between the two nations or a plan to explore the area for oil and gas.
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August 20, 2019
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s oil sands investment is hurting -- and some analysts are calling on him to stop the bleeding.
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August 19, 2019
Oil climbed as the U.S. delayed sanctions against Huawei Technologies, offering a hint of progress in its trade war with China, and a drone attack in Saudi Arabia highlighted simmering Middle East tensions.
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August 16, 2019
China’s biggest energy company is backing away from direct purchases of Venezuelan crude as the Trump administration tightens sanctions against the South American nation.
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August 15, 2019
Oil fell for a second day as the U.S.-China trade war escalated against the backdrop of swelling American crude inventories.
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March 01, 2018
PetroChina Co. agreed to an annual contract to buy Libyan crude after similar deals by oil majors like Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc, underscoring a recovery in the North African country’s production even as its political uncertainty persists.
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March 01, 2018
Ye Jianming, the founder and chairman of rapidly expanding Chinese conglomerate CEFC China Energy, has been investigated by government authorities.
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February 27, 2018
G3 Exploration Ltd., an independent specialist in the exploration and development of coal bed methane gas (CBM), with roots in China and a focus on international expansion, is pleased to provide a progress update of the exploration and development activities for its Baotian-Qingshan (GGZ)2 Block, situated in the Guizhou Province, China.
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February 19, 2018
The Philippines and China are in talks to jointly pursue oil and gas exploration in disputed waters of the South China Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said Friday.
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February 19, 2018
The flood of U.S. oil exports stepped up a gear on Monday after the first fully laden supertanker sailed from an American port, alleviating a bottleneck that’s limited overseas shipments.
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February 15, 2018
A selection of Scotland’s leading oil and gas research and development institutions will be heading to China next month (March 5-10) to strengthen ties, share knowledge and increase business opportunities with leading innovation houses in Beijing.
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February 14, 2018
China’s winter liquefied natural gas binge sent prices to three-year highs, left European terminals largely idle and pulled in ships halfway around the world from Louisiana to the Pacific region.
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February 09, 2018
After a wait of about a quarter of a century, the world’s biggest oil buyer is finally getting its own crude-futures contract.
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February 02, 2018
China’s role in Venezuela, including oil-for-loan deals, is partly to blame for the South American country’s shrinking economy and the international community will probably shoulder the costs, U.S. Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs David Malpass said.
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February 01, 2018
Cnooc Ltd. plans to raise capital spending to the highest since 2014 and revised upward its oil and gas output targets.
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January 30, 2018
PetroChina Co., the country’s biggest oil and gas producer, forecast that full-year profit rebounded off a record low and may have tripled amid cost cutting and higher energy prices.
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January 24, 2018
China’s General Administration of Customs just confirmed what liquefied natural gas industry insiders have been speculating for weeks: There’s a new No. 2 in town.
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January 23, 2018
Iceland’s hope of finding oil offshore its coast is fading after China and Norway decided to back out of the island nation’s only remaining exploration license.
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January 18, 2018
China’s crude oil production will likely extend it’s slide into a third year as state-run giants focus on pumping natural gas to meet President Xi Jinping’s drive to use more of the cleaner-burning fuel.
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January 17, 2018
The pace at which China exports the fuel it doesn’t want is set to jump by more than four times in 2018, according to the nation’s biggest energy producer.
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