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November 22, 2017
A Chinese firm that’s grown from a small local trader to a global deal-making juggernaut sold its first cargo of Russian crude after buying a $9-billion stake in Rosneft Oil Co.
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October 24, 2017
Russia continues to pull ahead of its oil rivals including Saudi Arabia in China, the world’s biggest energy user.
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September 14, 2017
A $9 billion stake in one of the world’s biggest oil companies may not be enough for CEFC China Energy Co.
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September 13, 2017
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and Eni signed cooperation agreement in order to cooperate in oil & gas exploration and production, gas and LNG value chain opportunities, trading and logistics opportunities, refining and petrochemicals.
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September 12, 2017
New United Nations sanctions on North Korea will cut imports of fuels such as gasoline and diesel by almost 56% while capping shipments of crude at current levels, according to the U.S.
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September 11, 2017
The prospect of China banning fossil fuel-powered vehicles is failing to alarm investors in the oil producers likely to lose out.
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September 11, 2017
A closely-held Chinese oil company agreed to buy a minority stake in Rosneft PJSC for about $9 billion, deepening energy and political ties with Russia amid increasing tensions with the U.S.
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September 07, 2017
A working meeting between Alexey Miller, chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Masami Iijima, chairman of the board of directors of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., took place at the Eastern Economic Forum 2017 in Vladivostok.
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September 06, 2017
Xodus Group has delivered a decommissioning ‘trend survey’ to JOGMEC (Japan Oil & Gas and Metals National Corporation) to provide Japanese oil and gas companies with a better understanding of the decommissioning process and how to manage their global asset and abandonment liabilities.
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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 24, 2017
PetroChina plans to pay out its entire half-year net income to shareholders as the country’s biggest oil and gas producer benefited from higher global crude prices.
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August 14, 2017
For North Korea’s fledgling economy, the latest round of sanctions will cut deep.
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August 08, 2017
China’s independent energy firms are seeking to circumvent its state-backed giants as they cash in on swelling natural gas use, buoyed by President Xi Jinping’s drive for cleaner fuels and nimbler companies.
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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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July 05, 2017
Petro Matad, the AIM quoted Mongolian oil explorer announces that further to the press release on May 31, 2017, a comprehensive drilling contract has now been signed with Sinopec International Petroleum Service Mongolia Co. Ltd. (Sinopec) and that the initial drilling targets have been selected.
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July 05, 2017
China has promised to make its skies blue again, but having some of the world’s most-expensive natural gas isn’t helping.
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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 08, 2017
The 19th edition of the Asia Oil & Gas Conference (AOGC 2017) started today in Kuala Lumpur, where more than 1,300 delegates have converged at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre to discuss issues and gain invaluable insights on the new reality of the oil and gas industry.
