Chinese Oil Operator Mulls Alternative Pipeline With South Sudan
September 5th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on discussions between South Sudan and China National Petroleum Corporation about a new pipeline: Substitute pipeline could traverse Ethiopia and Djibouti South Sudanese leader met China National Petroleum’s chairman South Sudan and China National Petroleum Corp. are considering establishing a substitute crude pipeline as over-reliance on the existing conduit curtails exports. […]
Read more »Face It, Putin: China Is Just Not That Into Your Gas Pipeline
May 22nd, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, commentary on China’s waning interest in the proposed Russian-Chinese gas pipeline, dubbed Power of Siberia 2: Underneath all the bombast and saber rattling that plays out whenever President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet up, there’s always an undertone that sounds more like a plot line from a high […]
Read more »Niger, Benin: Oil Pipeline Begins Operations
April 25th, 2024
Via Stratfor’s Rane Worldview, a report on Niger, Benin’s operationalization of a new pipeline: What Happened: Nigerien oil arrived at the Beninese oil terminal of Seme using the Niger-Benin pipeline on April 21, Africanews reported on April 24. Why It Matters: The Niger-Benin pipeline’s entry into service will enable Niger to begin exporting up to 90,000 barrels […]
Read more »Chinese and Russian Firms Discuss Joint Energy Project Development
November 13th, 2023
Via Reuters, a report that Chinese and Russian energy firms are discussing jointly developing oil and gas fields: China is in talks with Russia’s Rosneft (ROSN.MM), Gazprom (GAZP.MM) and Novatek (NVTK.MM) about the joint development of oil and gas fields and hydrocarbon trade, state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) said on Wednesday. Russia is counting […]
Read more »Niger Tensions Threaten Chinese Pipeline and Dam Projects
August 11th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a report on how current turmoil in Niger has impacted Chinese investment projects: Rising tensions in Niger are casting a shadow over Chinese interests there, following reports that the construction of a dam has been suspended, adding to worries that a PetroChina-backed export pipeline set to be completed at the end […]
Read more »Qatar Strikes Second Big LNG Supply Deal With China
June 20th, 2023
Via Reuters, a report on Qatar second big LNG supply deal with China: Qatar on Tuesday secured its second large gas supply deal with a Chinese state-controlled company in less than a year, putting Asia clearly ahead in the race to secure gas supplies from Doha’s massive production expansion project. China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) […]
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