Archive for the ‘China National Petroleum Corporation’ Category

Niger Tensions Threaten Chinese Pipeline and Dam Projects

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 […]

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Qatar Strikes Second Big LNG Supply Deal With China

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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China-Kazakh Energy Deal

Via KazInform, a report on a deal between the China National Petroleum Corp. and Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Kazyna Group for the joint development of the oil and gas industry in Kazakhstan. CNPC will help expand the throughput capacity of two Kazakh oil pipelines and participate in the construction of the second strings of a natural gas pipeline […]

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Russia’s Energy Game In Asia

Via The Diplomat, a look at how the consistency and reliability of Asian buyers of Russian oil, LNG, and coal are the most important element allowing Moscow strategic space against the Western mobilization: In September, the annual Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok, Russia, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, once again […]

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China Taking Venezuelan Oil For Debt Offset

Via Reuters, a report that a Chinese defence firm has taken over lifting Venezuelan oil for debt offset : China has entrusted a defence-focussed state firm to ship millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil despite U.S. sanctions, part of a deal to offset Caracas’ billions of dollars of debt to Beijing, according to three sources and […]

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Map Shows Massive Gas Pipeline That Russia and China Are Building

Via CNBC, a report on the massive gas pipeline that Russia and China are building: China and Russia are in the final stages of building the first pipeline that can send gas from Siberia to Shanghai. “Power of Siberia” — as the portion located in Russia is called — began delivering natural gas to northern China […]

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