China and Sri Lanka Eye New Phase of BRI with $3.7bn Investment
January 17th, 2025
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on China’s renewed BRI interest in Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will wrap up his inaugural visit to China Friday after securing a landmark investment deal that can help his country’s struggling economy, while adding value to Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative projects in the strategically-located island. […]
Read more »China’s Sinopec to Build Gas Pipelines for Saudi Aramco in $1-Billion Deal
June 8th, 2024
Via OilPrice.com, a report of China’s Sinopec’s plans to build gas pipelines for Saudi Aramco in $1-Billion deal: A subsidiary of China’s energy giant Sinopec has signed a $1.3-billion deal with Saudi Aramco to procure and build pipelines for an expansion of the Kingdom’s natural gas distribution network, the Chinese firm said on Thursday. Under the turn-key fixed-price […]
Read more »Africa’s Energy Frontiers Draw Chinese Investors
February 28th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital, and Power, a look at Chinese investment interest in Africa’s energy potential: As the continent’s largest trading partner, China has played an active role in harnessing Africa’s energy resources and developing critical infrastructure to date. As the country seeks to secure future energy supplies – as well as foster regional diplomacy in […]
Read more »China’s Largest Green Hydrogen Mega Project Hints at Vast Potential
September 30th, 2023
Courtesy of Caixing Global, a report on a mega solar-to-hydrogen factory has been commissioned in China: A mega solar-to-hydrogen factory has been commissioned in China, marking a milestone for the country’s — and potentially the world’s — effort to produce more green hydrogen, a fuel seen as key for slashing global greenhouse gas emissions. The […]
Read more »China’s Sinopec Dives Deeper Into Geothermal Energy
September 22nd, 2023
Courtesy of Caixin Global, a report on China’s Sinopec’s deeper exploration of geothermal energy: China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., the state-owned energy giant known as Sinopec, is making a bigger push into a renewable energy generated by heat within the earth as the country looks to diversify its sources of green energy. Sinopec’s push could serve […]
Read more »Qatar Gives China Share of Landmark Natural Gas Field
April 14th, 2023
Via Oil and Gas Daily, a report on a recent Qatari decision to give China a share of landmark natural gas field: Chinese oil giant Sinopec on Wednesday became the first Asian firm to get a stake in Qatar’s expansion of North Field East, the Gulf country’s energy company announced. North Field contains the world’s […]
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