First Africa, Now The Middle East: Beijing’s Drive To Establish Links With Oil Rich States
May 31st, 2010
Courtesy of Terra Daily, a report that China is negotiating with the Persian Gulf state of Qatar to sell an additional 10 million tons of liquefied natural gas a year, on top of the 5 million it already buys. As the article notes: “…This is part of Beijing’s drive to establish strategic energy links with […]
Read more »Turkmenistan’s Gas Pains: Looking Towards Traditional Chinese Medicine For Relief?
April 29th, 2010
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at Turkmenistan’s hopes that China will agree to increase the amount of gas it imports in order to reverse the precipitous drop in Turkmen natural gas exports during the last year. As the article notes: “…Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimukhammedov will travel to China on April 30, where he […]
Read more »China’s Thirst For Angolan Oil Fuels A Growing Relationship
April 6th, 2010
Courtesy of the always informative Riches Among The Ruins, an article on the relationship between – and growing importance of – China’s relationship with Angola. As the report notes: “…The economic and political ties between Iran and China are often brought up in the context of geopolitical negotiations, with China’s oil purchases leading the headlines. […]
Read more »The Dragon And The Elephant In A Global Contest For Oil
March 31st, 2010
Via Abu Dhabi’s The National, an interesting look at India’s efforts to keep up with China’s overseas petroleum acquisition activities. As the article notes: “…The elephant appears to be trailing the dragon through the jungles of the oil world. The state-owned Indian Oil Corporation is in talks to acquire Gulfsands Petroleum, a UK company active […]
Read more »Turkey: Searching For Reliable Suppliers For Nabucco
March 21st, 2010
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting analysis of Turkey’s near-term energy strategy to diversify its energy supplies and become a hub between the energy-rich east and the energy-hungry west. To accomplish this, Ankara needs reliable suppliers for the Nabucco project. Azerbaijan, Iran and Iraq are potential suppliers, but Iran and Iraq are politically problematic. […]
Read more »CNOOC Finds A Willing Argentinian Bridas
March 16th, 2010
Via Energy Daily, a report that China’s overseas hydrocarbon acquisition activities continue, this time in Argentina. As the article notes: “…China’s state-owned energy giant Cnooc said Sunday it would pay 3.1 billion US dollars for a 50-percent stake in an Argentinian-owned energy company , the latest in a string of acquisitions. Cnooc said the deal, […]
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