China last month imported two tankers of U.S. liquefied natural gas, nudging open a doorway that had been closed shut for a month at a time when America is rapidly expanding its ability to export the heating fuel.…
From The Hill
The U.S. economy added 155,000 jobs in November, below estimates and cooler than October, but the labor market continues to maintain momentum.
The unemployment rate held at 3.7 percent for the third straight month, the lowest level …
China’s dramatic increase in liquefied natural gas imports over the past two years may have hogged the headlines, but India may well emulate its neighbor in switching to the cleanest and fastest-growing fossil fuel.
As China’s shift to …
The trade truce between the U.S. and China calms their economic battle and opens a brief window for the two nations to explore whether they can bridge deep divides on a range of difficult disputes.…
From Asia Times
Goldman Sachs Asia-Pacific economist Andrew Tilton sees only a modest decline in China’s economic growth during the next year.
“Chinese policy combines broad support …
From Bloomberg
Even though Beijing hasn’t sanctioned American oil imports yet, Chinese buyers aren’t taking any chances.
The world’s second largest economy …
From Asia Times
Factory activity suffers another hit as two PMI surveys illustrate that the world’s second-largest economy is cooling
No news is good news, especially when it is bad news. With the seven-day national holiday known as Golden Week …
From: Xinhua
BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) — China imported 4.71 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in August, up 51.5 percent year on year, the country’s customs authority …
From the Asia Times
Over the first six months of 2018, the amount of M&A activity in China fell …
From Bloomberg
Total SA’s withdrawal from Iran’s giant South Pars gas field has given China another chance to secure a stake in the world’s most coveted energy assets: abundant and …
From Asia Times
China is now the undisputed leader in renewable-energy manufacturing worldwide. Yet along the routes of its Belt and Road Initiative – the largest foreign-investment strategy in history – alternative-clean-energy projects pale in comparison with coal-fired power plants.…
From Bloomberg
This winter could be a bleak one for America’s natural gas exporters as the fastest-growing buyer of the fuel threatens to halt purchases amid an escalating trade …
From the Australian Financial Review
China’s threatened tariffs on US liquefied natural gas imports could help Woodside Petroleum, Santos and Oil Search get more than $US25 billion of LNG projects …
From Reuters
China’s Unipec, the trading arm of state oil major Sinopec, has suspended crude oil imports from the United States due to a growing trade spat between Washington and Beijing, three sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.…
From MarineLog
Christophe de Margerie, the icebreaking LNG carrier owned and operated by Russia’s Sovcomflot (SCF Group), …
From Xinhua News
HOUSTON, July 8 (Xinhua) — In the week ending July 6, global oil markets closely …
From Reuters
China’s omission of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its vast list of U.S. products that face hefty import duties from Friday has preserved a potential weapon should the trade war with Washington deepen.
It also underscores Beijing’s desire …
From Stratfor Worldview
In spite of potential global pushback against Beijing’s investments, Chinese companies will acquire control of a majority of the lithium-ion battery market, giving the country a significant …
From Bloomberg
The Trump administration’s trade dispute with China is delaying one U.S. company’s bid to sign long-term natural gas export deals.
While liquefied natural gas is excluded from the trade tariffs imposed in recent weeks, buyers are waiting to …
From Maritime Executive
China has outpaced Japan to become the world’s largest importer of natural gas, a welcome sign for the developers …
From Asia Times
Economist Mei Xinyu says the escalating trade dispute between Washington and Beijing could have consequences “beyond our imagination.”
As the trade row between the United States and China …
From Reuters
A developing trade war between the world’s biggest economies is weighing on business confidence and could force central banks to downgrade their outlook, the world’s most powerful policymakers argued on Wednesday.
After imposing punitive tariffs on a number …
From Reuters
Major U.S. energy companies including Plains All American Pipeline (PAA.N), Hess Corp (HES.N) and Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI.N) are among many seeking exemptions from steel-import tariffs as the United States ratchets up trade tensions with exporters including China, …
From Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump announced hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday as Beijing threatened to respond in kind, in a move that looks set to ignite a trade war between the world’s two largest …
From Reuters
Venezuela is considering producing fuels from foreign crude oil for the first time, according to planning documents seen by Reuters, as the country struggles to meet its obligations despite having the world’s largest crude reserves.
State-run oil company …
From Engineering.com
Alibaba Group’s Cainiao Network and RoboSense unveiled G Plus, the world’s first solid-state LiDAR unmanned logistics vehicle.
The G Plus vehicle. (Image courtesy of RoboSense.)
A LiDAR instrument fires rapid pulses of laser light at a surface—sometimes …
China’s New Energy Vehicle (NEV) mandate came into effect in April – GM expects to have 10 plug-in models for Chinese market in the next 18 months
By Energy Fuse
China’s ambitious national New Energy Vehicle (NEV) mandate is contributing …
Singapore – Commodities were a big casualty of the escalating trade war between the US and China, but are now set to be a major beneficiary of Beijing’s pledge to import more American goods.
US President Donald …
Nigeria and China have signed a currency-swap agreement worth $2.4 billion to boost commercial ties and reduce the need to use dollar in their bilateral trade. Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, …
