China will abolish import duties on some important hi-tech equipment while reinstating others from March 1, to help accelerate the development of strategic industries, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday. Goods for which import duties h......【More】
2014-03-04China is set to beat its shale gas production target in 2015, after one of the countrys major oil firms moved a step closer in tapping into the new energy. China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), the countrys largest oil producer, has......【More】
2014-03-03ROC Oil has submitted an incremental development plan for the next stage of the Zhao Dong project offshore China. The aim is to maximize oil recovery from the fields between 2018 and 2023. This will require an extension of the production-sh......【More】
2014-02-28Clashes in the Taang region, also known as Palaung, of northern Shan State are due to increased militarisation around the Chinese Shwe gas pipeline project, according to the Palaung Womens Organisation. The Palaung Womens Organisation (PWO)......【More】
2014-02-27Sinopec Corp, Asias largest oil refiner, plans to restructure its retail and wholesale business and sell up to 30 percent of the unit as Chinas government promotes private investment in the countrys oil industry. The state-run companys boar......【More】
2014-02-26BP is shutting a fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) at its Whiting, Indiana, refinery for six weeks of planned work that starts today, a person familiar with operations said. The maintenance is being conducted on the No. 600 catalytic cracker, s......【More】
2014-02-25CHINAS financial support in development of major infrastructure projects plays a significant role as Tanzania leaps forward to become the regional economic power house. Looking at the bigger picture, Tanzanias economic fortunes have been bo......【More】
2014-02-24Eastern Chinas Shandong province has banned approvals of new oil refining projects, a state oil major said, the latest move to tackle overcapacity in the second largest oil consumer, Reuters reported on February 19. The ban comes on the hee......【More】
2014-02-21PetroChina, which leads the worlds companies in capital expenditure, and fellow oil and gas producer China Petroleum Chemical (Sinopec) are expected to trim spending in the next few years. Contributing factors are flat oil prices, rising de......【More】
2014-02-20On February 17 in Beijing, CNPC President Liao Yongyuan met with Sukanto Tanoto, Chairman of Singapores RGE Group. They exchanged views on cooperation in LNG receiving terminals, engineering construction, and LNG trade. PetroChina Vice Pres......【More】
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