China

The earthquake in China's south-western province of Sichuan that resulted in over 34,000 deaths, has caused direct losses of US$244mn for China National Petroleum Company (CNPC),... 2008-05-20

China and Venezuela's energy relationship has taken a step forward, with the news that state companies from both sides have signed joint ventures (JVs) covering oil development and... 2008-05-13

Japan's Nippon Oil and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up an oil refining joint venture (JV) in Japan by... 2008-05-08

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNC) has announced that trial operations have started at the Fujian liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal after the first cargo of... 2008-05-07

China has said it will need investment of US$50bn in deepwater upstream ventures by 2020 if it is to meet its target of discovering 3bn barrels of oil equivalent (boe) and achieving... 2008-05-06

China has expressed interest in investing in a new oil pipeline network that will cross the Malaysian peninsula, according to a report by Chinese business information provider SinoCast.... 2008-04-22

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with Hong-Kong based Shengye Petroleum for a block in the Tarim Basin in the north-western... 2008-04-16

Turkmenistan has agreed to supply the European Union (EU) with 10bn cubic metres (bcm) of gas per year from 2009, according to a spokeswoman for EU External Relations Commissioner... 2008-04-15

A long-awaited gas export deal linking the Middle Eastern production powerhouse Qatar with energy-hungry China has been finalised by Qatargas, Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina.... 2008-04-11

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNC) plans to offer 17 offshore blocks to foreign oil companies during 2008 for joint oil and gas exploration.