China

BP has both upstream and downstream operations across the Asia Pacific region. It is particularly active in Asia Pacific's downstream business, with operations in China, Hong... 2008-02-07

China's biggest oil refiner, Sinopec, has warned that the country will by 2010 rely on imports for more than half of its crude requirements. This is in spite of efforts to maximise... 2007-11-07

The leading Chinese oil producer PetroChina is planning to raise up to US$9bn through a November 2007 share issue in Shanghai in order to enlarge its refinery system and raise... 2007-10-25

Hong Kong based, UK listed independent Fortune Oil has announced that it has formed a joint venture (JV) with the Shanxi provincial government and China United Coalbed Methane... 2007-09-17

According to a report in Reuters, PetroChina has decided to retool a 1.2GW power plant in southern China to burn coal after Venezuela's state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela (PdVSA)... 2007-08-30

China's rapid economic growth in recent years continues to drive energy infrastructure expansion. However, while Sinopec's joint venture (JV) with Saudi Aramco indicates the successful... 2007-08-29

Kazakhstan and China have come to an agreement to extend the Atasu-Alashankou oil pipeline by another 750km westwards, so as to link China to the Caspian Sea, where most of Kazakhstan's... 2007-08-20

According to the Financial Times (FT), one of China's largest energy companies China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has resumed negotiations with foreign partners... 2007-08-13

US oil major Chevron has been chosen by China's state-owned PetroChina to help develop the Luojiazhai sour gas field, located in China's south-western province of Sichuan. Sichuan... 2007-08-07

Local Chinese media has reported that the country's top economic planner has approved China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation's (Sinopec) plans to build a pipeline from Sichuan... 2007-08-03