China has pledged to increase its domestic oil and gas supplies to 440 million tons of oil equivalent, while expanding its long-distance pipeline network by an additional 20,000 kilometers, bringing the national total to 220,000 kilometers by 2030. These targets, unveiled on Monday by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy […]
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Friday there is a “distinct possibility” that the Philippines and China could undertake joint oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, amid recent confrontations between the two countries in the South China Sea.
The first phase of China’s Bozhong 19-6 gas field, the country’s first 100-billion-cubic-meter-scale gas field in the Bohai Sea, has entered full operation, with daily oil and gas output exceeding 5,200 tonnes, China National Offshore Oil Corporation said on Sunday.
China drew 41 million barrels from crude inventories in June, one of the largest monthly draws on record, according to the International Energy Agency.
China’s state-owned oil and gas major and top refiner Sinopec is ramping up exploration in the shale formations of the Sichuan basin with a view to increasing the country’s shale gas production by a third over the next ten years.
China’s top offshore crude oil and natural gas producer, CNOOC, on Wednesday announced the launch of full production from phase one development of the Kenli 10-2 oilfield in the south Bohai Sea.
Two liquefied natural gas carriers and a supertanker have traversed the Strait of Hormuz over the past couple of days, with the LNG vessels heading for Pakistan and China, and the tanker, loaded with Iraqi crude, is en route to China.
The U.S. and China called for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen following talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, though negotiations over the Iran conflict remain deadlocked as global oil prices continue climbing.
Two fully laden Chinese oil tankers are waiting near the Strait of Hormuz with a third on its way, putting them in a position to become the first such vessels to leave the Persian Gulf under a day-old US-Iran ceasefire, even as shipowners scrutinize the details of the truce.
China’s state-run oil and gas giants are moderating expansion plans as they balance market volatility against long-term energy security goals.