The year-to-date rate of oil imports, however, remains a decline on 2023 and chances are that the full-2024 figure will be lower than the 2023 total as well. This will probably add fuel to trader pessimism about future demand even as China doubles down on stimulus to accelerate its economic growth.
Africa was one of the first regions where CNPC established its presence. Over the past 30 years, CNPC has managed 14 oil and gas projects across six African countries and deployed engineering service teams in 18 African nations.
Crude oil prices have found some support this week, driven by China’s economic recovery and OPEC+ production strategies. China, the world’s second-largest oil consumer, reported its fastest factory activity growth in five months, reinforcing optimism about future crude demand. Analysts view Beijing’s targeted stimulus measures as a potential catalyst for stabilizing global oil markets.
In practical energy terms, the Mansuriya field holds an estimated 4.5 trillion standard cubic feet (Tscf) of gas and is expected to produce around 300 million scf per day (Mmscf/d) of gas at its peak, although it will start running at about 100 Mmscf/d within 18 months, a senior energy source who works closely with Iraq’s Oil Ministry told OilPrice.com. That said, the site has a deeper and broader appeal to China, with the Mansuriya field having long been regarded by it, the U.S., Russia and Iran as holding a vital strategic position in the heart of the Middle East.
The project is located in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, with an average water depth of approximately 110 meters. The main production facilities include a new intelligent drilling production platform, as well as the adaptively modified “NAN HAI FEN JIN” FPSO. A total of 19 development wells are planned to be commissioned, including 2 oil production wells and 17 gas production wells. The project is expected to achieve a peak production of approximately 20,600 boed in 2027. The main products include light crude and natural gas.
These plants only started buying Iranian crude this year after receiving guidance from the US State Department that sanctions wouldn’t be enforced by the Biden administration, according to a note from the industry consultant, which didn’t name the refiners
A recent report in Bloomberg has collected and analyzed five years of satellite images monitoring the South China Sea off Malaysia to detail something which should come as no surprise: Iran and China’s sanction-busting activity regarding Iranian oil exports has been going strong.
China’s large industrial firms reported a 10 % Y/Y decline in profits in October, with the property and retail sectors hit the hardest, the National Bureau of Statistics in Beijing said on Wednesday. Total profits for the first 10 months of the current year fell 4.3% Y/Y to 5.87 trillion yuan (US$810.9 billion), worse than the 3.5 per cent drop recorded in the first nine months.
Kazakhstan is considering the construction of a new gas pipeline to transport gas from Russia to China through its territory. This potential project will be pursued if Moscow and Beijing reach an agreement on the matter. “The issue of a new gas pipeline from Russia to China is within the competence of these two countries. If they agree, Kazakhstan is […]
China has been the focus of oil traders’ attention for years thanks to its seemingly insatiable demand for the fuel. Now, the country is about to cast itself as the star of the natural gas show as well.