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China slaps tariff on US ethanol in response to Trump tariffs

April 2, 2018 Energi Staff

In response to Trump tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, China is immediately adding an extra 15 per cent tariff on US ethanol imports. IowaAgribusinessRadioNetwork.com photo. China responds to Trump tariffs on steel and aluminum [Read more]

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Sinopec shale gas output to rise, LNG receiving capacity to be doubled

April 2, 2018 Energi Staff

China’s Sinopec group says by 2020 its goal is to more than double its receiving capacity of LNG and increase its domestic shale gas production by two-thirds.  Sinopec photo. Sinopec adding new LNG terminals on [Read more]

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Opinion

Opinion: China’s crude oil futures contract should confound the sceptics

March 29, 2018 Energi Staff

China’s new crude oil futures contract has a good chance of confounding the doubters and becoming a regional benchmark where other contracts have failed.  Wall Street Journal photo. China’s oil futures fulfil commercial hedging needs, [Read more]

2018
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China and India economic growth boost 2018 oil demand – IEA

March 19, 2018 Markham Hislop

Venezuela clearly vulnerable to accelerated decline and could tip oil market into deficit territory The past month has been relatively uneventful in terms of data changes, apart from an increase to the International Energy Agency’s(IEA) [Read more]

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China becomes world’s second largest LNG importer, behind Japan

February 23, 2018 Markham Hislop

Natural gas imports accounted for 40% of Chinese gas use , and LNG made up over 50% of imports China surpassed South Korea to become the world’s second-largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in [Read more]

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China surpassed United States as world’s largest crude oil importer in 2017

February 6, 2018 Markham Hislop

China’s crude oil imports will likely continue to increase over at least the next 2 years China surpassed the United States in annual gross crude oil imports in 2017, importing 8.4 million barrels per day (b/d) compared [Read more]

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Innovation

Upstart EV battery company will help China become technology leader

February 1, 2018 Energi Staff

CATL EV battery factory located in a small southeast China city will have enough capacity to surpass Tesla output.  Bloomberg photo by Qilai Shen. Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd., leader in EV battery market in China Contemporary [Read more]

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China’s coal imports from Russia, Mongolia surge in 2017

January 25, 2018 Energi Staff

Australia accounts for the highest amount of China’s coal imports at 79.91 million tonnes. EndCoal.org photo by Max Phillips. China’s coal imports from North Korea banned in February 2017 In 2017, China’s coal imports from [Read more]

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New dual-credit scheme set to elevate Chinese electric vehicles industry

January 23, 2018 Markham Hislop

Chinese EV makers will be able to take advantage of international partner’s technology, operation expertise Under heavy subsidies from the government, China’s electric vehicles (EV) market has grown exponentially to overtake the United States as [Read more]

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China coal miners, utilities up activity as gas crisis hits

January 19, 2018 Energi Staff

China coal use has risen significantly, despite pledges by Beijing to cut back on the carbon intense fuel.  ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images. China coal mining ramped up to highest levels in years China coal miners [Read more]

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China positioned itself for clean energy dominance during 2017, while USA retreats to more coal

January 10, 2018 Markham Hislop

As U.S. attempts to move back towards coal, China moving away China has continued to be the world’s dominant force in the building and financing of clean energy technology globally in 2017, according to a report published [Read more]

No Picture
News

Oil tanker fire off coast of China still blazing, 31 crew members missing

January 8, 2018 Energi Staff

Oil tanker fire began Saturday night Rescue crews are struggling to control an oil tanker fire after the Suezmax tanker collided with a grain ship off the east coast of China on Saturday.  The remains [Read more]

No Picture
Opinion

Who will finance Asia’s coal power projects?

January 8, 2018 Markham Hislop

Asia’s coal power capacity investment opportunity to top US$250 billion over the next decade Comment by Wood Mackenzie Historically, coal has played a key role in meeting Asia’s growing power demand. However environmental concerns has led [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

China just rocked Alberta’s world with plan to ban gas-powered cars

September 10, 2017 Markham Hislop

Will the global economy see peak oil demand by 2030 or 2040? Can Alberta survive permanent low oil prices? Saturday was a momentous day for Alberta, even if most Albertans probably won’t acknowledge or accept [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Electric vehicles facing same obstacles in China as in US, Canada

April 24, 2017 JZadmin

High cost major constraint to adoption in China, followed by low range – just like every other market Boosters often point to the China market as evidence that widespread adoption of electric vehicles is right [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

200th American coal plant closed: Sierra Club should hold the celebrations

July 16, 2015 JZadmin

Coal consumption is rising because developing Asian nations want North American-style economy, lifestyle Yesterday the Sierra Club issued a press release boasting about phasing out the 200th coal-fired power plant in America. Break out the champagne, [Read more]

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