As national carbon-neutral targets come into focus, Asia Pacific solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity could triple by 2030 to 1500 gigawatts (GW), with Indonesia potentially the fastest expanding market by the end of the decade, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.
China overtook Japan as Australia’s top LNG export destination in the financial year ending June 2021 with 29.8 million tonnes (39%) of Australian export volume, slightly more than 29.4 million tonnes (37%) recorded over the same period a year before, reported EnergyQuest.
Shell claims to have signed the world’s first carbon-neutral term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply deal after sealing a five-year contract with PetroChina.
The new US administration is keen to claim its role in new African markets, while also working on efforts to tackle climate change.
Despite China harassing Malaysia’s offshore gas developments last month, Malaysian national oil company (NOC) Petronas and state-backed China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) yesterday signed a liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply deal estimated to be worth $7 billion over ten years.
China has been contesting new Malaysian oil and gas development at the Kasawari field offshore Malaysia since early June with China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels harassing the project. The harassment also coincided with Chinese military planes entering Malaysia’s national airspace.
China’s Sinopec has started building the country’s first large-scale carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) project as part of its target to be carbon-neutral by 2050.
The expected return of Iranian oil to the market as US sanctions are likely to be lifted over the next year will offer new opportunities for former buyers in Asia to reshuffle their oil import mixes. Significantly, the return of Iranian barrels will trigger a fierce battle among global suppliers for market share raising the risk of price drops, reported Fitch Solutions.
Shell has failed to generate any significant interest in the sales process for its share of the giant Abadi LNG project one year after the Indonesian government announced the Anglo-Dutch supermajor’s intention to divest.
Qatar Petroleum is set to supply another 1 million tonnes per year (t/y) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China after signing a 10-year contract with Shell. The deal brings Qatari LNG supplies to China under long-term deals to 12 million t/y.
China’s long-awaited national carbon market is set to miss a government target to begin by the end of June, a new set-back to plans to create the world’s largest emissions trading system.
China's natural gas demand will continue to expand over the next 10-15 years in line with the country's target for emissions to peak by 2030, according Chinese gas industry officials.
China’s CNOOC Ltd today said that the country’s “first offshore large-sized independent deep-water gas field” named Lingshui 17-2 has started production. The development, which CNOOC claims includes the world’s first 100,000 ton semi-submersible platform, underscores the advancement of China’s deep-water technical knowhow.
Thailand's state-owned oil and gas group, PTT, will invest 20 billion baht ($635 million) in renewable energy in India, China and elsewhere in Asia, as it takes steps to shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources.
The future of China’s vast oil-refining industry may hinge on what government investigators find in the small seaside city of Panjin.
Surging demand will see China become the world’s largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) this year, stealing the crown from Japan, according to forecasts from energy research company Wood Mackenzie.
A Chinese nuclear power plant near Hong Kong had five broken fuel rods in a reactor but no radioactivity leaked, the government said on Wednesday in its first confirmation of the incident that prompted concern over the facility's safety.
Asia is expected to dominate global new build and expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification capacity additions. The region will contribute about 74% of total global capacity additions by 2025, according to GlobalData.
Pertamina and PetroChina have made a joint proposal to operate the Jabung Block in Indonesia’s Jambi province when the current contract expires in 2023. The move marks a significant turning point, as before Pertamina would automatically takeover key legacy production-sharing contracts (PSCs) set to expire.
Asia’s uneven oil demand recovery has been headlined by China and India, but the Covid-19 comeback that’s swept through other key fuel-consuming nations is complicating a return to pre-pandemic levels.
Logan Energy, the Scottish hydrogen technology firm, is “hedging its bets” on the global take-off of the low-carbon fuel.
State-backed Sinopec is ready to launch its first green hydrogen project in Inner Mongolia next year as part of an effort to help meet its goal of becoming China's top hydrogen company by 2025.
China oil giant Sinopec has started operating its first petrol station where solar panels can fully meet its power needs, as the company pushes ahead in its quest to become a renewable powerhouse.
Chinese national oil company Sinopec is eyeing upstream merger and acquisition opportunities.
At least two of China’s smaller liquefied natural gas (LNG) importers have been told to avoid buying new cargoes from Australia, a further example of the impact on trade from souring ties between the two countries.