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China’s NOCs ride wave of rising demand
7 February 2023
From E&P to refining, the state-owned companies are well-positioned for growth and bumper profits
Riyadh doubles down on Chinese downstream partnership
16 January 2023
A flurry of petchems co-investments reflects Aramco’s drive to preserve long-term market share in both crude and its products
QatarEnergy keeps control
30 November 2022
First expansion supply deals illustrate commitment to maintaining its grip of LNG volumes along the value chain
China’s gas storage reliance grows
23 November 2022
Despite technical challenges and slow development times, storage capacity is expanding
Markets await Chinese product export quotas
24 October 2022
The normal quarterly uncertainty is more pronounced than usual, and the effect on the market may be delayed
China well-stocked with gas for winter
15 September 2022
Sufficient term-contract volumes and soft demand are insulating the country from the expensive spot LNG market
Chinese NOCs delist from NYSE
31 August 2022
The voluntary move demonstrates the growing distance between the US and China
Cnooc set to lead China’s oil output growth
22 February 2022
The state-controlled firm is expected to contribute most of the country’s new oil production this year
China’s gas production grows apace
17 December 2021
State firms saw their gas production gains outpace those of crude in the first nine months of 2021
Letter from China: LNG deals show pragmatism in US-China ties
29 October 2021
A US LNG project developer has signed the first long-term supply contracts with a Chinese buyer in nearly four years
China’s NOCs take varying decarbonisation routes
2 August 2021
The three biggest state-controlled firms are pursuing divergent strategies towards a lower carbon future
Iraq’s China embrace not without risks
20 July 2021
The Middle Eastern state’s welcome of Chinese investment is understandable, but not unproblematic
Iraq renews gas drive
8 May 2021
Baghdad turns again to China to develop its second largest gasfield
Letter from China: Five-Year Plan puts energy over decarbonisation
28 March 2021
China’s reluctance to ease back on fossil fuels highlights the contrasting narratives of energy security and decarbonisation
China’s NOCs look to the future
22 March 2021
The three state-controlled heavyweights are gearing up to announce 2020 earnings, with attention focused on addressing near-term challenges and opportunities
China falls short on gas storage
9 February 2021
Asia’s biggest gas market has a way to go to meet its storage capacity targets
Pentagon blacklists Cnooc due to military links
22 December 2020
Further escalation could lead to Chinese NOC becoming locked out of US-dollar-based financial system
Letter from China: Pipeline reform heats up
2 July 2020
The signs are positive that Beijing is getting serious about opening up its gas network
Oil and Covid-19 part one: The route back
5 March 2020
While the potential for a global pandemic that cripples the world economy and the oil price remains, thoughts are beginning to turn to what happens post-coronavirus
Chinese refiners to flood the market
23 August 2019
Chinese exports from its refinery overcapacity to increase Asian market disruption
China looks west to solve energy riddle
22 August 2019
Xinjiang has potentially huge untapped reserves, but exploration in the desert province presents complex geological and political challenges
Trade war spills over
7 August 2018
US-China tensions likely to prompt shift in crude, LNG flows
China's teapots are filling up
16 July 2018
Chinese authorities are giving independent refiners greater freedom to source their own supplies of crude oil
Refining's big expansion
5 October 2017
Teapots are vying with the state giants in China, while India and the Middle East are ramping up
Downstream to the rescue for China
5 October 2017
China's NOCs have had a few difficult years. But restructuring and a modest oil-price recovery are helping
China's new fuel standard
21 February 2017
Under pressure, Sinopec launches cleaner Beijing Six gasoline
Sinopec - putting the house in order
25 January 2017
The Chinese giant is shifting priorities to make the most of weaker crude prices
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