(Eurasia Group, 4.Jan.2021) — As we begin 2021, the United States is the most powerful, politically divided, and economically unequal of the world's industrial democracies. China is America's strongest competitor,...
(Maxeon Solar, 20.Dec.2020) — Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd., a global solar innovation leader, received a positive patent validity ruling in a patent invalidation action filed in China by the Chinese...
(JinkoSolar, 16.Dec.2020) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. filed a prospectus supplement to sell up to an aggregate of $100,000,000 of its American depositary shares (ADSs), each representing four ordinary shares,...
(Maxeon, 14.Dec.2020) — Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative. The company committed to be a Signatory of the Global...
(ECV, 8.Dec.2020) — Energy Capital Vietnam (ECV), a US-based project holding and development company established in 2015 to serve as a platform for private investment into Vietnam, has announced the...
(Reuters, 2.Dec.2020) — India wants to diversify its oil imports, including the resumption of supplies from Iran and Venezuela, after U.S. President-elect Joe Biden takes office, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan...
(JinkoSolar, 27.Nov.2020) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. announced its wholly-owned subsidiary JinkoSolar Sweihan (HK) Limited has signed a share and debt purchase agreement with Jinko Power (HK) Company Limited, an...
(JinkoSolar, 25.Nov.2020) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. announced the resignation of Mr. Zhiqun Xu as the company's Chief Operating Officer and the appointment of Dr. Jiun-Hua Allen Guo as the...
(Petronas, 12.Oct.2020) — Petronas through its subsidiary, PC Oman Ventures Ltd (PCOVL) together with its partners, BP Exploration (Epsilon) Limited and Makarim Gas Development LLC, a subsidiary of OQ, today...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Sep.2020) — At the request of the US State Department, Tipco Asphalt plans to temporarily shut down its refinery located in Kemaman, Malaysia. The refinery relies on...
(Reuters, 1.Oct.2020) — Reliance Industries has agreed to purchase 2 million barrels of Canadian heavy crude per month, three industry sources said, as a substitute for dwindling Venezuelan supply. The...
(JinkoSolar, 23.Sept.2020) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter...
(Chinese Embassy in Guyana, 18.Sep.2020) — The US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo made again some erroneous remarks on China during his visit to Guyana, to which we strongly...
(JinkoSolar, 17.Sep.2020) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. announced its intention to co-operate with ENEOS Corporation, Japan's largest oil refiner, on the provision of solar modules for a Virtual Power Plant...
(Equinor, 9.Sep.2020) — Equinor, Jera and J-Power partner up and enter a joint bid agreement prior to Japan’s upcoming Round 1 offshore wind auction. The three companies will jointly evaluate...
(Petronas, 8.Sep.2020) — As part of the company’s latest customer-centric solution to facilitate the growth of cleaner energy use across Peninsular Malaysia, Petronas recently launched the Virtual Pipeline System (VPS)...
(JinkoSolar, 31.Aug.2020) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. plans to release its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended 30 June 2020 before the open of U.S. markets on Wednesday,...
(WoodMac, 31.Aug.2020) — Last week PetroChina became the first national oil company (NOC) in the world to announce a ‘near-zero’ emissions ambition. Principal analyst Max Petrov commented on the event:...
(McDermott, 26.Aug.2020) — McDermott International Ltd. today announced it has been awarded a contract by Delta Offshore Energy to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for a subsea gas pipeline....
(CNOOC, 19.Aug.2020) — CNOOC Limited announced its 2020 interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2020. Facing the unprecedented challenges in the first half of 2020, CNOOC Limited...
(JinkoSolar, 18.Aug.2020) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. signed a contract with Shanghai Electric to supply approximately 1 GW of solar modules for Phase V of the Dubai Electricity and Water...
(JinkoSolar, 7.Aug.2020) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. launched its new generation of 610W Tiger Pro High-efficiency monocrystalline TR solar module and its BIPV solutions, Building Integrated Photovoltaics product series, which...
(Asharq Al-Awsat, 28.Jul.2020) — The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADNOC, announced on Monday its agreement to the transfer of rights in its Lower Zakum and Umm Shaif and Nasr...
(Reuters, 28.Jul.2020) — Chevron Corp expects to restart Train 2 of its Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Australia in early September after completing repairs, a company spokesman said...
(Petronas, 20.Jul.2020) — Following the launch of its first solar rooftop solution, M+ by Petronas last year, Petronas New Energy is now set to grow in the domestic renewable energy...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jul.2020) — The Liza Unity FPSO hull has arrived from China to the Keppel shipyard in Singapore where it will be fitted with 13 topside modules to...
(JinkoSolar, 6.Jul.2020) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. announced it will supply 126 MW of solar modules for the expansion of an existing 160 MW solar PV park in Chile. The...
(Reuters, 30.Jun.2020) — Indian conglomerate Essar Group made a binding offer to Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA to buy the country's second largest oil refinery, two people with knowledge of the...
(AlgaEnergy, 29.Jun.2020) — AlgaEnergy S.A. received "The Product of Great Potential" award for its plant biostimulant products at the Special Fertilizer Expo in Nanning, China, on June 20, 2020. AgriAlgae®...
(WoodMac, 2.Jun.2020) — The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry is about to face its first seasonal demand contraction since 2012, with demand in summer 2020 expected to fall 2.7%...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 30.May.2020) — Gastech 2020 will now take place virtually, from 7-11 September 2020, with strategic and technical conference content streamed online, enabling the natural gas,...
(BP, 28.May.2020) — Weilian Chemical is a subsidiary of Dongying United Petrochemical Co., Ltd, one of the leading manufacturers and distributors of petroleum and petrochemical products in China. Weilian Chemical...
(Petrofac, 28.May2020) — Petrofac’s Engineering & Production Services division (EPS) has secured a further six-month contract extension with Basra Oil Company (BOC) for its long-standing Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion...
(WoodMac, 20.May.2020) — National oil companies (NOCs) globally are estimated to cut exploration budgets by over a quarter on average in 2020, says Wood Mackenzie. The analysis is based on...
(WoodMac, 14.May.2020) — Bangladesh is expected to double its fossil fuel imports to 32 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) between 2020 and 2030, says Wood Mackenzie. While growing working...
(CNOOC, 29.Apr.2020) — CNOOC Limited announced its key operational statistics for the first quarter of 2020. The Company achieved a total net production of 131.5 million barrels of oil equivalent...
(JinkoSolar, 27.Apr.2020) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. announced that the Company filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2019 with the Securities and...
(Noble, 9.Apr.2020) — Noble Corporation plc announced that its report of drilling rig status and contract information has been updated as of 9 April 2020. The report, titled “Fleet Status...
(WoodMac, 1.Apr.2020) — In its latest short-term gas and LNG outlook report, Wood Mackenzie weighs the risks coronavirus, sustained low oil prices and LNG oversupply pose to the sector this...
(ConocoPhillips, 30.Mar.2020) — ConocoPhillips’ exploration strategy emphasized flexibility and discovering new barrels accretive to its existing portfolio. The company’s 2019 exploration focused on select business units: Alaska, Lower 48, Canada,...
(WoodMac, 27.Mar.2020) — The coronavirus pandemic is reducing oil demand. The OPEC+ production restraint agreement fell apart on 6 March and Saudi Arabia is rapidly increasing supply. The result: Brent...
(CNOOC, 25.Mar.2020 — CNOOC Limited announced its 2019 annual results for the year ended December 31, 2019. In 2019, CNOOC Limited has achieved remarkable results, with multiple operating indicators reached...
(Argus, 24.Mar.2020) — Some gasoline is trickling into Venezuela, while a few crude cargoes are still getting out, but the volumes and revenue are dwarfed by the US-sanctioned country's dire...
(WoodMac, 23.Mar.2020) — Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis reveals that China’s crude stock (including strategic and commercial petroleum reserves) could reach 1.15 billion barrels in 2020, equivalent to 83 days of...
(Reuters, 11.Mar.2020) — China’s independent oil refiners are cranking up production as local governments begin to relax strict measures to contain the coronavirus and fuel demand begins to recover. A...
(Reuters, 2.Mar.2020) — Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol SA placed restrictions on business travel to all Asian and European countries on Monday in response to the coronavirus outbreak, its chief...
(WoodMac, 27.Feb.2020) — The upstream oil and gas sector’s biggest commercial fear from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic is its impact on demand and prices. Only a small proportion of global...
(Trina Solar, 24.Feb.2020) — Trina Solar Co., Ltd.'s global PV module shipments passed a new milestone in 2019, topping 10 GW for the year. According to the 2019 module shipment...
(Modec, 30.Jan.2020) — Modec Inc. has signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Equinor Brasil Energia Ltda, a subsidiary of Equinor ASA, to supply a Floating Production Storage and...
(MODEC, 30.Jan.2020) — MODEC, Inc. ("MODEC," head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Yuji Kozai), Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ("Mitsui," head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Tatsuo Yasunaga), Mitsui...
(Argus, 16.Jan.2020) — Venezuela kicked off the new year with at least 730,000 b/d of crude exports, led by several India-bound cargoes, according to local and international shipping data obtained...
(Reuters, 15.Jan.2020) — The Trump administration’s envoy on Venezuela said China appears to be scaling back economic support for President Nicolas Maduro, and Beijing acknowledged a diminishing role largely due...
(Reuters, 15.Jan.2020) — The Trump administration’s envoy on Venezuela said China appears to be scaling back economic support for President Nicolas Maduro, and Beijing acknowledged a diminishing role largely due...
(CNOOC, 13.Jan.2020) — CNOOC Limited announced its business strategy and development plan for the year 2020. The company's targeted net production for 2020 is 520 million to 530 million barrels...
(WoodMac, 13.Jan.2020) — Wood Mackenzie has identified six themes that will impact Asia Pacific’s gas and LNG markets in 2020. Asian LNG spot prices to fall further In 2019, the...
(S&P Global Platts, 8.Jan.2020) — Some Asian importers of Iraqi crude oil may scout for more heavy sour crude from Central and South America in the first quarter, as ongoing...
(S&P Global Platts, 24.Dec.2019) — US sanctions on PDVSA shut down roughly 500,000 b/d of crude flows from Venezuela to Gulf Coast refineries within a matter of weeks after being...
(CNOOC, 20.Dec.2019) — CNOOC Limited announced 20 Dec. that Liza field offshore Guyana has safely commenced production ahead of schedule. Liza Phase 1 development project is located in the Stabroek...
(WoodMac, 19.Dec.2019) — Wood Mackenzie has identified five themes related to project sanctions, exploration, M&A, energy transition and IMO 2020 that will impact Asia Pacific’s upstream industry in 2020. Australia...
(Petrobras, 16.Dec.2019) — Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on August 14, 2019, prepaid a $5 billion loan with China Development Bank (CDB), due in 2027. This prepayment...
(S&P Global Platts, 11.Dec.2019) — Analysts at S&P Global Platts, the leading independent provider of information, analysis and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets, today released their 2020...
(JinkoSolar, 29.Nov.2019) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. supplied 300MW of its high energy density Tiger panels for an ultra-high voltage demonstration plant in Qinghai Province, China. The Qinghai Ultra High...
(Reuters, Mayela Armas, Corina Pons, 28.Nov.2019) — Venezuela’s government and its oil company PDVSA have offered to pay suppliers and contractors into accounts in China using the yuan currency, five...
(S&P Global Platts, 27.Nov.2019) — The benchmark Dubai crude futures market structure moved higher in mid-morning trade in Asia Wednesday as new sanctions imposed on a Cuban company over its...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 21.Nov.2019) — An energy storage system comprised of batteries of 2.2 megawatt hours was inaugurated on 21 Nov. 2019 on the island of San Cristobal,...
(WoodMac, 21.Nov.2019) — Wood Mackenzie’s latest report reveals that LNG sellers with contracts linked to JCC (Japan Crude Cocktail) could lose some US$15 billion in unearned revenues. This is a...
(Oilprice.com, Irina Slav, 16.Nov.2019) — U.S. sanctions on Venezuela have been squeezing the life out of its economy in an attempt to remove the government of Nicolas Maduro from power,...
(Rosneft, 15.Nov.2019) — During the visit of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to the BRICS summit in Brazil, the Chief Executive Officer of PJSC Rosneft Oil Company...
(IRENA, 12.Nov.2019) — Latin America and the Caribbean could grow their installed solar capacity by a factor of 40 by 2050, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency...
(Michelle Wiese Bockmann, 12.Nov.2019) — Rosneft’s trading arm is vital to Venezuelan crude sales as Chinese refiners shun direct purchases since the US administration tightened sanctions in August. Instead Venezuela...
(Argus, 7.Nov.2019) — Brazil's pre-salt auction today mirrored the lackluster results from yesterday's much-hyped Transfer of Rights offer, raising questions about bonus pricing, the appeal of the country's production-sharing terms...
(Petrobras, 7.Nov.2019) — Petrobras reports that the consortium in which will be the operator, holding 80% of work interest, in partnership with CNODC Brasil Petróleo e Gás Ltda. has acquired...
(Reuters, Gram Slattery, Marta Nogueira, Marianna Parraga, 6.Nov.2019) — Brazil’s biggest-ever oil auction frustrated expectations on Wednesday, as high prices and the dominant role of state-run oil company Petrobras scared...
(ANP, 6.Nov.2019) — The Transfer of Rights Surplus Bidding Round, held today (November 6) by ANP, had two of the four areas on offer acquired (Búzios and Itapu), generating R$...
(WoodMac, 6.Nov.2019) — Brazil’s largest-ever auction of oil licences – the Transfer of Rights round – saw state-controlled Petrobras walk away with the biggest prizes, the Búzios and Itapu blocks....
