(Afp, 12.Sep.2018) â Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro departed Wednesday for China in search of agreements to bolster the oil-exporting country’s collapsing economy. Maduro said the […]
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Petrobras Targets China with New Crude Oil
(Reuters, Florence Tan and Alexandra Alper, 27.Jul.2018) â Brazilâs state-controlled energy company Petrobras plans to push more crude oil to top importer China by marketing […]
China Gives New Life to Venezuela Despite US’ Ire
(Sputnik News, 5.Jul.2018) â China is lending its helping hand to Venezuela to stabilize the country’s oil sector, analysts told Sputnik, adding that Beijing’s economic […]
China Throws Venezuelaâs Oil Industry $5B Lifeline
(OilPrice.com, Irina Slav) â Chinaâs Development Bank has approved a US$5-billion loan for Venezuelaâs oil industry, Bloomberg reports, quoting the troubled South American countryâs Finance […]
Venezuela to Get $250 mln from China
(Reuters, 3.Jul.2018) â Venezuela will receive $250 million from the China Development Bank to boost the OPEC nationâs oil production, the South American countryâs Finance […]
China Generates Energy, Controversy in Argentina
(Inter Press Service, Daniel Gutman, 22.Jun.2018) â As in other Latin American countries, in recent years China has been a strong investor in Argentina. The […]
Venezuela Oil Exports to China Slump
(Reuters, 17.Jun.2018) â Reuters) – Chinaâs imports of Venezuelan crude oil could sink to their lowest in nearly eight years in July as the OPEC […]
China Looks to Invest $10 Billion in Peru Over 3 Years
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 1.Jun.2018) — China plans investments of $10 billion across various sectors in Peru over the next three years. The Asian […]
Fact Sheet: Peru LNG
(Shell, 1.Jun.2018) â Peru LNG is the first natural gas liquefaction plant in South America and began operations in 2010 with a 4.45 mtpa capacity. […]
PetroChina, Rosneft Leave Venezuela Refining Projects
(Kallanish Energy, 28.Mar.2018) â Chinese and Russian state oil companies PetroChina and Rosneft will not pay the costs of repairing and modernizing Venezuelaâs CardĂłn and […]
Venezuela, China Sign 8 Oil Deals
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 17.Feb.2017) â Venezuela signed 22 agreements with China, including eight (8) related to heavy and extra heavy oil ventures in […]
Venezuela, China Hold High Level Commission
(PDVSA, 13.Feb.2017) â The 15th China-Venezuela High Level Joint Commission took place at the JosĂ© FĂ©lix Ribas Hall of Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas, with […]
Venezuela Signs Eight Agreements with China
(PDVSA, 13.Feb.2017) â PDVSA ratified its cooperation with the People’s Republic of China with the signing of eight agreements at the 15th China-Venezuela High Level […]
Venezuela in Talks with China About Grace Period
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 14.Jun.2016) â Venezuela continues to discuss matters with China regarding a grace period for the South American country to pay […]
Petrobras Signs Credit with China Exim Bank
(Petrobras, 9.May.2016) â Petrobras signed a term sheet with China Exim Bank (Export-Import Bank of China) containing the main terms and conditions for a $1 […]
IFC, China-Mexico to Invest $200 Mln in Citla
(IFC, 21.Apr.2016) â International Finance Corp. (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the ChinaMexico Fund (CMF), a $1.2 billion private equity fund […]
Ecuadorâs Refinery Dream Seems More A Fantasy
(S&P Global Platts, 15.Feb.2016) â It was supposed to be the biggest investment ever in Ecuador: $12 billion for a 300,000 b/d refinery and a […]
Ecuador, China Advance Refinery Plans
(OGJ, 24.Jan.2014) â China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and the Ecuadorean government have reached an agreement regarding cooperation in a plan to construct a long-delayed […]