1. Apparently. Uncertainty is a complicated pictogram*. *You'll have to have read "Interesting Times" to get the reference fully but I'm sure you know what I...
      


  2. While most countries moving up the economic ladder show continued growth in oil demand from increased driving, mass-adoption of electric vehicles and high-speed rail...


  3. So, China's struck deals with nine oil companies to explore for oil and gas in China. A demonstrative gesture or actual opening-up? Here.
      


  4. https://www.rt.com/business/445768-russia-venezuela-investments-oil/ And the game is afoot! "Caracas and Moscow have signed $5 billion US dollars’ worth of contracts related to oil production during President Nicolas Maduro’s...


  5. I'm *not* Oil Price staff. I *don't* get paid to be a moderator here. It's just that I happen to like commenting about oil & gas. ...


  6. globally, almost $335 billion was sunk into renewable energy in 2017, almost half of this went to solar, and about 40% was from China.


  7. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-china/xi-says-china-will-play-constructive-role-on-venezuela-idUSKCN1T606W China is being left out of deal. China supported Maduro.  China wants into Venezuela  . . . .  just as they have made inroads...


  8. To "Boost Competition"?  In China? Bwaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Someone in China is going to get really rich. Boosting Competition in China might be a good title for a follow up...


  9. Chinese buyers of Iranian oil are starting to shift their cargoes to vessels owned by National Iranian Tanker Co (NITC) for nearly all of...
      


  10. China Swoops in on Canada Oil That's $50 Cheaper Than U.S. Crude About time, too.
      


  11. heh heh, it's always a pleasant surprise when stumbling across someone else who has similar contrarian views on oil & gas, renewables, climate panic,...


  12. China to Start Buying Oil for State Reserves After Crash   https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-02/china-to-start-buying-oil-for-state-reserves-after-price-crash?fbclid=IwAR04YmL-SfBiYLNbeuqdJcojsNrqDiYM_aPjZagJxuxjpZnP6Jj6ds2Ndj4
      


  13. China awards 18.36 mil mt oil product export quota for 2019, up 13% on year This should offer some relief to poor battered oil prices....
      


  14. https://www.theepochtimes.com/chinese-regime-using-climate-policy-as-weapon-against-us-economy-report_4155205.html CLIMATE POLICIES Chinese Regime Using Climate Policy as ‘Weapon’ Against US Economy: Report By Lorenzo Puertas   December 13, 2021 Updated: December 13, 2021 Russia has been doing the same thing,...
      


  15. China has issued a white paper calling for advancing international cooperation on the Arctic. These guys aren't wasting any time, are they? "The Chinese paper...
      


  16. The Saudis are talking with strategic investors from China, Japan, and South Korea before making the final decision on Aramco's IPO. Guess who's calling...
      


  17. https://www.france24.com/en/20190522-illegal-ozone-depleting-gases-traced-china-study China has apparently illegally used CFC-11 when they were not supposed to.  I'M NOT MAD. JUST DISAPPOINTED.


  18. If not for the U.S. Democratic Party assistance to Communist Secretary General Xi Jinping, China would have signed Trade Deal in April, Iran would...


  19. https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/China-Philippines-Team-Up-For-Oil-Exploration-In-South-China-Sea.html This would be good news for the Deepwater Exploration segment of the Industry, China currently heavily involved in building 7th Gen Drillships which are...
      


  20. "The more aggressive type of virus was found to be prevalent in the early stages of the outbreak in Wuhan — the Chinese city...


  21. investors in China’s biggest oil companies may lose out as a record $35 billion in cash is tapped for a fresh round of deals https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-06/china-s-160-billion-energy-m-a-binge-was-bad-for-most-investors


  22. After that Rosneft deal fell through, CEFC said it missed a major bond payment today. Fitch is expecting the corporate bond defaults in China will continue...


  23.  A U.S. decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran is supporting China’s newly established crude oil futures, and may spur efforts to start trading oil...
      


  24. https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/China-Finds-Oil-In-Asias-Deepest-Onshore-Well.html China Finds Oil In Asia’s Deepest Onshore Well By Tsvetana Paraskova - Jan 20, 2020, 11:00 AM CST China’s efforts to boost oil and gas exploration in harsh-environment...
      


  25. interesting report on China's influence in Venezuela by csis  https://www.csis.org/analysis/when-investment-hurts-chinese-influence-venezuela can Venezuela ever break free now? 


  26. China's manufacturing activity has picked up in January, crossing the crucial threshold of 50%, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics. It has gone up...
      


  27. Having been in the doldrums for over nine months, China’s manufacturing PMI has risen by 0.9 in November, buckling the trend that used to...
      


  28. Oh noes!  Seems there is trouble in CCP's central planning paradise.  Whoopsie.  Xi will not be pleased. China's Oil Dream Dims as State Giants Cut...


  29.  China’s crude oil futures, to be launched on Monday, will be a major step in Beijing’s years-long push to win greater sway over oil...
      


  30. Chinese recovery from the latest outbreak of the Delta variant appears to be a ray of hope for the battered oil markets, which saw...