China’s imports of liquefied natural gas are surging as the nation steps up purchases to cope with rising electricity consumption over the hotter summer months.
China’s imports of liquefied natural gas are surging as the nation steps up purchases to cope with rising electricity consumption over the hotter summer months.
A ship offloads LNG at a terminal in Rudong, China. Source: -/AFP
Chinese coking coal futures jumped by the daily limit and mining stocks surged after a deadly accident in Shanxi province sparked fears of broader supply disruptions.
Chinese coking coal futures jumped by the daily limit and mining stocks surged after a deadly accident in Shanxi province sparked fears of broader supply disruptions.
China’s world-beating coal production has helped shield its economy from the worst of the Iran war shock. Now the deadliest mining disaster in years is raising uncomfortable questions about the cost of that drive.
China’s world-beating coal production has helped shield its economy from the worst of the Iran war shock. Now the deadliest mining disaster in years is raising uncomfortable questions about the cost of that drive.
Rescuers gather at the site of the Liushenyu coal mine following a coal mine accident.
China’s world-beating coal production has helped shield its economy from the worst of the Iran war shock. Now the deadliest mining disaster in years is raising uncomfortable questions about the cost of that drive.
China’s world-beating coal production has helped shield its economy from the worst of the Iran war shock. Now the deadliest mining disaster in years is raising uncomfortable questions about the cost of that drive.
Rescuers gather at the site of the Liushenyu coal mine following a coal mine accident.
China’s thermal power generation grew for a fourth straight month in April even as coal output fell, highlighting the challenges Beijing faces in continuing to buffer its economy from the global energy crisis stemming from the war in Iran.
China’s thermal power generation grew for a fourth straight month in April even as coal output fell, highlighting the challenges Beijing faces in continuing to buffer its economy from the global energy crisis stemming from the war in Iran.
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As the leaders of the world’s two largest economies meet in Beijing, energy markets will be watching closely for any breakthrough in a dispute that has reshaped global fuel flows: China’s tariffs on US oil and gas.
As the leaders of the world’s two largest economies meet in Beijing, energy markets will be watching closely for any breakthrough in a dispute that has reshaped global fuel flows: China’s tariffs on US oil and gas.
Donald Trump reviews an honor guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China.
Economic activity in China’s most important manufacturing hub is heaping pressure on power supplies, sparking an energy stress test as the Iran war chokes shipments of fuel.
Economic activity in China’s most important manufacturing hub is heaping pressure on power supplies, sparking an energy stress test as the Iran war chokes shipments of fuel.
A robotic arm on an electric flying car production line in Guangzhou. Photographer: Jade Gao/AFP/Getty Images
Economic activity in China’s most important manufacturing hub is heaping pressure on power supplies, sparking an energy stress test as the Iran war chokes shipments of fuel.
Economic activity in China’s most important manufacturing hub is heaping pressure on power supplies, sparking an energy stress test as the Iran war chokes shipments of fuel.
A robotic arm on an electric flying car production line in Guangzhou. Photographer: Jade Gao/AFP/Getty Images
PetroChina Co. posted its best ever quarterly profit as China’s largest oil and gas producer benefited from rising energy prices due to the war in the Middle East.
PetroChina Co. posted its best ever quarterly profit as China’s largest oil and gas producer benefited from rising energy prices due to the war in the Middle East.
A PetroChina gas station . Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
Cnooc Ltd. reported stronger profit in the first quarter, as China’s top offshore driller benefited from rising global crude prices from the war in the Middle East.
Cnooc Ltd. reported stronger profit in the first quarter, as China’s top offshore driller benefited from rising global crude prices from the war in the Middle East.
A China National Offshore Oil Corp. filling station in Shanghai.
Power market brokers in the Chinese industrial hub of Guangdong are moving to cancel long-term supply deals with factories as the Iran war drives a surge in spot prices and erodes their margins.
Power market brokers in the Chinese industrial hub of Guangdong are moving to cancel long-term supply deals with factories as the Iran war drives a surge in spot prices and erodes their margins.
Buildings at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Guangzhou campus. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
Power market brokers in the Chinese industrial hub of Guangdong are moving to cancel long-term supply deals with factories as the Iran war drives a surge in spot prices and erodes their margins.
Power market brokers in the Chinese industrial hub of Guangdong are moving to cancel long-term supply deals with factories as the Iran war drives a surge in spot prices and erodes their margins.
Buildings at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Guangzhou campus. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
The Strait of Hormuz oil shock has yet to crash demand as the rich world borrows from its stocks and pays up to secure supply. Traders are now sounding the alarm that a harsh adjustment is coming.
The Strait of Hormuz oil shock has yet to crash demand as the rich world borrows from its stocks and pays up to secure supply. Traders are now sounding the alarm that a harsh adjustment is coming.
Iranians are seen at Suru Beach in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz, April 24.
The Chinese industrial hub of Guangdong, an economic powerhouse comparable in size to South Korea, has seen some electricity prices almost double due in part to constraints on the supply of natural gas from the Middle East.
The Chinese industrial hub of Guangdong, an economic powerhouse comparable in size to South Korea, has seen some electricity prices almost double due in part to constraints on the supply of natural gas from the Middle East.
A worker at the China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) Yanshan refinery escorts journalists in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Sinopec will process 11 million tons of crude oil at its Yanshan refinery this year, said Kong Jian, the party secretary in charge of the Yanshan No. 1 plant. There are no plans to carry out maintenance this year.
China’s Wanhua Chemical Group Co. pledged to accelerate its overseas expansion to help counter rising trade risks after the petrochemical giant reported an increase in first-quarter earnings.
China’s Wanhua Chemical Group Co. pledged to accelerate its overseas expansion to help counter rising trade risks after the petrochemical giant reported an increase in first-quarter earnings.
A high-profile Chinese coal-to-gas venture that lay dormant for over a decade is set to launch this year, part of a wave of investments that will allow Beijing to mitigate threats to fuel supply at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions.
A high-profile Chinese coal-to-gas venture that lay dormant for over a decade is set to launch this year, part of a wave of investments that will allow Beijing to mitigate threats to fuel supply at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions.
Smoke and water vapor rises from the stacks of a mixed gas-coal power plant in Beijing, China, on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. China’s heating supplies are facing their biggest test of the winter so far as snow and frigid air descend on northern parts of the country, putting the electricity grid under huge pressure. Bloomberg
China’s largest grid operator has pledged to spend 31 billion yuan ($4.5 billion) on pumped hydro storage this year, in support of the company’s plan to lift total capacity by more than 70% by the end of the decade.
China’s largest grid operator has pledged to spend 31 billion yuan ($4.5 billion) on pumped hydro storage this year, in support of the company’s plan to lift total capacity by more than 70% by the end of the decade.
China’s petrochemical producers, which supply textile and plastics factories, have cut operations to their lowest seasonal level in three years as rising feedstock costs and soft export demand squeezes margins.
China’s petrochemical producers, which supply textile and plastics factories, have cut operations to their lowest seasonal level in three years as rising feedstock costs and soft export demand squeezes margins.
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