The "Full Energy System" — Zou Caineng's Latest Perspective

The "Full Energy System" — Zou Caineng's Latest Perspective

2025-09-15

Industry Trend: Unconventional Oil & Gas Is Moving Center Stage

Industry Trend: Unconventional Oil & Gas Is Moving Center Stage

2025-08-20

Call for Submissions: ECF Energy Technology Innovation Award 2025 Now Open!

Call for Submissions: ECF Energy Technology Innovation Award 2025 Now Open!

2025-07-29

Central SOEs Launch Billions in Buybacks to Stabilize China's A-Share Market

China's state-owned giants—including PetroChina, Sinopec, and CNOOC—have initiated large-scale share repurchases and stake increases totaling tens of billions of yuan. These moves, backed by Central Huijin and SASAC support, aim to stabilize capital markets, boost investor confidence, and reflect st

China Oil China Policy China Investment 2025-04-09

Yangzi Petrochemical's EVA Products Are Exported to Many Countries and Regions

As of July 27, the EVA output of Yangzi Petrochemical has increased by 73% year-on-year, the best level in history. EVA photovoltaic film products have been successfully sold to Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and EVA high-end foaming resin products have been sold overseas for many times.

China Petrochemical 2023-07-28

Zhang Yuzhuo named Chairman of Sinopec Group

Zhang Yuzhuo became Chairman and Secretary of Party Leadership Group of Sinopec Group, whose appointment was announced on January 17, 2020.

Sinopec 2020-02-11

Energy China Forum 2020 Recruitment Notification - International Project Officer

Energy China Forum 2020 Recruitment Notification - International Project Officer, Shanghai ChinaEnergy China ForumDowntown, Huangpu District, Shanghai, ChinaFull-timeResponsibility:1. Responsible for international project promotion, including planning, publicity and copywriting;2. Organize or provide assistance to international industry summit, global conferences and other events;3. Responsible for daily communication, marketing, maintenance and following up with global energy institute, governments, associations and energy companies;4. Responsible for market research, including industry dynam

China Gas China Shale Oil China Oil CNPC China Shale Gas 2020-01-12

【ECF News】China oil giants signed over 80 billion USD during import EXPO

The 2nd China International Import Expo was held in Shanghai during Nov 5-10.More than 3,000 companies from more than 150 countries and regions participated in the exhibition.On November 6, the China Petroleum International Cooperation Forum and signing ceremony on the theme of “cooperative innovation and value creation” was held by CNPC in Shanghai. CNPC signed strategic cooperation agreements with SNAM and Schlumberger, and signed 21 procurement contracts with over 20 overseas suppliers including Kazakhstan Gas Transport, Saudi Aramco, Kuwait Petroleum, ABB, Schlumberger, Caterpillar, Honeyw

China Shale Oil ECFShale China Shale Gas 2019-11-12

Chinese Oil Majors Backtrack On Pledge To Buy Iranian Oil

It was a question that just as recently as last week was still undecided. Would Beijing kowtow to Washington’s demand that it stop importing Iranian oil at the start of May after the 180-day import waiver period ended? The answer, at least for now, is that Beijing will comply.Oil majors Sinopec Group and CNPC, China’s two top oil refiners, are reportedly skipping purchases of Iranian oil for loading in May, Reuters reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the deal. On April 22, President Trump surprised oil markets when said he would end 180-day Iranian oil import waivers put in place i

China Oil Import 2019-05-13

What Explains China’s Thirst For Saudi Oil

China stepped up purchases of Saudi oil in the first four months of this year as a private refiner is raising crude intake from the Kingdom that has secured term deals to grab more market share in the world’s top oil importing market.Hengli Petrochemical, a privately held refiner, has stepped up purchases of Saudi crude oil for April and May and is close to ramping up its new 400,000-bpd refinery to full capacity later this month, Reuters reported on Monday, citing ship-tracking data and officials at Hengli Petrochemical.The new Chinese refinery, which started trial runs at the end of last yea

China Oil Import 2019-05-08

In a sleepy Louisiana town, two Chinese chemicals firms are being hit on multiple fronts by the trade war

US President Donald Trump’s trade war with China has thrown a spanner in the works of two Chinese chemicals companies spending billions of dollars building factories in the United States.Yuhuang Chemical was started in 1994 by a village branch of the Chinese Communist Party in Shandong Province, but in 2014, it raised some eyebrows when it announced plans to build a US$1.85 billion methanol plant in St James Parish, Louisiana.Last year, Wanhua Chemical, a listed company also from Shandong, followed suit with plans to build a US$1.25 billion plant in the same town in Louisiana, which has a popu

2019-03-12

Gazprom, Sinopec to be top spenders across oil and gas value chain by 2025

Gazprom and China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec) are the top spenders among global oil and gas companies, in terms of new build capital expenditure (capex) to be spent on planned and announced projects across the oil and gas value chain during 2018–2025, according to leading data and analytics company

Sinopec 2018-11-13

China petchems players calm on new tariffs, seek alternative suppliers

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Chinese petrochemicals players appear calm ahead of the tariffs to be implemented on several US goods this week while speeding up the search for alternative suppliers.However, some players conceded they will face losses on contractual volumes signed months ago which will be subject to tariffs.On Thursday (23 August), a 25% tariff on $16bn worth of US-origin goods will come into effect, and petrochemicals players have been busy looking for alternative ways to replace imports from that country, acquire new supply and reduce possible losses.Some buyers of ethylene glycol (EG), f

China Petrochemical US-China trade dispute 2018-08-26

INSIGHT: China's latest tariffs on chemicals, polymers set to distort regional trade

LONDON (ICIS)--It is not necessarily a calm before the storm but traders and others have to deal with the world as it is. The bottom line impact can be gauged later.Petrochemical sources in China do not hold out much hope for the working-level China-US trade talks in Washington which begin on Wednesday.They have to deal with reality, which is the implementation of a new raft of tariffs on imported US chemicals from Thursday (23 August).A 25% tariff comes into effect on $16bn of goods of US origin. In the tit-for-tat of this dispute, US customs will begin collecting 25% duties on 279 goods of C

China Petrochemical US-China trade dispute 2018-08-26

Chinese petrochemical plants shun US-origin naphtha as tariffs loom

Singapore — Chinese petrochemical plants are avoiding US-origin naphtha cargos, with at least one joint venture company explicitly barring them in purchase tenders issued in July, according to market sources and recipients of tender documents.Naphtha buyers in China are not taking any chances with US-origin cargoes, in line with buyers of US crude oil, propane and LNG, especially with the next round of tariffs due for implementation on August 23. Uncertainty has prevailed since Beijing threatened 25% retaliatory tariffs on US oil products in June.The impact on the overall naphtha market is sma

China Petrochemical US-China trade dispute 2018-08-26

Analysis: China's fuel oil imports may feel the pinch from US trade war

China's fuel oil imports may ease in the coming months amid fears thatbunker fuel demand might fall after US tariffs come into effect next month,curbing shipment of some commodities from China to the United States.

China Petrochemical 2018-07-02

China's Fujian Jinjiang Petrochemical eyes commercial output at new CPL plant in August

China's Fujian Jinjiang Petrochemical is expected to start commercial production at its new 200,000 mt/year caprolactam plant in Putian, in eastern China's Fujian province, by August, after major construction work was completed earlier this week, industry sources with knowledge of the matter said Th

China Petrochemical 2018-06-29

China-US trade spat to hit VLCC demand; Iran purchases to continue: Sinopec

Chinese oil refiners may not be able to import US crude at all if the government goes ahead and levies a 25% tariff on American energy products, and this will directly hurt the demand for VLCC tonnage, a senior Sinopec executive said Tuesday.

China Petrochemical China Oil Import Sinopec 2018-06-27

China's Sinopec settles June paraxylene contract price at Yuan 7,460/mt, down Yuan 290/mt from May

State-owned China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, has settled its June paraxylene contract price at Yuan 7,460/mt, equating to about $974.40/mt on an import parity basis, sources close to the matter said Friday.

China Petrochemical Sinopec 2018-06-25

China Aviation Oil to dispose remaining 39% stake in associate via listing-for-sale

China Aviation Oil (CAO) intends to divest its entire remaining 39% stake in its associated company China Aviation Oil Xinyuan Petrochemicals, a limited liability company in China.

China Petrochemical 2018-06-20