Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire: China Energy Update 9/30

Cyber Attacks On Canadian Firms Could Be Coming From China
Huffington Post
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada said on Friday it was aware of an attempt by hackers to target a domestic energy company, the second time in 24 hours Ottawa had acknowledged a cyber security attack against a Canadian firm. In both cases the Canadian ...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/28/cyber-attacks-china-canada_n_1924664.html?utm_hp_ref=technology

The price China must pay to win Nexen
Globe and Mail
It was an unlikely sight. Oil-company executives, often the loudest proponents of free trade and foreign capital, waved the Canadian flag over the oil sands this week, as they anxiously await the new rules of the takeover game. The Harper government ...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/the-price-china-must-pay-to-win-nexen/article4576200/

Globe and Mail

Colombia's Largest Energy Exporter Sees No Slowdown In China
San Francisco Luxury News
Skeptics of China's GDP data often look to alternative indicators from outside the country for more reliable reads on the economy. One excellent proxy for economic activity is energy demand . The CEO of Ecopetrol, Colombia's public-private oil producer ...http://sfluxe.com/2012/09/28/colombias-largest-energy-exporter-sees-no-slowdown-in-china/

Sinopec establishes coal-to-chemical subsidiary
Morning Whistle
China's Sinopec yesterday established a coal-to-chemical subsidiary, Sinopec Great Wall Energy Chemical Co., Ltd, based in Beijing. The coal-to-chemical process synthesizes chemicals such as methanol and ammonia-based fertilizers through “gasification.
http://www.morningwhistle.com/html/2012/Company_Industry_0929/214344.html

Ethiopia wants wind power to tackle energy crisis
Bikya Masr
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia continues to struggle to meet the energy needs of its citizens, but the government hopes new agreements with China and other international investors can help boost the alternative and clean energy sectors, notably wind power for ...http://www.bikyamasr.com/78694/ethiopia-wants-wind-power-to-tackle-energy-crisis/

Isle row delaying energy development, US warns
The Japan Times
Kyodo. A report by the U.S. Energy Department states that the unresolved Japan-China row over the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea is hindering energy exploration and development in the area, according to the U.S. Embassy in Japan.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120929a6.html

Asian Development Bank's Energy Efficient District Heating Project to Benefit ...
Cogeneration & On-Site Power Production Magazine
With the help of $150 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) more than a quarter of a million households in a northeastern province of the People's Republic of China (PRC) will soon have energy-efficient centralized heating. The Energy ...http://www.cospp.com/news/2012/09/29/asian-development-bank-s-energy-efficient-district-heating-project-to-benefit-million-households-in.html

US blocks China firm's wind farm purchase
Ninemsn
The White House has been particularly eager to protect US interests in renewable energy, an area in which China has made strong moves to garner a growing share of a globally competitive business. In May, the Obama administration slapped huge tariffs on ...http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8540488/us-blocks-china-firms-wind-farm-purchase

Facing war history and facts
China Daily
The Yoshihiko Noda administration is not seeing the wood for the trees devoting all its energy to the Diaoyu Islands. It is letting its country's diplomatic relations with China stagnate. By putting these islands under Japanese government control, the ...