China Energy Update 7/30

The changing face of oil industry [Arab News (Saudi Arabia)] Equities.com To meet its growing energy demand and continue its economic growth, China needs to secure its oil and gas supplies. And to do that it opted for the option of takeovers and acquisition, which will allow it secure proven reserves immediately instead of waiting ...

Business: ... but at least Beijing, the world's champion investor, likes the look of ... Equities.com It has the outspoken backing of the UK government: on a trip to the world's second-largest economy in January, George Osborne encouraged investors there to put money into British transport, energy and utility projects. Three days later, China Investment ...

China stirs overseas energy-buying binge Saudi Gazette Another deal announced last week sees Sinopec, or China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., enter the North Sea through its purchase of a 49 percent stake in Canada's Talisman's Energy. That gives the two firms roughly an 11 percent share in the UK's oil and ...

Chinese Wind Tower Importers Ordered To Pay Up EarthTechling The fight over wind is just one aspect of a growing trade fissure on green energy between China and the West. Last week, a coalition of European companies asked the European Commission to investigate Chinese companies for allegedly dumping solar ...

Solar cell industry in free fall Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Crashing prices for solar energy products are pushing most world manufacturers to the brink of destruction, and stiff tariffs the United States recently imposed on China are not reversing the trend. Low prices for solar cells — used to assemble the panels — are ...

Canada closure looms for China Hong Kong Standard It said it would preserve jobs, list its shares in Canada and make Calgary - the Canadian energy capital - the headquarters for its North and Central American operations. Yet despite those commitments, Ottawa has warned against assuming approval is a sure ... See all stories on this topic »

Chinese firm now accuses MP of extortion Capital FM Kenya “We were asked by the Government of Kenya, through the Ministry of Energy, to provide at short notice logistical support whilst the delegates were in China to provide appropriate channels for the delegates to familiarize themselves with coal operations,” said ...

US sets duties on Chinese wind towers Business Mirror Proposed U.S. tariffs on wind-energy towers from China and Vietnam were welcomed by a trade group that had complained competitors were dumping products in the American market. The Commerce Department concluded in preliminary findings on Friday ...

Bolivia pursues hydro-power deal with China Fox News The memorandum was signed Friday night by Hydrocarbons and Energy Minister Juan Jose Sosa and Hydrochina Corporation representatives in the presence of Chinese Ambassador to Bolivia Li Dong, the ministry said in a statement. The document calls ...  Smarter Solar Power Inverters Key to Market Dominance | China ... Solar power inverter technology is a key industry in which it will take Chinese manufacturers some time to match innovations in the field. chinaenergysector.com/.../smarter-solar-power-inverters-key-t.. .China energy policy – State of the Planet Although China dominates in the race to be the leading global manufacturer of clean renewable energy, they are not necessarily doing the most for the ... blogs.ei.columbia.edu/tag/china-energy-policy/