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China: huge shale gas well was discovered
China has announced last week that its top refiner Sinopec Corp has discovered a shale gas well in the Guizhou Province in the southwestern part of the country. Located at a depth of 4,417 metres, the well is thought to be the deepest discovery and is likely to have a maximum daily output of 105,000 cubic meters, while the nation’s Ministry of Land and Resources said the gas well is expected to have an average daily output of 43,000 cubic metres.
read more... 17/02/2014
Daily: WTI crude prices rally to a 4-month high
Brent crude settled slightly higher on Wednesday, backed by a stronger 2014 oil-demand forecast from OPEC and as Chinese oil imports reached record highs on Tuesday. However, the gains were curbed as traders sold the European benchmark and purchased WTI after the publication of figures. Brent crude for March delivery settled 11 cents higher at $108.79.
read more... 13/02/2014
China, India, Japan and South Korea have reduced Iranian oil imports
Asia's main purchasers of Iranian crude oil have reduced imports by about 15 per cent in 2013, but imports may augment in coming months, on the rise of turmoil in Africa which menaces to tighten global oil supplies. Tough U.S. and EU sanctions have slashed exports from the OPEC member by more than half to about 1 million barrels per day (bpd).
read more... 27/12/2013
Shale gas production in China reached 143 million cubic meters
The National Energy Administration has announced that China's shale gas production has reached 143 million cubic meters. The country's largest refiner Sinopec Co has drilled nearly 30 pilot shale gas wells in the Fuling area of Chongqing municipality in southwest China, part of the Sichuan basin, one of the most promising geological zones for the unconventional fuel. Six of the wells are pumping about 1.06 million cubic meters of gas, or an average of nearly 180,000 cubic meters per well.
read more... 06/12/2013
Daily: UK spot gas surges on Norwegian gas supply outage
Brent crude futures traded above $111 a barrel on Thursday on worries OPEC member Libya isn't close to increase output as winter oil demand jumps, while a bigger-than-expected rise in US crude stock kept the gains under control.
read more... 29/11/2013