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Exclusive: Sinopec stalls petrochemical build-up as U.S. competition grows

August 24, 2021 at 11:24 p.m.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top refiner Sinopec Corp is scaling back billions of dollars in petrochemical investments in the face of growing U.S. competition in the sector and rising local...

As opposition grows, China defends plans for petrochemical plants

August 24, 2021 at 11:09 p.m.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has launched an intense media campaign to defend the safety of producing a chemical used to make polyester fiber, as public opposition to new petrochemical plants...

Exclusive: China may raise Iran oil imports with new contract: sources

August 24, 2021 at 6:40 p.m.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China may buy more Iranian oil next year as a state trader is negotiating a new light crude contract that could raise imports from Tehran to levels...

Exclusive: In rare China sale, Sinopec seeks partner for Canada shale

August 24, 2021 at 4:48 p.m.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Sinopec Group wants to sell half of its two biggest shale gas acreages in Canada to spread costs and accelerate their development, as the Chinese energy company...

China’s ragtag shale army a long way from revolution

August 24, 2021 at 12:43 a.m.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's plans to unlock what could be the world's biggest shale gas reserves risk running further off track after 16 firms awarded exploration rights in the latest...

China willing to join Exxon at giant Iraq oilfield

August 24, 2021 at 12:27 a.m.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is willing to join Exxon Mobil in a giant Iraqi oilfield project, a top executive said on Tuesday, which could see Beijing come to dominate Iraq's...

Exclusive: Vitol trades Iranian fuel oil, skirting sanctions

August 23, 2021 at 2:51 p.m.

SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Sept 26 - Vitol, the world's largest oil trader, is buying and selling Iranian fuel oil, undermining Western efforts to choke the flow of petrodollars to Tehran and put...

Exclusive: Vitol trades Iranian fuel oil, skirting sanctions

December 24, 2018 at 5:31 p.m.

SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Sept 26 - Vitol, the world's largest oil trader, is buying and selling Iranian fuel oil, undermining Western efforts to choke the flow of petrodollars to Tehran and put...

Asian oil buyers help Iran stave off the worst, for now

August 23, 2021 at 12:07 p.m.

TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Asia's major crude buyers are finding ways around tough U.S. and EU sanctions to maintain imports from Iran, suggesting that, for now, the worst may be over...

Asian oil buyers help Iran stave off the worst, for now

December 24, 2018 at 12:06 p.m.

TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Asia's major crude buyers are finding ways around tough U.S. and EU sanctions to maintain imports from Iran, suggesting that, for now, the worst may be over...

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