China Refining

Will China’s New Water Pollution Guidelines be Enough to Shut Down Small but Resilient Teapot Refineries?

By Tim Daiss

22 Dead In Qingdao Oil Pipeline Blast

China is in the throes of an environmental meltdown. Its major cities are shrouded in smog and pollution – who can forget images of Beijing leading up to the 2008 Olympics as authorities tried frantically to clear smog-filled skies before the world came calling? Meanwhile, a large portion of the country’s groundwater is contaminated. Not… Keep reading →

 /  Published April 22, 2015 at 1:00 PM

A Shift and a Slowdown: A Look Behind China’s 1H Oil and Gas Data

By Kate Rosow Chrisman

China Seeks Foreign Oil Supplies As Demand Surges

Data for the first half of the year is trickling in on the world’s largest energy consumer. Here, we take a look at the trends behind the numbers. Crude imports are up, but that’s only half the story. Imports of crude oil rose 10.2% to around 6.13 million barrels per day in the first six… Keep reading →

 /  Published July 17, 2014 at 12:00 PM