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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

China Energy Update 8/8

China Drills Into Shale Gas, Targeting Huge Reserves Amid Challenges
National Geographic
Hills and water have shaped the story of Chongqing, in China's southwest. At the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers, the Sichuan Province city became China's first inland port open to foreign commerce in 1891. In the 1930s and '40s, Chongqing ...
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China to weed out rare earths producers?
UPI.com
While China has about one-third of global rare earth deposits -- a collective name for 17 metals used in the electronics, defense and renewable energy industries -- it produces about 95 percent of the world's supply of rare earths. Under the government's new ...
Oil Companies Weigh S. China Sea Exploration Risks
Voice of America
​​Countries in the region are selling exploration contracts to oil companies interested in tapping into those potentially vast energy resources. Last week, the Philippines put two blocks in the sea up for auction. A day later, China announced it would sell nine ...
China Targeting Huge Shale Gas Reserves Amid Challenges
Next Big Future
And above ground, China lacks the extensive pipeline network that has enabled the United States to so quickly bring its new natural gas bounty to market. A daunting issue is whether water-intensive energy development can flourish in China given the strains ...
Hong Kong stocks extend rally on resource sector
MarketWatch
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks rose early Wednesday to set out for a third straight day of gains, with the resource sector particularly strong after another higher finish on Wall Street overnight. The Hang Seng Index (HK:HSI) rose 0.4% to ...
China sweeps all 4 golds in Olympic table tennis
KLAS-TV
Updated: Tuesday, August 7 2012 9:07 PM EDT2012-08-08 01:07:00 GMT. Members of the Paiute tribe protest outside the Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas Tuesday. LAS VEGAS -- Senate Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid is calling for the closure of the ...
Without Yao, China basketball has work to do
KLAS-TV
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton said U.S. renewable energy efforts lag behind those in other countries, and he said action, cooperation and "thinking big" are needed to change the future. ClintonMore>>. Former President Bill Clinton said ...
China Invests in US Batteries
Energy and Capital
In the fall of 2009, robust lithium ion battery company A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE) made its public debut with an IPO price of $13.50. In the months that followed, the company traded above $20. In April 2010, it fell below its IPO price. And in August, it ...
China hikes 2015 solar power target by 40 pct
Reuters
China, the world's largest exporter of photovoltaic products and home to firms such as Suntech Power and LDK Solar , in August 2011 standardized tariffs for energy fed into the national grid, reducing costs for solar power developers. That helped drive an ...
China oil trader agrees to buy Titan as Warburg suit looms
Reuters
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese oil trader Guangdong Zhenrong Energy Co Ltd has agreed to buy control of Hong Kong-listed Titan Petrochemicals Group Ltd (1192.HK), a debt-laden shipping and oil storage company, but the deal could be derailed by a ...
Opower Joins the China-US Energy Efficiency Alliance | Opower Blogs
By Carly Baker
Opower is now the newest member of the China-US Energy Efficiency Alliance, an organization that is dedicated to developing energy efficiency resources in China. As the cleanest and cheapest energy resource, energy efficiency will need to ...
Opower
CNOOC-Nexen bid pushes Harper on China as ally | Energy | News ...
CNOOC's $15.1-billion agreement to buy Nexen, will be part of the discussions when Harper meets his ministers in Ottawa Wednesday, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
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Bit Tooth Energy: OGPSS - Tensions over oil in the South China Sea
By Heading Out
In the introductory remarks to these posts on Chinese energy supplies and usage, I mentioned that one of the concerns beginning to be evident lies in disputes over the ownership of some of the oilfields offshore. Disputes over ownership have ...
Bit Tooth Energy
RESNET Meets with Chinese National Building Energy Standards ...
By RESNET
RESNET Meets with Chinese National Building Energy Standards Delegation. August 8th, 2012 - Posted by RESNET under RESNET News. China is in the process of revising its national building energy standards. As part of this process, ...
  Capital News » Energy sectors remain major focus of China's ODI
BEIJING, Aug 8 – Outbound direct investment (ODI) made by China's energy and resources industries reached around $239 billion from 2005 to the first half of ...
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