Many analysts today have tried to explain Beijings insistence on its immutable sovereignty over the South China Sea in reference to the vast deposits of oil and gas under these contested waters. So, are these pools of oil truly vast? If the...

Commercial production of shale gas could start in China within five years, but the country has to move fast to improve its extraction technology and lower the cost, executives from major participating companies said. The potential huge shal...

But bottlenecks in availability and fueling station scarcity Responding to rising fuel prices and pollution, more cars in China are converting to natural gas, yet current market conditions are a barrier to widespread use. Last month in Hefe...

China, the worlds second-biggest consumer of crude oil, is likely to delay deciding on new investments in Venezuelas energy industry to assess any change of political direction after President Hugo Chavezs death. The death of Chavez could l...

China is working on a reform of the gasoline and diesel pricing mechanism to better reflect international crude costs, the head of the countrys top economic planning agency said on Wednesday. China currently adjusts its retail gasoline and...

The shale oil and gas drilling boom, credited with creating jobs and pumping money into state and federal treasuries across the United States, will eventually spread across the globe, executives from several international energy companies t...

Anadarko Petroleum, the US oil and gas explorer, and Videocon, the Indian conglomerate, are to hold an auction for a 20 per cent stake in a huge Mozambique natural gasfield that could raise more than $4.5bn. The bidding process is likely to...

National Development and Reform Commission said that China saw its consumption of natural gas rise 20% YoY to 16.4 billion cubic meters in January this year. Last month, the country produced 11.2 billion cu m of natural gas, 14.4% more than...

Burma plans to put over 20 offshore oil and gas exploration blocks up for auction by April as the country pushes to attract foreign investment and expertise to help overcome an energy deficit thats a legacy of gas export deals made by its f...

Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett said he will lobby China and Japan and investors to drum up backing for the Browse liquefied natural gas project. Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett said he intends to lobby Chinese and Japanes...