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Archive for June, 2007

China and EU launch climate change project

China and the EU yesterday launched a joint project to boost China’s clean development mechanism (CDM). The EU will pour 2.8 million euros into the project, which targets EU-China joint climate... Read More

Congo (Bu) President Sassou inspects Enbrew Hydroelectric Power Station

In June 20th Congo (Bu) President Sassou and his party went to Enbrew Hydropower Station to make an inspection. At 11:40 local time, President Sassou descended slowly of his helicopter in the EnBrew H... Read More

China, Pakistan to cut tariffs

China and Pakistan will next month begin reducing tariffs on one another’s imports, in line with the two countries’ Free Trade Agreement (FTA), according to a senior Chinese trade official... Read More

Angola Prime Minister Fernando Inspected Benguela Central Hospital

  Recently, accompanied by Minister of Public Health, Minister of Engineering, Minister of Planning and governor of Benguela Province, Angola Prime Minister Fernando inspected newly built and restora... Read More

The World Largest Diversion Tunnel Inlet Blocking Gate Finished Installment and Passed Check and Accept

On June 18th 2007, the No.1 left bank diversion tunnel inlet blocking gate of the Xiludu Water Power Station undertaken by the the Sixth Bureau finished installation and passed check and accept by the... Read More

PetroChina to lift crude oil storage

TOP Chinese oil and gas firm PetroChina plans to expand its crude oil storage capacity in several provinces to increase its ability to cope with potential supply shocks, State media reported Thursday.... Read More

China’s dependence on imported oil increases

China’s crude oil dependency will soon exceed 50 percent, said Dai Yande, deputy director-general of the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission. In his opini... Read More

PetroChina plans $6b A-share offer

PetroChina, the country’s largest oil and gas company, yesterday announced it will make a long-awaited A-share offering in Shanghai - the latest among overseas-listed Chinese companies to “... Read More

PetroChina announces Shanghai listing plan

PetroChina Company Limited, a subsidiary of China’s largest oil producer China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), on Wednesday announced plans for a public offering of up to 4 billion A shar... Read More

China welcome to explore Iraqi oil resources

China is welcome to explore oil resources in Iraq as a new law is set to open its oilfields to international companies, the Iraqi ambassador to China said yesterday. “We encourage Chinese enterp... Read More

Quenching China’s thirst for oil

In the first five months this year, China’s net oil import roared to 65.83 million tons, an increase of 11.5 percent from the same period last year. At the same time, China produced 77.51 millio... Read More

Myanmar Yeya First Set Tailwater Knee Pipe Passed Exwork Approval

In June 14th Myanmar Yeya first set of tailwater knee pipe passed the test of checkng group composed of CITIC and China Water and Electricity Joint Management Body and passed the exwork approval smoot... Read More

Nation imports more crude oil

China imported almost one-tenth more crude year-on-year in the first five months of 2007, on higher demand for refined oil, customs said. “The growth in crude imports is a result of soaring dema... Read More

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