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QatarEnergy has clinched a 4 million metric ton/year (mmty) LNG supply agreement with China Petroleum and Chemical Corp., aka Sinopec, its first for the developing North Field East (NFE) expansion. The two firms signed the 27-year sale and purchase agreement (SPA) during a ceremony in Doha, marking the longest supply contract signed by a Chinese…

Venture Global LNG Inc. has reached a deal to sell nearly 8 million metric tons/year (mmty) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., aka Sinopec, in deals representing the largest supply agreement ever signed by a U.S. gas exporter.  The 20-year deals, publicly announced on Thursday, also represent the largest supply…

EIG Global Energy Partners, a private equity firm that specializes in investments in energy infrastructure, agreed on Monday to pay Origin Energy Ltd $1.59 billion for a minority stake in Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited, a joint venture with ConocoPhillips and Sinopec.   The liquefied natural gas (LNG) project is the largest by liquefaction capacity on…

Venture Global LNG Inc. has signed two long-term sales and purchase agreements to supply state-owned China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., aka Sinopec, with liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Plaquemines export terminal under development in Louisiana.  Sinopec agreed last month to purchase 2.8 million metric tons/year (mmty) on a free-on-board (FOB) basis in one deal…

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., aka Sinopec, has reportedly announced another oil and natural gas discovery in the Tarim Basin.  The state-owned company said on Chinese social media that it had discovered 100 million tons of oil and gas resources in the legacy-producing region, according to Reuters. That’s roughly the equivalent of 733 million bbl…

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., aka Sinopec, said Tuesday it has proved more unconventional natural gas resources in the Sichuan Basin as the country works to boost its domestic output.  State-owned Sinopec said it proved another 34 billion cubic meters (Bcm) of gas reserves in the Zhongjiang field in the southwestern part of China. The…

State-owned Qatar Petroleum (QP) on Monday signed an agreement to supply China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., aka Sinopec, with 2 million tons (Mt) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually for a term of 10 years.  The deal is yet another bold move for QP as it looks to strengthen its hand in the future of…

China’s natural gas production increased 12.9% year/year in May to 14.4 billion cubic meters (bcm), according to data by the country’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Despite souring Sino-U.S. trade relations, executives with two state-owned Chinese companies reportedly plans to honor agreements with their American counterparts, including an $83.7 billion memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop shale gas and chemical manufacturing projects in West Virginia.