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EIA: China is now the world’s largest net importer of petroleum and other liquid fuels

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The rise in China’s net imports of petroleum and other liquids is driven by steady economic growth, with rapidly rising Chinese petroleum demand outpacing production growth. In the meantime, Chinese production will increase at a much lower rate (5% over this period) and is forecast to be only one-third of US production in 2014.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Novatek and its partners Total and Chinese National Petroleum Company still lack $15 billion of the $27 billion needed to finance the Yamal LNG plant. naval power, the Chinese, for example, prefer pipeline natural gas supplies over seaborne LNG supplies. Live by Energy…. Wary of U.S.

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EIA: New refineries will increase global refining capacity in 2022 and 2023; China leads

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Chinese capacity is scheduled to increase significantly this year because of the start of at least two new refinery projects and a major refinery expansion. A new 140,000 b/d refinery is scheduled to come online in Karbala, Iraq, this September, targeting to be fully operational by 2023.

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Geely exports more than 100,000 vehicles in 2012; 164% year-on-year growth

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Geely’s current major overseas markets include Ukraine, Russia, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group set a new export sales record in December with 11,000 cars being exported during the month, which also helped the company increase its export sales over the course of 2012 by 164%.

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Saudis Expand Price War Downstream

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On the other hand, it won’t be easy for Saudi Arabia—Chinese refiners are also producing more gasoline, for which demand is still strong. Indian refiners are now buying more crude oil from Nigeria, Iraq, Venezuela and Mexico. However, one cannot easily neglect the Indian and Chinese refiners.

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Opinion: Saudis Could Face An Open Revolt At Next OPEC Meeting

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As we have pointed out, RBC Capital’s fragile five , Algeria, Libya, Nigeria, Iraq and Venezuela, the pain is intense. Canada, Mexico (foreign investment), and also Russia (Chinese investment), that will have the financial wherewithal to grow output to satisfy the 18 million barrel per day increase in demand that OPEC sees by 2040.