China First-Quarter Gas Imports More Than Double, NDRC Says
Bloomberg reported that imports of natural gas to China were twice as high as the same period a year ago.
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Oil Prices to be Volatile
Oil prices eased modestly early on March 28 after advancing rebels in Libya announced that they would be able to resume crude exports in a week and Qatar promised to help them market their product on world markets.The price remains 8 percent higher than it was a month ago, and 30 percent higher than a year ago, challenging global economic recovery.
Peak Oil
The increasing investment in harder-to-reach oil is often sited as a sign of oil companies' belief in the end of easy oil. Additionally, while it is widely held that increased prices catalyze an increase in production, a growing number of oil insiders are now coming to believe that production is unlikely to increase widely beyond current ranges.
French Shale Gas Assets
Total began searching for a new joint venture partner to take a share of a shale gas exploration permit in France. The zone covered by the French permit obtained in March 2010, could contain up to 2,380 billion cubic meters of gas, this amount estimated by multiplying the average gas level in the area by the surface area.
Increasing Oil Production Pressures
International Energy Agency last week indicated that “three digit oil prices risk damaging” the economic recovery, offering a message that OPEC should raise output; however, OPEC responded the same day by saying that global supplies are sufficient to meet demand.
Oil Has Biggest Weekly Decline in Three Months
Bloomberg reports that Oil fell, posting its biggest weekly loss in three months.
Chinese Shale Gas Attracting International Investment
China has an enormous gas market to be filled, both in the short term and long term, where natural gas will account for as much as 12 percent of the primary energy needs over the next decade from the current 3.8 percent. Shell's Chief Financial Officer Simon Henry indicated that the company may invest $1 billion each year in China if PetroChina's two wells in Sichuan province prove they have the potential for commercial gas production.
China and Shell to Explore Canadian Oil Sands
As China demonstrates its political clout at the G20 summit in Seoul, the country continues to make headlines in economic and energy news as the China National Petroleum Company (CNPC) has made an agreement with Shell to develop oil sands. CNPC, the parent of PetroChina, reported that its president, Jiang Jiemin and Royal Dutch Shell Plc (NYSE:RDS.B)CEO Peter Voser signed a memorandum of agreement in Beijing on "integrated co-operation" of oil and gas projects in Canada and coal bed methane development in China.
Crude Oil Advances to a Two-Week High on Chinese Expansion
Bloomberg reports that crude oil increased to a two-week high after Chinese manufacturing expanded at the quickest pace in six months.
OPEC Talks and Oil Prices Jump
The Wall Street Journal reports that oil prices were surging to a nearly five-month high.
