Trade

Oil & Gas Trade

Trump Administration Holds Its Last Offshore Oil Auction

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is holding on Wednesday the last offshore lease sale for the year and the last such lease sale under the current U.…

Coal Trade

Japan’s Coal Demand may Drop Next Quarter

Recovering nuclear availability in Japan towards the end of the first quarter of 2021 could trim the country's demand for coal imports.

RCEP

China Stresses Importance of Implementing RCEP Trade Pact

The State Council, China's cabinet, on Wednesday stressed the importance of domestic efforts to put the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) into …

Oil & Gas Trade

China Port Tops 100 million Tonnes in Oil, Gas Throughput

Ningbo Zhoushan port, China's busiest port in the eastern province of Zhejiang, reported its oil and gas throughput exceeding 100 million tonnes in the first te…

Coal Trade

South Korea's Coal Imports Fell 12.8 Percent year on year from January to October 2020

From January to October 2020, South Korea imported 102.341 million tons of coal, a year-on-year decrease of 14.971 million tons or 12.8%.

Market Analysis

Global Wind Energy Set for Five Years of Record Growth: Research

Wind energy will achieve record growth globally over the next five years, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) trade association said on Thursday

Joe Biden

Solar Industry Prioritizes Tax Credit Extension, Trade Policy for Biden Administration

SEIA, the solar industry’s largest trade group, hopes a Biden administration will get behind its key policy goals.

RCEP

Biden Says U.S., Allies Need to Set Global Trade Rules to Counter China's Influence

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said on Monday the United States needed to negotiate with allies to set global trading rules to counter China’s growing influenc…

RCEP

‘India not to Re-Join RCEP Talks on Existing Terms’

New Delhi to avoid FTAs that are actually trade pacts with China ‘by stealth’, say officials

China

China Firmly Opposes U.S. Suppression of Chinese Enterprises

China's Ministry of Commerce said on Monday it resolutely opposes the U.S. move to prohibit U.S. investments in some Chinese companies.

RCEP

Commentary: RCEP Agreement Victory for Multilateralism, Free Trade

The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the world's biggest trade pact, by 15 Asia-Pacific countries Sunday represents a victory for mul…

RCEP

Japan Needs to Double Down with RCEP

On Sunday, 15 Asia-Pacific countries concluded their negotiations over the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), kicking off the world's biggest f…

RCEP

Asia-Pacific Countries Including China Sign World's Biggest Trade Pact

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership signed by 15 countries encompasses around a third of world trading activity.

Oil & Gas Trade

Natural Gas is Key to Sustainable Development Say Exporting Countries

This year’s forum for gas exporting countries assessed the current dynamics in the natural gas industry and acknowledged that the fundamentals that will drive …

Oil & Gas Trade

China Is Rapidly Expanding Its Oil Resources In Africa

China is making a major power play to expand its global energy influence.