China-led Mission to Explore South China Sea for Oil
Andrea Chen at South China Morning Post reports that China is leading an international team of...
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LatestUS Oil Giant Says China Spill Worse Than Thought
An oil spill which was kept secret for a month while it spread over an area half the size of London may have been larger than anticipated, according to rig operators. From the AFP: “During our cleanup operations in Bohai...
Chinese Oil Spill Half the Size of London Went Unreported for a Month
The Guardian’s Jonathan Watts reports the cover-up by rig operators and the official State Oceanic Administration of a large oil spill in China’s Bohai Sea. It has taken a month for news to emerge about the leak from...
Two Missing in China Oil Rig Accident (Updated with Video)
The BBC reports: Two oil workers are missing and more than 30 have been rescued from a rig off China’s north-east coast, which was damaged in a storm, state media says. Helicopters and rescue boats are searching for two...
China’s Push for Oil in Gulf of Mexico Puts U.S. in Awkward Spot
After being rebuffed by U.S. Congress in a previous bid, China National Offshore Oil Corp., or CNOOC, is trying to drill for oil in U.S. waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The Los Angeles Times reports: China’s push to enter...
China Oil Deal Is New Source of Strife Among Iraqis
The New York Times follows up on an oil deal signed between Iraq and China last year in Iraq’s first post-war oil development contract, and looks at the consequences of the deal for Iraqi citizens: One year later, the...
Shell Partners with Chinese for Iraq Oil Bid
Royal Dutch Shell is partnering with Chinese companies to enter a joint bid on oil fields in Iraq, Reuters reports. China was the first country to successfully bid on a major oil deal in post-Saddam Iraq: “We indeed have...
‘Oil Chinese’ in Venezuela Are Treading Carefully
From Radio Netherlands Worldwide: Mr Li is the embodiment of today’s fastest growing world power: China. He strikes oil deals, builds hospitals and motorways, sells merchandise, takes over companies and lays oil pipelines....
China, Filling a Void, Drills for Riches in Chad – Howard W. French and Lydia Polgreen
One of many impoverished and debt-ridden African countries that are now attracting Chinese businessmen, Chad is hoping that Chinese investments its oil fields will benefit the
