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Chinese now pay 33% more for gasoline and 16% more for diesel than Americans
February 21st, 2011–With the latest price increase on 20 February 2011, Chinese drivers now pay more than US$4 per gallon of gasoline and diesel fuel—more than 30% more…
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Twilight in the Tundra: Russian and Kazakh oil production cannot keep up with Ch...
February 4th, 2011China’s oil demand growth each year is likely to exceed the delivery rate of the current Russia-to-China pipeline. Oil production in Eastern Siberia will likely increase,…
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Counting the Barrels: Heavy truck sales are a better barometer of China’s oil ...
January 31st, 2011–Chinese dealers sold more than one million heavy trucks in 2010 and sales could hit 1.2 million vehicles in 2011. –New heavy trucks sold in China…
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Southern Sudan referendum: potential security problems for China
January 6th, 2011China’s involvement in volatile places is testing its principle of “non-interference” Key Points • The independence referendum in Southern Sudan scheduled for 9 January 2011 is…
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Still a Pipedream: A Pakistan-to-China rail corridor is not a substitute for mar...
December 22nd, 2010The recent flurry of trade deals and MOUs (worth US$35 billion) signed during Premier Wen Jiabao’s recent visit to Pakistan have brought the possibility of a…
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LNG carriers to aircraft carriers? Assessing the potential for crossover between...
December 19th, 2010Key policy implications: China’s growing proficiency in building massive ore carriers and oil tankers suggests that Chinese yards can physically fabricate ship hulls of up to…