Chinese Drivers Now Pay Roughly One Dollar More per Gallon for Gasoline than U.S. Drivers Do

13 June 2012

Gabe Collins, “Chinese Drivers Now Pay Roughly One Dollar More per Gallon for Gasoline than U.S. Drivers Do,” China Oil Trader™, No. 4 (13 June 2012). INSIGHTFUL AND ACTIONABLE ANALYSIS OF CHINA’S OIL & GAS SECTOR. As U.S drivers hit the summer holiday road and grouse about gasoline prices of roughly US$3.57 per gallon, drivers […]

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China’s Plans to Close “Teapot” Oil Refineries and Liberalize Crude Oil Import Rights Will Impact Global Crude, Fuel Oil, and Tanker Markets

11 June 2012

Gabe Collins, “China’s plans to close “teapot” refineries and liberalize crude oil import rights will impact global crude, fuel oil, and tanker markets,” China Oil Trader™, No. 3 (10 June 2012). INSIGHTFUL AND ACTIONABLE ANALYSIS OF CHINA’S OIL & GAS SECTOR. State of play: China’s NDRC aims to close refineries that process less than 40,000 […]

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Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum: The Biggest Chinese Oil Company You Probably Never Heard of

30 May 2012

Gabe Collins, “Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum: The Biggest Chinese Oil Company You Probably Never Heard of,” China Oil Trader™, No. 2 (30 May 2012). INSIGHTFUL AND ACTIONABLE ANALYSIS OF CHINA’S OIL & GAS SECTOR. Of China’s four largest oil companies, CNPC/PetroChina, Sinopec, and CNOOC are well known. In a sample Google search, each name garnered more […]

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How Extensively Could China’s Slowdown Impact Global Oil Prices?

24 May 2012

Gabe Collins, “How Extensively Could China’s Slowdown Impact Global Oil Prices?,” China Oil Trader™, No. 1 (23 May 2012). INSIGHTFUL AND ACTIONABLE ANALYSIS OF CHINA’S OIL & GAS SECTOR. China’s refinery runs actually declined by 0.3% YoY in April. A major Chinese economic slowdown would hit global oil prices, but high marginal production costs, budget […]

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22 March 2012

Our Goals China is now the world’s second largest crude oil importer and the fourth-largest crude oil producer. It is also rapidly becoming a world-class producer, consumer, and importer of natural gas. In short, for anyone involved in oil & gas as a producer, consumer, processor, vendor, or investor, what happens in China matters a […]

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