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Gotion wins 75pc of Saudi Arabia's first utility-scale BESS tender

Saudi Arabia has awarded China’s Gotion High-Tech 6 GWh of capacity under its first utility-scale battery energy storage programme, as part of the $1.16 billion G1 project, thus marking a major step in its drive to expand energy storage capacity and support its Vision 2030 energy transition goals. ...

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K LINE delivers new LNG carrier to Petronas LNG

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” LINE) has delivered Puteri Kelantan, a newly built liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier for Petronas LNG (PLL), at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China....

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Sulzer supplies purification tech for BeyondPoly’s POE plant in China

Sulzer has supplied its DEVO purification technology to BeyondPoly’s Version 2.0, 100,000-tonne-per-year polyolefin elastomer (POE) plant in China, supporting production of a material increasingly used in solar panels, electric vehicles, energy storage systems and other advanced manufacturing applications....

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China discovers 200 new mineral deposits in 2025

China discovered 200 new non-oil and gas mineral deposits in 2025, including 16 gold and 11 iron deposits, as exploration investment grew. The country also reported higher coal, crude oil and natural gas production, highlighting continued expansion in domestic resource development....

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Clariant selected for major propane dehydrogenation project

Clariant has been awarded a contract by Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical (ZPC) to supply its CATOFIN catalyst and Heat Generating Material (HGM) for a new propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit in Zhejiang Province, China....

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Lummus Technology to license world’s largest PDH unit in China

Lummus Technology has been awarded a contract by Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical (ZPC) to license its CATOFIN propane dehydrogenation (PDH) technology for a new unit in Zhejiang Province, China. The unit will have a capacity of 1.2 million metric tonnes per annum, making it the world's largest licensed PDH unit....

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Harbin Electric completes key Saudi gas turbine unit installation work

Chinese group Harbin Electric International is delivering the Rumah-2 Combined-Cycle Power Plant in Saudi Arabia as part of the kingdom's efforts to advance its energy transition under Vision 2030. The company recently hoisted the Gas Turbine Unit 1 into position, thus kicking off the project's installation work. ...

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Iran, China reject Trump’s threat of tougher sanctions

Iran and China have pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose what Washington says will be the “toughest sanctions in history” on Tehran, warning that unilateral economic pressure could further destabilise the region and damage global trade....

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Asyad Shipping names new tanker “MT Manah” to expand global fleet

Asyad Shipping has advanced its fleet expansion strategy with the naming of new product tanker “MT Manah” at China’s Wuzhou Shipyard, enhancing refined petroleum transport capabilities and supporting Oman’s vision to become a leading global maritime and logistics hub....

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EV sales surge in key markets as energy crisis highlights fuel risks: IEA

Global electric car sales rebounded strongly in the second quarter of 2026, with growth in markets including Australia, Europe, South Korea and other regions offsetting weaker demand in China and the US, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA)....

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Sabic inks project development deal with China’s Rongsheng Petrochemical

Global chemical leader Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) has signed an agreement with China’s Rongsheng Petrochemical and its wholly-owned subsidiary Zhoushan to jointly advance the development of the Jintang New Materials Project in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China. ...

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Global solar capacity jumps 33pc, China leads clean energy surge

Global solar power reached record levels in 2025, meeting 75 per cent of new electricity demand and driving the first-ever decline in fossil fuel-based power generation. Led by China and India, solar capacity additions surged 33 per cent, accelerating the global clean energy transition....

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China advances LNG shipbuilding with new QC-Max carrier project

Construction has started in China on a 271,000-cubic-metre LNG carrier, highlighting advances in high-end shipbuilding and energy transport. The QC-Max vessel, built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a China State Shipbuilding Corporation subsidiary, is due for delivery in 2028....

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China solar capacity up 26.2pc by April

China’s installed power-generation capacity rose 14.2 per cent year-on-year to 3.99 billion kW by April-end, led by strong renewable growth, with solar capacity jumping 26.2 per cent to 1.25 billion kW and wind power increasing 22 per cent to 660 million kW....

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Oil, LNG vessels exit hormuz for Pakistan, China

Two liquefied natural gas tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday ( May 25) heading to ‌ route to Pakistan and China, while a supertanker carrying Iraqi crude for China departed the Gulf on Saturday after being stranded for nearly three months, according to shipping data cited by Reuters....

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High fuel prices drive surge in global EV sales

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence reported 1.60 million global EV sales in April 2026, up 6 per cent year-on-year but down 9 per cent month-on-month, driven by policy support, high petrol prices and Chinese OEM growth. ...

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Energy security, China drive hydrogen growth: DNV

Clean hydrogen will grow 100-fold by 2060, driven by energy security and China’s scale. Investments will reach $3.2 trillion, with strongest demand from steel, aviation and maritime despite policy and electrification challenges, according to DNV forecasts....