China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the parent company of PetroChina Co Ltd, has agreed to inject three of its units into PetroChina. (Shanghai Securities News)

China United Coalbed Methane Corporation has signed a cooperative contract with Canadian Ivana Ventures Incorporation to join hands in the exploitation of coalbed methane in eastern China. (Xinhua News Agency)

The US must expand international co-ordination of energy issues, especially with China and India, to address concerns about growing global competition for energy resources, the chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee said on Monday. (Financial Times)

An environmental and energy technology office funded by the United States government was set up on Monday in Beijing with the aim of helping China's environmental protection industry. (People's Daily)

Japan on Wednesday rejected China's proposal to jointly explore gas fields in two areas of the East China Sea, saying the plan could effectively put the disputed Senkaku Islands under the Chinese government's control. (Asahi.com)