China may reach an initial agreement with Russia on natural gas pricing - a subject of great contention for years - by the middle of 2011, industry experts close to the matter said.
China's plan to modernize its electricity transmission network may stimulate more copper imports and raise Chinese copper prices, Aurubis, Europe's biggest copper smelter, said on Wednesday.
China's wind power industry is facing bottleneck issues that may shake its leading position, despite having the world's largest installed wind turbine capacity.
China's coal imports surged to a monthly record of 17.34 million tons in December, up 25 percent compared with the previous month.
China will spend an average of 500 million yuan ($74.6 million) each year on exploring oil and gas resources over the next two decades to counter the country's growing dependence on imported energy.
China's National Energy Administration and the United States Department of Energy signed 18 deals worth $13 billion on Tuesday, ushering in President Hu Jintao's four-day state visit to the United States.
US, China reach $45b export deals
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An explosion at a northeast China oil refinery Wednesday injured at least 30 workers, officials have confirmed.
China's Ministry of Land and Resources announced Tuesday that authorities in the country have found and ordered the clean-up of more than 280 illegal mines in an effort to regulate the exploration of valuable minerals, such as rare earths.
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and the Ministry of Energy and Resources in Saskatchewan of Canada will soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on energy exploration technology, sources said on Tuesday.
The coal price may continue to rise, and it might surge more than 12 percent this year, 21st Century Business Herald reported.
Firefighters are battling a blaze at a northeast China oil refinery after an explosion at the complex at around 9 am Wednesday.
Constructive cooperation between Chinese and US companies will boost bilateral economic partnership and create more common interests, Chinese and US energy entrepreneurs told Xinhua Tuesday.