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Kela 2-5 well’s total output exceeds 10 bcm

Shandong (JLC), April 16, 2026—As of April 8, the Kela 2-5 well in the Kela 2 gas field had produced over 10 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas, making it the seventh high-yield well.

04-16-2026 15:20:09

Yanchang Petroleum gas output jumps 19% YoY in Q1

Beijing (JLC), April 15, 2026—In the first quarter of 2026, Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group produced 3.641 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas with a year-on-year increase of 19.03%.

04-15-2026 14:58:15

CIMC SOE launches 12,500 cbm LNG bunkering vessel

Beijing (JLC), April 14, 2026—Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co., Ltd. launched a 12,500 cubic meter (cbm) LNG bunkering vessel on April 12, according to maritime websites.

04-14-2026 16:18:18

China’s PDH unit operating rate rebounds slightly

Beijing (JLC), April 13, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 59.32% in the week to April 9, up 0.16 percentage points compared with the week to April 2, JLC’s data showed.

04-13-2026 17:10:10

LNG prices in Shanxi jump in March

Beijing (JLC), April 10, 2026--LNG prices in north China’s Shanxi province averaged CNY4,330/mt in March, up by CNY996/mt or 29.87% from February, JLC data indicated.

04-10-2026 09:26:35

China’s first 180,000 cbm LNG carrier completed

Beijing (JLC), April 9, 2026—China completed construction of its largest domestically-built LNG carrier on April 8, according to market sources.

04-09-2026 15:17:53

China’s PDH unit operating rate slips

Beijing (JLC), April 7, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 58.12% in the week to April 2, down 5.25 percentage points compared with the week to March 26, JLC’s data showed.

04-07-2026 17:45:06

Shanxi sees growth of unconventional gas output in Jan-Feb

Beijing (JLC), March 30, 2026--Unconventional natural gas output in north China's Shanxi Province jumped 20.2% year on year to 3.28 billion cubic meters (bcm) in the first two months of 2026, setting

03-30-2026 17:02:43

Sinopec plans to repurpose CNY8.019 billion, with one focus on natural gas development

Guangzhou (JLC), March 27, 2026--Sinopec plans to repurpose CNY8.019 billion of its raised funds, focusing on a new natural gas development project in the Southwest and the Maoming upgrade project in

03-27-2026 19:00:35

Multiple UGS facilities hit record withdrawals in heating season

Beijing (JLC), March 27, 2026—China wrapped up its natural gas supply task for 2025-2026 heating season, according to CCTV News. The national consumption in this period reached 180 bcm.

03-27-2026 09:05:50

Chengdu brings first gas-fired power plant online

Beijing (JLC), March 25, 2026--The No.1 unit of Huaneng Pengzhou’s gas-fired power plant has completed its 168-hour full-load trial run and officially entered operation, Sichuan Daily reported on Marc

03-25-2026 17:59:13

China’s LNG imports in Jan-Feb inch up

Beijing (JLC), March 24, 2026--China imported around 10.53 million (mln) mt of LNG in the first two months of 2026, a year-on-year uptick of 0.10%, data from GACC showed.

03-24-2026 17:39:16

China’s PDH unit operating rate rebounds

Beijing (JLC), March 23, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 67.05% in the week to March 19, up 3.52 percentage points compared with the week to March 12, JLC’s data showed.

03-23-2026 17:41:08

Tarim Oilfield surpasses 500 bcm in cumulative gas output

Beijing (JLC), March 23, 2026—As of March 15, PetroChina Tarim Oilfield Company had produced a total of 501 billion cubic meters of natural gas, according to PetroChina.

03-23-2026 09:36:23

Wenjisang UGS cluster completes third withdrawal cycle

Shandong (JLC), March 19, 2026—Wenjisang underground gas storage (UGS) cluster completed its third withdrawal cycle on March 10, according to local media in Xinjiang.

03-19-2026 11:54:48

Sinopec Tianjin terminal ensures gas supply in 2025-2026 heating season

Shandong (JLC), March 17, 2026—On March 15, about 70,000 mt of LNG was unloaded from the LNG carrier GRACE ACACIA.

03-17-2026 17:12:55

China’s PDH unit operating rate moves down

Beijing (JLC), March 16, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 63.53% in the week to March 12, down 1.22 percentage points compared with the week to March 5.

03-16-2026 17:48:07

World’s largest LNG carrier discharges at CNOOC Binhai terminal

Shandong (JLC), March 13, 2026—The 266,000-cbm LNG carrier, ZARGA, unloaded about 115,000 mt of LNG at CNOOC Binhai terminal on March 5, according to local media.

03-13-2026 17:36:43

China’s PDH unit operating rate rises

Beijing (JLC), March 9, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 64.74% in the week to March 5, up 1.09 percentage points compared with the period during February 13-26.

03-09-2026 17:41:07

PipeChina starts construction of three gas pipelines

Beijing (JLC), March 9, 2026—PipeChina kicked off construction of three natural gas pipelines in central and eastern China on February 28, the company said on its WeChat platform.

03-09-2026 08:56:40

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