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On July 10th, the National Energy Administration issued the "Action Plan for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction in the Energy Sector (2026-2028)". The plan proposes to vigorously promote energy conservation and carbon reduction in thermal power. It calls for the orderly and prudent shutdown of a number of qualified 300 MW and below coal-fired power units, and encourages the construction of replacement units according to the requirements of next-generation coal-fired power. It also promotes the implementation of ultra-critical (supercritical) generational upgrades for a number of 600 MW coal-fired power units. Support is provided for qualified units to undergo zero-carbon and low-carbon fuel blending and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) retrofits, with a target reduction of approximately 10% in carbon emissions per kilowatt-hour after the retrofits. The plan also calls for the implementation of a number of projects integrating coal-fired power, gas-fired power, and new energy sources, supporting the integration of coal-fired power and new energy sources through methods such as thermal energy storage coupling for peak shaving and integrated peak power generation and transmission, to achieve integrated carbon reduction effects.July 10th – According to the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), the Satellite Communications Working Group of the Industrial Internet Industry Alliance (hereinafter referred to as the "Satellite Communications Working Group") was officially established in Beijing recently, under the guidance of the Information and Communications Administration of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The Satellite Communications Working Group aims to build a platform for industry exchange and cooperation, accelerate breakthroughs in key core technologies for satellite communications, promote technological innovation and development such as non-terrestrial networks (NTN), and pool resources to jointly cultivate an open and shared satellite communications industry ecosystem, contributing to the construction of a manufacturing powerhouse, a space powerhouse, a cyber powerhouse, and a digital China.July 10th - The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) released the "2026 China Highway Transport Capacity Development Report" today (July 10th). According to the report, the highway transport market will continue to adjust and optimize in 2025, with the capacity structure accelerating its upgrade towards large-scale, professional, and green development. Enterprises risk resistance and resilience in normalized operations have improved. Survey data shows that fuel-powered vehicles still dominate the current highway freight capacity structure, accounting for approximately 50%, but new energy vehicles have formed an irreversible substitution trend in specific scenarios. Among the surveyed enterprises, the penetration rate of new energy trucks is 44.4%. Of the enterprises that have already purchased new energy vehicles, 37.5% chose to "continue to expand their new energy vehicle fleet," and 37.5% chose to "maintain their existing scale."The main Shanghai silver futures contract surged 4.00% intraday, currently trading at 14,805.00 yuan/kg.On July 10, Japans Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) reported on July 9 that improper management of counterterrorism-related classified information at Tokyo Electric Power Companys Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushima Daini nuclear power plants allowed unauthorized personnel easy access to such information. The NRA stated that the two nuclear power plants possessed numerous classified documents related to counterterrorism measures, which should have been strictly managed and stored in designated locations for access only by authorized personnel. However, an investigation revealed that these documents were stored in shared folders on computers across multiple departments, allowing even staff without proper access to view them. According to the NRA, no leaks of classified information have been found so far, but further investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of the information management lapse.

The Oil Market Shrugs Off A Spike in U.S. Inventories And Edges Up

Charlie Brooks

Feb 16, 2023 10:43

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Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Thursday as the market brushed off a massive increase in U.S. oil inventories and the International Energy Agency upgraded its demand forecast.


By 01:31 GMT, Brent crude prices increased by 26 cents to $85.64 per barrel, whereas U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures advanced by 34 cents to $78.


The Energy Information Administration (EIA) said that U.S. crude oil inventories increased by 16.3 million barrels last week to reach 471.4 million barrels, the largest level since June 2021. The larger-than-anticipated increase was mostly attributable to a data adjustment, which analysts said mitigated the impact on oil prices. [EIA/S]


The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimated that oil demand will climb by 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2023, an increase of 100,000 bpd from last month's estimate, reaching a record 101.9 million bpd, with China accounting for 900,000 bpd of the increase.


Upon easing COVID-19 restrictions, China will account for over half of 2023 oil demand increase, according to the IEA.


The U.S. currency, which normally moves inversely with crude prices, also helped oil.