Coalbed methane (CBM) resources in Shouyang Block, Shanxi Province-China

November 5th, 2010  |  by  |  published in Coal Industry News | Leave A Comment »

November 5, 2010, HOUSTON, (Coal Geology)– Far East Energy Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FEEC) has announced the anticipated timing of a release disclosing results of an independent report being prepared by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. (NSAI) estimating total coalbed methane resources (Original Gas-In-Place) in Far East Energy’s Shouyang Block in Shanxi Province, China.  This report [...]

Heat Recovery System Installations for Sulfuric Acid Plants in China

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November 5, 2010,  SHANGHAI, (Coal Geology)–China Energy Recovery Inc. (Pink Sheets: CGYV) (“CER”), an international leader in the design, fabrication, installation and servicing of waste heat recovery systems, announced today that it signed a contract with Hubei Sanning Chemical Co. Ltd. to manufacture and install two, large-scale waste heat recovery systems for sulfuric acid production [...]

September Oil Demand Rises 5% on Year to 8.7 mil b/d in China: Platts

October 22nd, 2010  |  by  |  published in Oil and Gas | Leave A Comment »

October 22, 2010 (Coal Geology):  China’s apparent oil demand* in September rose 5.1% year on year to 35.53 million metric tons (mt) or an average of 8.68 million barrels per day (b/d), according to a just-released Platts analysis of official data from the People’s Republic of China. The September demand figure is almost unchanged from [...]

China shuts down 1,355 coal mines last month

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Beijing, Oct 22 (Coal Geology) China has shut down 1,355 coal mines with total production capacity of 125.19 million tonnes last moth this year as part of the country’s efforts towards restructuring the mining industry. The National Energy Administration (NEA) said that it has surpassed its annual target of eliminating outdated mines with 121.67 million [...]

Beijing’s Tongzhou: City of Hope Suitable for Living and Production

October 18th, 2010  |  by  |  published in Industry Watch | Leave A Comment »

October 18, 2010, BEIJING,(Coal Geology) — Tongzhou, located at the head of the thousand-year-old Grand Canal where it meets the eastern end of the Chang’an Avenue, is the eastern gateway to China’s capital city of Beijing. The 9.06 square kilometer (3.4 sq. mi.) district, with a population of 1.09 million, is divided into four residential [...]

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