China’s Guizhou Qiannan Connects Changshun County Branch Gas Pipeline to National Trunk Network

A branch natural gas pipeline in Changshun County, Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China, has recently been connected to the national trunk natural gas pipeline network and begun operation, local media reported on September 21, 2026. This completes the “county-to-county connection” (县县通) program across all counties under Qiannan Prefecture, with more than […]

Xintian Green Energy Advances Gas-Fired CCGT Cogeneration Plant in Beidaihe, Qinhuangdao, Hebei

China’s Xintian Green Energy is reportedly building a 2x480MW F-class gas-steam combined cycle cogeneration plant in Beidaihe New District, Qinhuangdao, Hebei province. The EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract is reported to be executed by a consortium of China Energy Engineering Group’s East China Electric Power Design Institute and Shandong Electric Power Construction No.3 Engineering […]

Huajin Aramco’s Panjin Fine Chemical and Feedstock Integration Project Passes 88% Completion, Enters Commissioning

Huajin Aramco, a joint venture between China’s Huajin Group and Saudi Aramco, has reportedly mechanically completed 23 of its 32 units at a fine chemical and feedstock integration project in Panjin, Liaoning province, surpassing 88 percent process completion. The project has entered the production preparation and commissioning phase, with most units targeted to start up […]

SDIC Power’s Qinzhou Coal Power Plant Phase 3 Unit 4 Begins Commercial Operation, Reaching 1.98 Million kW Cumulative Capacity

China’s SDIC Power (国投电力) has begun commercial operation of Unit 4 (660MW), the final unit of its Qinzhou Power Plant Phase 3 project in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, after passing a 168-hour trial run, it is reported. With this unit online, the cumulative commissioned capacity of Qinzhou Power Plant Phase 3 (4x660MW) has reached 1.98 […]

SABIC and Rongsheng Petrochemical Sign Project Development Agreement for Zhoushan Jintang Advanced Materials Project

SABIC has signed a project development agreement (PDA) with China’s Rongsheng Petrochemical for the Jintang advanced materials project in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, it is reported. SABIC is reportedly considering a strategic equity investment of up to 50% in the Rongsheng New Materials (Zhoushan) entity. The Jintang advanced materials project is planned as an integrated petrochemical […]

“Power of Siberia 2” Pipeline Renamed “Power of Baikal” as Russia Signals Construction Is Imminent

The large natural gas pipeline running from Russia to China, previously known as “Power of Siberia 2,” is being renamed “Power of Baikal,” it is reported. At the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 2, 2026, Russia’s energy minister said construction was imminent, and President Putin announced the renaming the same day. The project […]

China’s Dongming Petrochemical Files EIA for $10 Billion Integrated Refining-Petrochemical Project

Dongming Petrochemical, based in Heze, Shandong Province, China, has reportedly published a public disclosure for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of an integrated refining and petrochemical project valued at 71.3 billion yuan (approximately $10 billion). The project is reported to involve building an integrated refining-petrochemical complex with 10 million tonnes per year of crude distillation […]