China Gas To Import First LPG From Middle East Next Year

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Urban gas distributor China Gas Holdings Ltd. (0384.HK) said Monday it expects to import its first cargo of liquefied petroleum gas from the Middle East early next year, following its acquisition of a controlling stake in a Shanghai-based LPG producer and distributor.

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Oil firms are caught in a squeeze play

Investor-owned oil majors like Exxon will no longer be able to increase their reserves, say analysts, because of new attitudes in oil-producing nations

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