Landmark medical study offers first statistical link between pollution and rising cancer deaths - SCMP - Li Jing
Landmark three-decade medical study establishes first comprehensive statistical proof linking rising malignancies and pollution on mainland

In Shenqiu county, Henan, the mortality rate from liver cancer increased more than fivefold between 1973 and 2006, according to the joint study by the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.

Shell deepens Chinese shale reach with Hunan tie-up
Li Xin and Colin Shek 12 July 2013 | 15:22 GMT
Map showing the five blocks in northwest Hunan, which were put up for auction last year.Five blocks in northwest Hunan, which were put up for auction last year.
Shell will team up with two local state-owned companies in Hunan – one of which won rights for a shale gas block in the central province last year – to explore shale gas opportunities, a Shell China official said on Thursday.

The pact, although non-binding, marks Shell’s second major foray into China’s fledgling shale gas sector and could help kick-start the country’s slow-moving unconventionals industry.

The super-major signed a production sharing contract (PSC) for the Fushun-Yongchuan Block with state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) earlier in 2012.

Villagers angry at losing Jiangmen uranium plant deal
Residents who stood to gain from relocation, compensation for processing plant project angry that protesters in Jiangmen won the day Sunday, 14 July, 2013, 6:17am
Minnie Chan in Jiangmen
Far from the jubilant crowds in downtown Jiangmen, the decision to cancel a proposed uranium-processing plant was met with dismay in the remote farming village of Lianzhu.

Villagers there, who were slated to be compensated and relocated to make way for the 37 billion yuan (HK$46.4 billion) facility, suddenly found their hopes for a better life dashed.

"I can't believe that we have had nothing again," one elderly villager told the Sunday Morning Post yesterday. "I almost got all the [relocation] money, but now we have to hand all of it back."


惠誉：中石油将成天然气价改最大受益者
Fitch Ratings on the impacts of the natural gas price increase . . . headline says CNPC natural gas division will be largest beneficiary but the story contains than that.
Right now doesn't affect residential users will eventually be adjusted. Distributors should be able to pass along the 15% cost increase, the first since 2010, to 80% of customers.

根据国家发改委通知，自2013年7月10日起，将调整非居民用天然气门站价格，居民天然气价格不作调整。调整后，全国平均门站价格将上涨15%左右，由每立方米1.69元提高到每立方米1.95元。

　　自发改委2010年最近一次上调天然气价格以来，价格较高的天然气进口量上升导致国内平均天然气成本大幅上升。即使将2013年较高的进口量考虑在内，发改委宣布天然气价格的上调仍将帮助中石油集团降低其在中游天然气运营业务中的损失。发改委此次仅调整门站价格而非之前的井口价格，能更好地涵盖从不同的来源购买的天然气。

　　对城市燃气分销商而言，天然气价格分为以2012年作为基数的存量气和增量气价格。增量气门站价格按燃料油、液化气等可替代能源价格的85%确定，与2011年12月以来广西和广东的试点机制类似，不过上涨幅度将更高。

China Raises Natural Gas Prices, Still Searching for More Supply
by: Tim Daiss Posted date: July 09, 2013 In: China, Featured Articles
China Raises Natural Gas Prices, Still Searching for More Supply
On July 10 China will increase the price of natural gas for non-residential use, the country’s top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), announced on Friday.

Xinhua, quoting the NDRC, said that the average price of non-residential natural gas will rise from 1.69 yuan ($0.27) to 1.95 yuan ($.032) per cubic meter. The commission said the change was made in accordance with market mechanisms and reflects the true supply and demand situation.

Even with the adjustment, prices will be well below what China pays for supplies from abroad. Platts said the price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for July delivery to Asia was $14.49 per million British thermal units (Btu), or roughly $0.54 per cubic meter.  That’s a price differential of $0.22 per cubic meter.

And, it’s the price differential that has caused so many problems for China’s state-owned national oil companies (NOCs), which claim that low profit margins at home forces them to turn to more lucrative exports to make up profit loses.

The NDRC said that although low prices will promote natural-gas consumption in the short term, it will hurt the supply of natural gas in the long term. Not only did the NDRC not adjust residential prices, it said it would take steps to help some sectors of the economy bear the higher burden.

Electronic Waste-Moving Mountains Written by China Water Risk  July 11, 2013
This review covers the extent of China's electronic waste & her attempts at finding solutions
Highlights
-20-50 million metric tons of electronic waste generated annually; fastest growing waste stream & highly toxic
-70% global electronic waste is dumped in China; potential reputation risk issue for brands
-China moves to tackle issue: pilot buy-back programme results in ~50 million appliances safely recycled -

Groundwater Crackdown – Hope Springs Written by Ying Shen and Debra Tan July 11, 2013
The economy slows down but the Chinese government moves to speed up groundwater crackdown
Highlights
-MEP's company blacklists represent an unprecedented level of information released and increased transparency
-Cross government department collaboration on groundwater pricing monitoring & enforcement
-But proposed law change could be set back; regardless, more spending is need & pollution penalties may rise

国家能源委首次交接 李克强出任主任
Li Keqiang and Zhang Gaoli take the top two spots in the National Energy Committee. First changes to committee makeup since 2010 establishment. Committee's responsibilities not expected to change . . . although given the overlap with the the Energy Bureau the responsibilities are still unclear.

国家能源委员会(下称“国家能源委”)自2010年成立后首次进行人员调整。昨日，中国政府网消息称，国务院总理李克强出任国家能源委主任，副总理张高丽任副主任。

调整后的国家能源委委员共20人，与上届相比减少1人，主要是原国家电监会与国家能源局重组后，少了电监会的1个名额。其中，安全部部长、环保部部长、水利部部长为上届委员留任，其余均是新人。

天然气加气要多排半个小时队 青岛暂未涨价]
Qingdao has lots of taxis that use natural gas and time to refill is taking longing due to the recent increase in non-residential natural gas prices . . .
“最近加气怎么这么难？平时最多半个小时加完了，最近这段时间没一两个小时加不上气”。14日上午，的哥衣先生打电话抱怨，最近加气难，常常需要排很长时间才能加上气。记者了解到，这与国家出台政策调整非民用天然气价格有关，但目前，岛城尚未出台涨价新规。

长沙车用天然气价格今起涨0.3元/立方米
And in Changsha prices nat gas for cars and trucks goes up 3 mao per m3.
本报长沙讯在长株潭三市，非居民用气价格与车用天然气价格都上涨了。7月14日，记者从省物价局获悉，《关于调整长沙、株洲、湘潭三市非居民用气价格的通知》（下称“通知”）已于日前下发。该通知称，三市非居民用气价格统一调整为3.48元/立方米，其中株洲、湘潭市含0.03元/立方米的价格调节基金。

Energy efficiency targets may be missed, Beijing economic planners admit
Saturday, 13 July, 2013 Li Jing
China said it may miss its five-year energy efficiency targets as local governments continue to rely on energy intensive industries to boost growth, despite damage to the environment.

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued that warning in a report this week. It also admitted for the first time that energy data collected at the local level was found to be overly optimistic in comparison to national data, hindering progress.

新疆建成中国最大天然气储备库
2013年07月14日 12:37:57
来源： 新华网
China's largest natural gas storage facility going into service in Xinjiang. Allows for seasonal storage for winter. 10.7 billion cubic meters of storage.
 新华网乌鲁木齐７月１４日电（记者 赵春晖）中国规模最大的天然气储气库日前在新疆呼图壁县建成，这一大型储气设施投入使用后，可有效保障“西气”稳定东输，并可解决天山北坡经济带冬季“气短”问题。


China Oil Data Show 1H Crude Runs up 4.1% on Year WSJ By Wayne Ma
BEIJING--China processed 236.79 million metric tons of crude oil in the first half of 2013, up 4.1% from a year earlier, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.

In June, China processed 39.6 million metric tons of crude oil, up 10.8% from the corresponding month a year earlier, the data showed.

The June crude runs, equivalent to 9.7 million barrels a day, were 5.0% higher than May's 9.24 million barrels a day, according to calculations by Dow Jones.