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China's national oil companies build their presence in North and South America
Although CNPC’s first overseas investments in the early 1990s were in North and South America (Canada and Peru), these continents have not been prime targets for China’s national oil companies (NOCs).  Rather, the companies have been directing their attention to Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The period since ...

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China Programme

Background

The China Programme of CEPMLP was initiated in 1997. The programme builds on CEPMLP's expertise in East Asia and transition economies, and has established CEPMLP as a leading centre of research expertise in policy and regulation within China's energy and natural resources sectors, as well as in the international dimensions of China's energy and resources policies.

Current and recent themes for research and consultancy:

• Energy policy and regulation in China;
• International dimensions of China's energy policy;
• Energy and political relations in East Asia;
• Oil and gas sector structure and reform in China;
• Power sector reform in China;
• China's climate change and energy efficiency strategies;
• Small-scale coal mining in China;
• The social dimensions of China's energy policy;
• Foreign investment in China's energy sector.