[wpd and Australis to develop 1.4GW offshore project in Australia]wpd Offshore Australia Holdings, part of Germany's wpd group, has formed a joint venture with Australis Energy to develop three offshore wind energy projects off the coast of Australia. The three offshore wind projects have a combined capacity of 1.4GW and will be developed in the coastal waters of Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Australis has already started work on these three projects and has completed the first two phases of the project. Editor/Xing Wentao
On September 2, 2026, a freight train carrying crude oil tank containers departed from Kuitun Station in Xinjiang and headed towards Jinling Town Station in Shandong, marking the completion of the first batch of crude oil tank containers in China's crude oil trial loading task and an important innovation in crude oil transportation mode. The crude oil tank container used this time is a standardized pressure vessel, which is transported in a closed manner throughout the entire process. The volatilization loss, measurement loss, and pollution risk of crude oil are synchronously reduced, which can better ensure the quantity and quality of oil products. Editor/Cheng Liting
On September 4, 2026, the Department of Natural Resources of Shanxi Province released the "Achievements and Prospects of Shanxi Unconventional Natural Gas in the 14th Five Year Plan". During the 14th Five Year Plan period, Shanxi Province added 563.838 billion cubic meters of proven coalbed methane reserves. Currently, the cumulative proven coalbed methane reserves have exceeded 1 trillion cubic meters, ranking first in the country. Editor/Cheng Liting