[Sinopec signs Kazakhstan polyethylene project]During the state visit of President Tokayev of Kazakhstan to China, Sinopec and Kazakhstan National Oil and Gas Company signed an agreement on the key terms of the joint development of polyethylene project in the Atyrau region of Kazakhstan in Xi'an. The project is the largest natural gas chemical project in the region, and all parties are expected to make a final investment decision in 2024. Sinopec and Kazakhstan have cooperated for many years. The signing of this agreement will bring the cooperative relationship between the two parties to a new level. The combination of Sinopec's capabilities in engineering, marketing, production and operation, and Kazakhstan's strong local capabilities and resource advantages can promote cooperation and complementarity between the two parties and seek win-win development. Edit/Ma Xue
Türkiye and Iraq signed an agreement on August 1 to ensure that crude oil will continue to be transported through the Kirkuk Ceyhan oil pipeline from Iraq to Türkiye. This agreement was signed on the same day by Türkiye National Petroleum Pipeline Company, Iraq's state-owned oil company - National Petroleum Marketing Organization and Northern Petroleum Company in Ankara, Türkiye's capital, for a period of one year.Editor/Gong Ziwei
On July 31, 2026, CGN Ningde 200 MW offshore photovoltaic project will be fully connected to the grid for power generation. This project is one of the first offshore photovoltaic projects in Fujian Province and also the first nuclear photovoltaic offshore photovoltaic project of CGN. It has important demonstration significance for promoting the green transformation of local energy structure, building a new energy system, and helping the region to build zero carbon demonstration parks.Editor/Gong Ziwei