Global petroleum company Total says that its talks with China National Offshore Oil Corp, one of the largest offshore oil companies in China, on liquid natural gas has entered its final stages and it expected that a final deal will be signed soon.

PetroChina International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Corporation, has signed a liquid natural gas supply deal with Shell.

Royal Dutch Shell has announced two new research agreements on biofuels with experts in academic institutions in China.

Greenpeace held a press conference in Beijing to accuse German chemical giant BASF of using double standards in environmental information disclosure in China.