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FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the machinery at the coal terminal of Huanghua port, in Hebei province, China February 1, 2023. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
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Column-China’s iron ore and coal imports ease in January, but prices diverge: Russell

China, the world's largest producer, consumer and importer of coal, may need less from the seaborne market as domestic supplies increase.

An aerial view shows a crude oil tanker at an oil terminal off Waidiao island in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China January 4, 2023. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
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Column: China response key to crude oil after new sanctions on Russia

China may cut crude imports and tap inventories as U.S. sanctions on Russian oil disrupt supply, pressuring global prices.

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the machinery at the coal terminal of Huanghua port, in Hebei province, China February 1, 2023. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
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China torments and titillates seaborne coal market

For coal exporters, China is both saviour and tormentor, as record imports come with plummeting seaborne prices.

FILE PHOTO: A crude oil terminal under construction is pictured off Ningbo Zhoushan port in Zhejiang province, China January 6, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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China boosts crude oil stockpiles in July amid weak refining

China, the world's biggest oil importer, appears to have added about 280,000 barrels per day (bpd) to crude stockpiles in July.

Chimneys from the coal-powered Mount Piper power station are be seen behind trees near the town of Lithgow, located west of Sydney in Australia, February 26, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray/ File Photo
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Clyde Russell column: Australia’s nuclear power proponents have questions to answer

If there is to be a genuine debate on what form of generation is best to replace Australia's ageing and increasingly unreliable fleet...

An employee moves forging red hot steel inside the ArcVac ForgeCast factory, in Hooghly district, in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary/Files
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Opinion: Green steel needs tiered incentives to flourish in Asia

Virtually every player in the market is taking green steel seriously – but achieving net-zero by 2050 is likely a pipedream, unless there's...

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China’s iron ore imports rise as inventories build: Russell

LAUNCESTON, Australia (The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) Iron ore has emerged as the surprise in...

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