Temperatures in China fall to lowest in decades Demand for fuel surges due to cold weather Officials warn about severe frost this week
BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Chinese ports and marine safety authorities are on high alert as an expansion of sea ice makes it tougher for ships to berth and discharge at key energy product import terminals along the coast of northern Bohai Bay.
A cold wave sweeping the northern hemisphere has plunged temperatures across China to their lowest in decades, boosting demand for power and fuel to historic highs in the world’s largest energy consumer.
“The sea ice situation is more severe this year than the same period in previous years,” said Wang Jun, a professor specialising in transport issues at Dalian Maritime University.
(Recasts story with measures by Kyushu Electric to obtain fuel supplies)
TOKYO, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Japan’s Kyushu Electric Power is buying the remainder of cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) left after tankers discharge the fuel at ports around Asia as it scrambles for supplies to fuel power stations as electricity demand surges.
The unusual move by Kyushu Electric underscores the power crunch in Japan and other north Asian countries as exceptionally low temperatures grip the region, sending demand for heating and electricity prices through the roof while LNG suppliers have struggled to meet power companies’ needs.
“As an emergency measure, we have begun buying 2,000-4,000 tonnes of LNG left in tankers in Asia after discharging to secure fuel,” a Kyushu Electric spokesman told Reuters by phone on Wednesday.
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QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on Sunday that killed 11 miners from Pakistan’s minority Shi’ite Hazaras in Baluchistan province.
People and family members carry a body of their relative, who was a coal miner and got killed along with other coworkers from Pakistan s minority Shi ite Hazara community by unidentifyed persons in Mach area of Bolan district, in Quetta, Pakistan January 3, 2021. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed
The attack took place early on Sunday morning in the Mach area of Bolan district around 100 kms southeast of Baluchistan’s capital Quetta, killing the miners who were in a shared residential room near the coal mine where they worked, officials said.