Demand for fuel surges due to cold weather Officials warn about severe frost this week (Adds CNOOC statement)
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 adding detail on call for power saving, fuel switching)
TOKYO, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Japan’s utilities on Tuesday called on the public to save power as electricity generators resorted to using fuel oil, instead of coal, to meet surging demand for heating with frigid temperatures gripping much of the country.
Power prices again jumped to record highs above 200 yen ($1.92) per kilowatt hour (kWh), highlighting a crunch not seen since the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, as providers scrambled to source supplies.
Japan’s utilities federation issued a statement urging users to save power as its members squeeze as much capacity as they can out of generation units and asked industrial users to help supply the grid. The government also urged the public to conserve energy.
Muchka Bay Coal Terminal Basin Operable
Rosmorport has put into operation the first stage of the basin of the coal terminal in Muchka Bay in the port of Vanino in the Russian Far East.
The development is part of the Sea Ports of Russia federal project realized in the framework of the Comprehensive Plan for transport infrastructure modernization and expansion.
The terminal investor is VaninoTransUgol, the facility is meant for exporting coal mined in Yakutia. Stage one of the project allows of handling up to 12 mn tons per annum.
After completing Stage 2, the terminal capacity will reach 24 mn tons. At full design capacity the terminal will be one of the largest coal handling facilities in Russia.
Leicestershire Police list 11 ridiculous and shocking Covid-19 lockdown breaches
A car cruise, parties and trips to McDonalds were among the incidents over the weekend
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