China Direct

Shell - 120 years in China

 

CBI member Shell celebrated its 120^th anniversary in China in 2014.

Please read more here.

CBI Member Successes in China - Snapshot of Year of the The Horse

 

Dear CBI members and strategic partners,

China Direct would like to share with you a snapshot of CBI members' successes in China through 2014. We hope that you found our new format easy to use, visual and informative and wish you all every success for the forthcoming year of the sheep.

Please do keep sending us your updates and press releases so that your business can also be highlighted in 2015.

Thank you.

Download CBI Beijing, Member Milestones in China, 2014

Shell announces frontier exploration discovery offshore Gabon

 

CBI member Shell announced a frontier exploration discovery offshore Gabon, West Africa. The well Leopard-1 encountered a substantial gas column with around 200 metres net gas pay in a pre-salt reservoir. Leopard-1 is located around 145 kilometres off the Gabonese coast, west of Gamba. Shell is proud to be sharing this success with CNOOC Limited, its partner in the licence. Read more here.

Celebrating CBI Member Success in China Oct 2014

 

Dear CBI members & strategic partners,

It has been another busy and diverse month for our members in China.  

China Direct's October 2014 update include:

• Alstom
• Arup
• Atkins
• AVEVA
• BASF
• Benoy
• Bentley Motors
• The Boeing Company
• Deloitte
• DLA Piper
• Eversheds
• GKN
• Heathrow Airport Limited
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Jaguar Land Rover
• KPMG
• Linklaters
• Mott MacDonald
• Philips
• PwC
• Shell
• UBM
• The University of Nottingham
• The Weir Group

Download CBI China, Celebrating CBI member success in China, October 2014

Shell announce CNOOC global strategic alliance agreement

 

CBI member Shell and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) recently announced that they had signed a Global Strategic Alliance Agreement that reconfirms both parties' commitment to the existing strategic partnership in China and around the world.

Under the agreement, the companies also committed to exploring potential cooperation opportunities in upstream, midstream, and downstream.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron both witnessed the signing of the agreement.

Shell and CNOOC have enjoyed an excellent partnership in and outside China in both upstream and downstream projects, including offshore Yinggehai off Hainan Island and a successful petrochemicals joint venture in Huizhou, Guangdong Province. The parties are also working together in liquefied natural gas projects and upstream deepwater projects, including in Gabon and Brazil among others.

CNOOC Chairman Wang Yilin said, "We are delighted to see our strategic partnership with Shell taking a step further under the Agreement. It is another milestone for our already fruitful, mutual-beneficial cooperation. I look forward to deeper and more extensive cooperation with Shell."

Ben van Beurden, Shell's CEO, said, "We are very happy to reconfirm our commitment to the Shell-CNOOC strategic partnership that has borne many fruits. We are committed to growing business together with CNOOC and other Chinese partners and cooperating with them internationally to bring more and cleaner energy to China."

Please click here to read the full press release by Shell.

British Embassy in Beijing celebrates Her Majesty the Queen's Birthday

 

 

On 12 June, the British Ambassador to China welcomed more than 800 British and Chinese guests to the Queen's Birthday Party celebrations in the gardens of his Residence in Beijing.

This year marks the 62nd anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II. In 2012, the U.K. celebrated her Diamond Jubilee that marked 60 years on the British throne. She is only the second monarch in British history to reach this milestone.

At the event, guests were able to have their photos taken next to the waxwork model of The Queen, which was provided by Madame Tussauds. Madame Tussauds recently opened a flagship store in Beijing.

This year, the event was sponsored by CBI members including BP, Shell, BG Group, and the Royal Bank of Scotland. In addition, CBI member Diageo helped provided drinks at the event.

Please click here to read the full press release by the British Embassy in Beijing

Celebrating CBI Member Success in China May 2014

 

 

Greetings from China Direct.

We would like to share with you our briefing for May 2014, which highlights the successes of a number of CBI members in China.

The attached briefing covers 35 members, including (by alphabetic order):

• Accenture
• Arup
• Atkins
• BBC
• Benoy
• Boeing
• British Airways
• BT
• Burberry Group
• Clifford Chance
• DHL
• DLA Piper
• Eversheds
• Ford Motor Company
• Gatwick Airport
• GKN
• Heathrow Airport Limited
• HSBC
• Huawei
• INEOS
• Jaguar Land Rover
• John McAslan + Partners
• Jones Lang LaSalle
• Linklaters
• Marks & Spencer
• Norton Rose Fulbright
• Philips
• Prudential
• Rolls-Royce
• The Royal Bank of Scotland
• Shell
• Smith & Nephew
• Standard Chartered
• UBM
• University of Nottingham
• University of Warwick

Please click here to review the full review. 

Thank you.

 

 

 

Celebrating CBI member success in China: March 2014

 

Dear CBI members and strategic partners,

Anumber of CBI members were busy raising their profile in China this March, engaging in many exciting activities across a wide range of industries.

Please click here to access our latest briefing, which highlights the recent successes of 33 CBI members.

Members mentioned include:

• Airbus
• Anglo American
• Arup
• Atkins
• Balfour Beatty
• Benoy
• BMW Group
• British Airways
• Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
• DHL
• Ford Motor Company
• Gabbitas Education
• GE
• Heathrow Airport Limited
• HSBC
• Huawei
• Jaguar Land Rover
• Jones Lang LaSalle
• Mott MacDonald
• Norton Rose Fulbright
• Pearson
• PepsiCo
• Pinewood Shepperton
• PwC
• Rolls-Royce
• Shell
• Standard Chartered
• Starbucks Coffee Company
• Tate & Lyle
• UBM
• Unilever
• Unipart Group
• The University of Nottingham 

CBI member Shell signs new upstream deal with CNOOC

 

CBI member Shell recently announced that it had signed an offshore oil and gas production sharing contract (PSC) with CNOOC for block 35/10 in the Yinggehai Basin west of Hainan Island.

Block 35/10 covers a total area of 3,427 square kilometres. This is the third offshore oil and gas PSC Shell and CNOOC have signed in the Yinggehai Basin following the signing of PSCs 62/02 and 62/17 in July 2012. Shell will have 100% working interest during the exploration phase. In any eventual development phase, Shell will hold 49% interest and CNOOC 51%.

Shell, as operator, will apply advanced seismic acquisition and processing technologies to conduct 3D seismic data surveys in the block. During the exploration phase, Shell will carry all the exploration costs and apply advanced technologies in the exploration operations.

Huibert Vigeveno, Executive Chairman of Shell in China, said, "We are delighted to increase our position in the Yinggehai Basin and continue to expand our cooperation with CNOOC. We look forward to successful exploration outcomes in the coming years."

Click here to read the full press release by Shell.

Shell's 2012 Annual Review highlights strong China performance

 

CBI member Shell recently released its 2012 Annual Review, "Building an Energy Future", which highlighted Shell's continued strong performance in China.

Shell's 2012 China highlights included:

• Shell formed Sirius Well Manufacturing Services, an international well services company, in partnership with China National Petroleum Corporation. The 50:50 joint venture will use advanced techniques to drill multiple wells for tight, shale, and coalbed gas extraction in an efficient, repeatable way.

• Shell continued to fine-tune its global network of technology centres to support future business opportunities, which included increasing its capabilities in China.

• Shell broke ground on its seventh lubricants blending plant in mainland China to meet rising demand there.

• Shell added a new development phase to its Changbei tight-gas operation in China, adding nearly 1,700 square kilometres as well as agreeing with its partner, China National Petroleum Corporation, to potentially develop the main reservoir.

Please click here to read Shell's full annual report.