Review of International Energy News

◆ An energy report released by US Energy Information Administration sees that global energy use will increase 56% in next 30 years as the rapid growth of energy use in developing countries.

◆ Kenichi Fujita, the senior operating officer of Siemens, predicts that renewable energy will account for 35% of the total in 2030, instead of 19% in 2011.

◆ The Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, said in Aug 2, that the crude oil pipeline project will benefit the energy security of Canada.

◆ The US provides assistance to Pakistan which is facing the most serious energy crisis in its history.

Review of Domestic Energy News

◆ Swill-cooked dirty oil will be used in some buses in Shanghai next year.

◆ 84 new energy standards approved by National Energy Administration have come into effect since Aug 1.

◆ Some regions raise the prices of natural gas used in vehicles to facilitate refueling.

◆ The key controlling project of Guangdong natural gas pipeline network phase II was completed in Aug 1.