Chinese firm eyes energy investments
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Shandong Xinxu proposes refinery upgrade, offshore exploration, and equipment manufacturing
Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik has met with Hou Jianxin, Chairman of China’s Shandong Xinxu Group, to discuss expanding cooperation and investment opportunities in Pakistan’s energy sector, according to a statement issued on Thursday.
Jianxin expressed a strong interest in investing across Pakistan’s energy value chain and proposed a long-term strategic partnership. Jianxin said Shandong Xinxu possesses advanced technologies in upstream oil and gas operations, including field optimisation, drilling services and production enhancement, and is keen to collaborate in increasing hydrocarbon production in Pakistan.
Jianxin also expressed interest in refinery modernisation, particularly the installation of a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit to convert furnace oil into higher-value refined petroleum products. Jianxin further proposed establishing an energy equipment manufacturing facility in Pakistan to meet domestic requirements and cater to export markets in the Middle East.
Jianxin highlighted the company’s expertise in offshore oil exploration and proposed collaboration in Pakistan’s offshore sector. Jianxin also shared proposals for cooperation in lead mining, the establishment of a sulphur processing plant, and the development of integrated energy cities along Pakistan’s coastline.
Reference Link:- https://tribune.com.pk/story/2616213/chinese-firm-eyes-energy-investments
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
