Shell (China) Limited and China's Shenhua Group, the nation's biggest coal producer, Wednesday agreed to conduct joint research and development on clean coal technology.
The National Development and Reform Commission, China's top planner, recently commissioned China Shenhua Energy Co, the nation's largest coal producer, to build 10 storage facilities for coal across the country, a senior company executive said.
China's Shenhua Group is expected to invest 36 billion yuan (5.27 billion U.S. dollars) over the five years to expand coal production capacity in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a company executive said Saturday.
China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd, the nation's top coal producer, yesterday said it was negotiating with the Mongolian government to purchase a coal mine in the country.
Royal Dutch Shell yesterday said it had decided to postpone a coal-to-liquids (CTL) joint project with Shenhua Group in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region.