◆Russia will sell natural gas to Ukraine at a price of $268.5 perkilostereinstead of the current price, $400 per kilostere.

◆TheNo.5 and No. 6 reactors of the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant have scrapped.

◆Australian government conditionally approved the State Grid’s application for share acquisition.

◆Hungary develops its carbon emissions trading to get the funds needed to finance its new energy infrastructure.

Review of Domestic Energy News

◆AQSIQ and SAC announced a stricter quality standard for motor petrol.

◆The 2014 coal trade conference has concluded, signing contracts of more than 900 million tons coal.

◆Medium-Term Coal Market Report,released by IEA, says that the growth of coal demand in China is likely to slow.

◆China announced that we obtained samples of gas hydrates for the first time in the eastern sea near the coast of Guangdong's Pearl River Mouth Basin.