Russia, China ink new energy deals amid rising Ukraine tensions

Russia and China signed new energy supply deals Feb. 4, as tension with the West over Ukraine underlines the strategic importance of further supply diversification to the East. State-run oil giant Rosneft signed a 10-year supply deal with China’s CNPC for supplies of 100 million mt, or 200,821 b/d, of crude on the sidelines of a state visit by President…