Asia/Pacific
The Royal Australian Air Force’s aerobatic display team Roulettes flies on SAF for the first time supported by Neste, Viva Energy and Vitol
During the Williamtown Air Show in Australia, the Roulettes, the Royal Australian Air Force's aerobatic display team, performed a first public display using Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
Sri Lanka to ok Sinopec's $4.5-B refinery proposal
Sri Lanka will likely approve on Monday a proposal from Chinese state refiner Sinopec to build a $4.5-B refinery, the South Asian Island nation's energy minister said on Saturday.
India announces phased introduction of biogas blending for domestic use
India will start blending compressed biogas with natural gas to boost domestic demand and cut reliance on natural gas imports, the government said in a statement on Saturday.
Samsung Engineering commences Sarawak H2biscus green H2/ammonia FEED project in Malaysia
Samsung Engineering-along with Lotte Chemical, Korea National Oil Corp. and SEDC Energy-had a kick-off meeting, launching the FEED phase for the H2biscus green H2/ammonia project in Malaysia.
China oil demand growth poised to slow to around 4% in H1 2024
China's oil demand growth likely to ease in H1 2024 to around 4% with resurgent consumption from the aviation and petrochemical sectors offset by weaker diesel usage.
Singapore's middle distillates dip slightly amid surging exports
Singapore's middle distillates inventories fell marginally week-on-week as net exports of both gasoil and jet fuel/kerosene grew.
Japanese companies and Petronas to develop CCS project offshore Malaysia
Japanese companies have agreed to develop a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project with Malaysian energy firm Petronas which should start holding its first carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from end-2028.
Maersk to buy 500,000 tpy of bio-methanol/e-methanol from China's Goldwind
Danish shipping group Maersk has agreed to buy 500,000 tpy of bio-methanol and e-methanol from China's Goldwind starting in 2026.
China plans pilot projects to boost use of biodiesel
China will launch a series of pilot projects to spur domestic production and consumption of biodiesel, according to the National Energy Administration.
Indonesia's Pertamina expects Balikpapan refinery expansion in 2024
Pertamina expects to complete the capacity upgrade at its Balikpapan refinery in April next year. The project will see the facility's production increase by 100,000 bpd to 360,000 bpd.
- Essar launches hydrogen power plant at Stanlow refinery (U.K.) 7/16
- Trelleborg partners with Airbus on hydrogen-powered air travel 7/16
- Neste, Mitsubishi Corporation agree on strategic partnership to develop supply chains for renewable chemicals and plastics 7/16
- Vale, Komatsu and Cummins announce collaboration to develop dual-fuel large trucks, powered by ethanol and diesel 7/16
- Mexico–U.S. energy trade value fell in 2023 on lower fuel prices 7/16
- Belarus' Mozyr oil refinery restoring operations after outage due to storm 7/16
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- Hydrogen-rich content gasoline: A new concept for paraffinic gasoline reformulation
- Alarm rationalization at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) refineries
