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Indonesia considers regulating crude palm oil exports to meet B50 demand

The world's biggest producer of palm oil has implemented a biofuel program blending palm oil-based fuel with diesel for more than a decade to reduce reliance on fuel imports.

Singapore marine fuel sales slip to three-month low in September

Sales of marine bunker fuel in Singapore fell to a three-month low in September, following a surge in August, although they remained above typical averages.

Sinopec diverts supertanker from U.S.-sanctioned port

A supertanker carrying oil to the Chinese port of Rizhao in Shandong province changed its destination over the weekend after the U.S. imposed sanctions on an import terminal at the port on Friday.

Sanctions-hit Nayara scrambles to sustain operations, with New Delhi's help

Shut out of many international markets because of crippling sanctions imposed by the European Union on July 18, the Russian-owned refinery has had to divert more fuel to the domestic market and find new export customers, among numerous workarounds, big and small, forced by the bloc's penalty.

Keppel-led consortium appointed for next phase of study for Singapore’s first low-carbon ammonia power generation and bunkering solution

The consortium will proceed to undertake a FEED study across the entire value chain, for a 55 MW–65 MW ammonia power plant, terminal infrastructure and bunkering solutions, laying the foundations for a potential final investment decision.

Latest U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil deal blow to China's Sinopec

The latest U.S. sanctions on Iranian petroleum exports deal a blow to Chinese refining giant Sinopec by targeting a terminal through which the state major handles one-fifth of its crude oil imports.

Indonesia's Pertamina modifies two refineries to convert cooking oil into fuel

Pertamina is modifying facilities at its Dumai and Balongan, which will join its Cilacap plant that already processes vegetable oils into fuel.

Indonesia aims for B50 biodiesel in second half of 2026

The world's largest producer of palm oil has a biofuel program which blends palm oil with diesel to reduce reliance on fuel imports.

BPCL secures land for $11-B refinery project in southern India

The order said the government has allocated 6,000 acres for a refinery and petrochemicals project costing about 968.62 B rupees and asked BPCL to begin commercial operations by January 2029.

Taiwan and India were top destinations for Russian naphtha in August

Since the European Union's full embargo on Russian oil products went into effect in February 2023, countries in the Middle East and Asia have become the main destinations for Russia's naphtha supplies.