Asia/Pacific

KBR technology selected for 100,000-tpy ethanol-to-jet SAF plant in Singapore

Palm climbs for second session on strong exports, Indonesia biodiesel mandate

Indonesia sets 3-month transition period for B50 biodiesel program

The launch of the B50 program on July 1 means that all gasoil sold in the country must contain 50% palm-based diesel and 50% conventional diesel.

Middlemen offer Iranian oil to Indian refiners after U.S. waiver

On Monday, the United States waived sanctions on Iran for 60 days after the first talks under a nascent peace deal, opening a narrow window for renewed energy trade.

Singapore's Aster plans August maintenance for crude, petchem units

Aster, a joint venture between Indonesia's Chandra Asri and trading major Glencore, operates a 237,000-bpd refinery in Singapore's Bukom Island.

Viva Energy to restart Geelong refinery this week, alkylation unit offline

Viva said work at a key processing unit of the refinery, the Residue Catalytic Cracking Unit (RCCU), was completed and that operations will resume this week at over 90% of normal capacity, more than two months after the unit was shut down due to a fire.

Asia has plenty of crude oil, but refined fuels remain tight

The world's top energy-consuming region is expected to import about 22.18 MMbpd of crude in June, up from 20.35 MMbpd in May.

El Nino, expanding ethanol use squeeze India sugar supply

At the same time, India is pushing for higher ethanol blending with petrol and wider adoption of flex-fuel vehicles to cut dependence on expensive imported crude.

China's May refined oil exports rise from April under restrictions, Australia receives agreed volume

China's May gasoline, diesel and jet fuel exports rose from April to major destinations in Southeast and South Asia, but were still significantly less than a year earlier due to export restrictions imposed over the Iran war to safeguard domestic supply.

Australia opens first carbon refinery, making new products from captured CO2

MCI Carbon has been developing the Myrtle Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage technology for 15 years and the demonstration plant can potentially capture 2,500 metric tons of CO2 a year.