Asia/Pacific
PTTGC starts first sustainable jet fuel production in Thailand
Thailand's PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) has started producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the country for the first time and plans 6 MM liters (l) (37,738 bbl) in annual output for the first phase.
KT-Kinetics Technology, NEXTCHEM awarded contracts for Petronas hydrogen unit
Part of a new biorefinery within Petronas' Malaysian Pengerang Integrated Complex, the 38,000-m3/hr production unit will supply hydrogen to produce sustainable aviation fuel and hydrogenated vegetable oil.
Chinese, Indian refiners seek new supplies as US sanctions tighten grip on Russian oil
Chinese and Indian refiners are seeking alternative fuel supplies as they adapt to severe new U.S. sanctions on Russian producers and tankers that are designed to curb the revenues of the world's second-largest oil exporter.
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical to invest $2.9 B to upgrade Chinese operations
To maintain its capacity in crude oil processing and make other operational upgrades, the company will shut down existing 18 sets of oil refining devices and install new ones. The new installations will have a capacity to refine 1.2 MMtpy of ethylene.
Turkey and Brazil top buyers of Russian diesel
Turkey and Brazil remained the main importers of Russian seaborne diesel and gasoil last year amid the European Union's ban on imports of Russian refined products.
India halts trade with U.S.-sanctioned Russian companies and tankers
Indian refiners have stopped dealing with U.S.-sanctioned oil tankers and entities, but the country does not expect disruption to Russian crude supplies during a two-month wind-down period.
Update: Turkey's Izmir refinery now expects to restart crude unit in Feb, IIR says
Turkish refiner Tupras now expects to restart a 151,000-bpd crude unit at its Izmir oil refinery in early February after a fire on Nov. 25.
Pertamina unit to produce ISCC-certified SAF in 1Q
Kilang Pertamina Internasional, the refinery unit of Indonesia's state-owned energy firm Pertamina, aims to produce its first certified sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the first quarter of this year.
WTO panel largely backs EU in palm oil case against Indonesia
A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel found largely in favor of the European Union (EU) on Friday in a case brought by Indonesia against the bloc's restrictions on palm oil-based biofuel.
U.S. to impose further sanctions on Russian oil fleet and traders
The United States will impose some of the harshest sanctions yet on Russia's oil industry, according to a purported U.S. Treasury document circulating among traders in Europe and Asia that drove global oil prices 3% higher on Friday.
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