Asia/Pacific
Singapore to roll out electronic bunker delivery notes from November
Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority will launch a digital bunkering initiative on Nov. 1, making the city-state the first port in the world to use electronic bunker fuel delivery notes.
Asia's lack of biofuels demand hinders investments
A lack of biofuels demand in Asia-Pacific is making it hard for companies to justify pumping billions of dollars into projects in the region despite growing decarbonization efforts worldwide.
Stamicarbon secures contracts for ultra-low energy urea plant in China
Shandong Lianmeng Chemical Company awards licensing and equipment supply contracts for a grassroots urea melt and prilling plant in China to Stamicarbon, the nitrogen technology licensor of MAIRE Group.
Braskem boosts biopolymer development in Asia, opens Tokyo Representative Office
Braskem announced the opening of its Representative Office in Tokyo, Japan one of the key markets for Braskem's I'm greenT bio-based Polyethylene.
China's September fuel oil imports slide to year-to-date low
China's fuel oil imports eased for a third consecutive month in September, hitting the lowest in the year so far, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.
Vietnam seeks Saudi Aramco's investment in petrochemicals, oil refining
Vietnam is seeking investment from oil giant Saudi Aramco in its petrochemical and oil refinery projects, the Southeast Asian country's government said.
China and India struggle to curb fossil fuels
China and India are burning record amounts of fossil fuels this year, even as they also install record renewable power generation capacity, highlighting the slow pace and enormous inertia to be overcome in the energy transition.
China's September oil refinery throughput surges to record daily rate
China's oil refinery throughput in September hit a record daily rate up 12% from a year earlier as refiners increased run rates to cater for strong demand for transport fuel over the Golden Week holiday and improving manufacturing.
Shipping industry off track to meet 5% zero-emission fuel target by 2030
The world is not on track for zero-emission fuels to account for 5% of international shipping fuels by 2030, a new analysis has found, jeopardizing the shipping industry's 2050 decarbonization goal.
Diesel is subsidizing other fuels in Asia, but beware China
The profit for turning a barrel of crude oil into refined fuels in Asia has slipped to the lowest in three months, even though the margin on diesel remains elevated.
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