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Asia/Pacific

India's May fuel consumption soars on robust manufacturing

India's fuel consumption surged in May with diesel sales scaling a record high, buoyed by strong factory activity in the third-largest oil consumer in the world.

Germany triggers EU investigation into Chinese biofuels

Germany has asked the European Commission to investigate the flow of allegedly fraudulent biofuels into the European Union, a spokesperson for the German Environment Ministry said, stepping up scrutiny on trade in the fuel that has rattled the industry.

Russia's Sakhalin invites India and China to tap energy resources

The local governor of Russia's Pacific island of Sakhalin has invited companies from India and China to tap the region's energy resources following the departure of European and American oil and gas majors.

Airlines urge co-operation to help curb emissions

Airlines called for co-operation on a broad front to reach "very tough" emission targets and pledged at the end of a three-day summit to release interim climate targets next year.

Ports in China's oil hub Shandong scrutinizing old tankers

Ports in China's Shandong province are demanding more detailed information about oil tankers that are more than 15 years old that call at their terminals potentially delaying the unloading of crude shipments in the world's biggest oil importer.

Malaysia Aviation Group inks sustainable aviation fuel deal with Petronas Dagangan

Malaysia Aviation Group has signed a sustainable aviation fuel offtake agreement with Petronas Dagangan, as part of efforts to develop the green fuel on a commercial scale in Malaysia, the two firms said.

Boil-off gas APC exceeds expectations

Greenfern Dynamics: Taylor, A.  |  Pierterse, F.
ConocoPhillips Australia: Wilson, T.  |  Davis, R.

The use of advanced process control (APC) technology on LNG liquefaction trains is well accepted with some of the earliest implementations developed in the late 1990s.

Global Project Data

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure database is tracking nearly 1,000 active projects around the world.

Top shipper of Russian oil secures Indian cover as Western certifiers exit

An Indian agency has stepped in to provide safety certification for most of Gatik Ship Management's fleet, a major carrier of Russian oil to India, after Lloyd's Register and the American Bureau of Shipping withdrew classification for many of its vessels, records show.

Biodiesel import flood could drown European market

A flood of potentially "dubious" biodiesel imports into Europe from China needs to be subject to closer EU vetting or it could trigger the collapse of the European Union's biofuels industry, top producer body EWABA said.