Asia/Pacific
PetroChina's 2023 net income up 8.3% on strong fuel, gas sales
PetroChina's net profit rose 8.3% last year off record levels in 2022, as strong growth in natural gas sales and its marketing segment offset lower realized oil prices.
thyssenkrupp nucera to supply electrolyzers for ABEL Energy’s Bell green methanol project
ABEL Energy announced thyssenkrupp nucera as the preferred supplier of the 260MW of electrolyzers required for their flagship green methanol project in Bell Bay, Tasmania, Australia.
SAF costs must be lower, ExxonMobil VP says
Costs are the main obstacle to increasing the use of SAF said ExxonMobil Senior Vice President Jack Williams.
PetroChina's Jieyang refinery to receive first Venezuelan oil cargo
PetroChina's Jieyang refinery will receive its first direct crude oil cargo from Venezuela, according to trade sources and ship tracking data on Kpler, after Washington temporarily lifted sanctions on the OPEC producer.
Air New Zealand seeks innovators in global search for SAF
Air New Zealand has launched a global open invitation to innovators and start-ups in the SAF sector to become a supply partner to the airline.
Yokogawa launches OpreX Robot Management Core
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced the development and release of OpreX Robot Management Core, a software application in the OpreX Asset Management and Integrity family and will go on sale on March 22, 2024.
Singapore's middle distillates stocks dip slightly as net exports surge
Singapore's middle distillates inventories slipped by 4% from last week as net exports of diesel/gasoil and jet fuel/kerosene surged.
Samsung Engineering rebrands name to 'SAMSUNG E&A'
The company name change to SAMSUNG E&A CO., LTD. was confirmed during the 57’s general shareholders' meeting on 21 March 2024, where the change of articles of incorporation were passed.
BASF breaks ground on methyl glycol plant at Zhanjiang Verbund site in China
BASF has broken ground on a methyl glycols plant at its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China and is designed with an annual capacity of 46,000 metric tons and aims to meet the rapidly growing demand for brake fluids in the region.
Mingca Packaging and ExxonMobil introduce innovative double bubble polyethylene-based shrink film solution
Shantou Mingca Packaging Co Ltd and ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Research & Development Co., Ltd announced an innovative double bubble Polyethylene-based Shrink Film solution, the next generation of Polyolefin Shrink Film, created using ultra-low density Exceed XP performance polyethylene.
- KBR's phenol technology selected by SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals 4/25
- Honeywell Technology helping to produce SAF with lower cost and waste 4/25
- Nigeria's NNPC partners local firm on new 100,000 bpd refinery 4/25
- Stranded cargo shows credit challenges at Nigeria's Dangote refinery 4/25
- Low U.S. distillate consumption reflects slow economic activity and biofuel substitution 4/25
- Clariant catalysts reduce customers’ footprints by 40 million tons of CO2e in 2023 4/25