Asia/Pacific
Pertamina using Honeywell UOP technology to boost clean fuels production
DES PLAINES, Ill. -- Honeywell announced that PT Pertamina will use Honeywell UOP technology to produce high-octane gasoline blending components and jet fuel at its Balikpapan refinery in Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia.
CB&I announces CDAlky technology award in China
THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- CB&I announced it has been awarded a contract by Shaanxi Yanchang Petrochemical Group for the license and engineering design of an alkylation unit in Yan'an City, Shaanxi, China. The alkylation unit will use CB&I's CDAlky advanced sulfuric acid alkylation technology.
Scientific Design awards Indian Oil MEG plant license
LITTLE FERRY, New Jersey -- Scientific Design Company, Inc. (SD) today announced that Indian Oil Corporation LTD. Has selected SD’s MEG technology for their complex in Paradip, Odisha, India.
India looks at creating oil giant to take on global rivals
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) -- India plans to create a giant oil company by combining state-owned firms, finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday, as the world's third largest oil consumer looks to better compete with global majors in acquiring foreign assets.
Sulfur-rich crudes, usually discounted, shine after OPEC cuts
LONDON (Reuters) -- Efforts to stem the world's surplus of crude oil have thus far only moderately balanced the market -- but have turned typically lower-quality crude into the most sought after barrels.
Gas tanker collides with Indian ship off Chennai's coast, no injuries
OSLO (Reuters) -- A gas tanker from Oslo-listed shipping company BW LPG has collided with an Indian ship off the coast of Chennai in India, a BW LPG executive said on Monday.
Pertamina to go solo on Balongan refinery
JAKARTA (Reuters) -- Indonesian energy company Pertamina will proceed with an upgrade of its Balongan refinery without a partner, company officials said on Monday.
Oil extends declines on rising US output
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Oil prices extended declines on Monday, dragged down by signs of growing production in the United States that could partly offset output cuts by OPEC and other producers.
Sinopec awards DuPont technologies contract for alkylation technology
WILMINGTON, Del. – DuPont Clean Technologies announces that China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) has awarded DuPont the license and engineering contract for its STRATCO Alkylation Technology. The new unit is to be located at the existing Sinopec Tianjin Company (TPCC) refinery in the Tianjin Binhai New Area district. The addition of the STRATCO sulfuric acid alkylation unit will improve the quality of the existing refinery gasoline pool to ensure compliance with the China V standard.
Asia gasoline refiners set to recover after glut
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Many Asian gasoline refiners have started to recover from one of the sector's worst-ever gluts, with profit margins climbing as consumption grows and as stricter fuel specifications in top consumers force some inefficient producers to cut supply.
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