Asia/Pacific
RINA services awarded Chevron, ExxonMobil Indonesian gas contracts
PT RINA Indonesia, in consortium with PT Depriwangga, has been awarded two contracts to provide quality assurance services for offshore and onshore projects in Indonesia.
Fluenta to supply monitoring system for Petronas refinery
Fluenta announced the sale of 24 ultrasonic flare gas monitoring systems to Malaysian state-run oil and gas company Petronas.
China teapots to extend oil buying spree into 2017
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China's small, independent refiners are set to raise their crude oil imports again in 2017 on expectations that Beijing will keep their intake quotas steady, market participants said, a move that should help eat up some of the global supply glut.
Japan refiners Idemitsu, Showa Shell working on merger, despite setbacks
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japanese oil refiners Idemitsu Kosan and Showa Shell Sekiyu said they have not decided on a capital and business tie-up as reported by some media organizations, and that they are still working towards an eventual merger.
KBR awarded license contract for largest ROSE unit design
HOUSTON – KBR, Inc. announced it has been awarded a license and basic engineering design (LBED) contract by Hyundai Oilbank (HDO) for an 80,000 bpd ROSE unit in Daesan, South Korea. The unit will be built using KBR's proprietary ROSE technology, which provides solvent deasphalting (SDA), and will be the largest SDA unit in the industry.
Indonesia: Cut gas prices for petrochemical, fertilizer industries in 2017
JAKARTA (Reuters) -- Indonesia on Tuesday told energy companies to cut natural gas prices for fertilizer, steel and petrochemical industries starting Jan. 1, 2017, in a renewed effort to bring down domestic gas prices.
Japan's Idemitsu to delay Showa Shell stake purchase from Shell
Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan will again delay its planned purchase of Showa Shell Sekiyu shares from Royal Dutch Shell because a review by the Japan Fair Trade Commission is still under way.
Shell opens advanced bitumen solutions center in China
Shell Bitumen officially opened its new Shell Bitumen China Solutions Centre, located within the Hongyi Technology Industrial Area, Songjiang District in Shanghai. It replaces Shell Bitumen’s solutions center in Beijing, China.
Shell Indonesia producing marine lubricants, increasing production
Shell’s newest lubricant oil blending plant, located in Marunda Centre, near Jakarta, Indonesia, has more than doubled its production slate and is now producing 99 different products.
Petronas to help YHBS, Huchems develop petrochemical complex near Bintulu, Sarawak
Petronas will conduct a pre-feasibility study for a methanol plant in Bintulu, Sarawak and supply natural gas to Huchems’ proposed petrochemical plant in the same location.
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