Asia/Pacific

Singapore's Bukom refinery exports rare naphtha cargo

The export follows a force majeure last Thursday by plant operator Aster Chemicals and Energy on products derived from its naphtha cracker.

Saudi Aramco, Iraq's SOMO halt crude sales to Indian refiner Nayara

The halting of supply from the two Gulf exporters means Nayara, majority-owned by Russian entities including oil major Rosneft, relied entirely on Russia for its crude oil imports in August.

J-ENG achieves first complete commercial ammonia-fueled engine

The engine official test runs were conducted under the supervision of Nippon Yusen Kaisya (NYK Line), Nihon Shipyard Co. Ltd. (NSY), Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK).

Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical establish an LLP for ethylene manufacturing facilities in western Japan

India's ONGC to keep buying Russian oil if prices economical

Indian explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation said its refining units will continue to buy Russian oil if available at economical prices.

Indian automakers say ethanol fuel hurts mileage but is safe, as motorists complain

India's roll-out of fuel blended with 20% ethanol will hurt a vehicle's mileage by 2%-4% but is safe to use, a lobby group representing the country's automakers said, aiming to assuage motorists' concerns in the world's third-largest car market.

KraussMaffei launches co-rotating twin-screw extruders for petrochemical industry

With the market launch of the new ZE Petrochemical (ZE-PC) series, KraussMaffei Extrusion is setting a milestone in industrial raw polymer production.

Aster Chemicals declares force majeure at Singapore naphtha cracker

Singapore's Aster Chemicals and Energy has declared force majeure on petrochemical supplies from its naphtha cracker on Bukom island

Sinopec wins engineering contract for Saudi Arabian green hydrogen/ammonia project

China's Sinopec said it has agreed to provide engineering services for Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power to build the world’s largest integrated green hydrogen and green ammonia project in the kingdom.

South Korea petrochemical overhaul likely to shut small, stand-alone naphtha crackers

Small and stand-alone naphtha crackers are likely to shut while some plants could merge as part of an overhaul of South Korea's oversupplied petrochemical sector, which will cut naphtha demand at the world's largest importer of the fuel.