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Amec Foster Wheeler to provide FEED for Singapore refinery upgrade

Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by Singapore Refining Co. SRC to undertake front end engineering and design services to upgrade its Jurong Island refinery.

Fire extinguished at Pertamina’s Cilacap refinery

A fire at Pertamina's Cilacap refinery in Indonesia shortly after midday on Wednesday has been extinguished.

Shell’s Singapore ethylene cracker to restart in a few weeks

Shell is expecting to restart its ethylene cracker at Pulau Bukom, Singapore, in the next few weeks following an unplanned shutdown.

Asia refining margins tumble on crude price spike

Asian refining margins have tumbled to their lowest in nearly six weeks after touching a seven-month high in September, hit by a spike in crude prices following OPEC's decision to curb output.

Amec Foster Wheeler to consult on Ichthys LNG Project, Australia

Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a consultancy contract by INPEX, Japan’s largest oil & gas exploration and production company, for the Ichthys LNG Project in Australia.

Pertamina to form refinery JVs with Rosneft, Aramco

Indonesian state energy company Pertamina expects to sign a JV agreement with Russian oil major Rosneft for the Tuban oil refinery development project.

Australia's Gladstone LNG plant to take unit offline for maintenance

Australia's Gladstone LNG export plant will take one of its production lines out of service for planned maintenance for several weeks in October.

Petronas weighs sale to exit $27 billion Canada LNG project

Malaysian state oil firm Petronas is considering selling its majority stake in a $27 B Canadian LNG plant.

Toshiba, Tohoku Electric and Iwatani consider developing hydrogen energy system

A joint proposal by Toshiba Corp., Tohoku Electric Power Co. and Iwatani Corp. on the development of technologies for hydrogen energy systems was today selected for funding by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization.

Wison completes performance test for first floating LNG production facility

Wison’s first natural gas floating liquefaction unit has successfully completed its performance test at the Wison yard in Nantong, China.