Asia/Pacific
Chinese petrochemical company licenses technology from Honeywell UOP and ExxonMobil to produce premium fuels and high-quality base oils
Hainan Handi Sunshine is the first customer in China to license technology from the joint Honeywell UOP-ExxonMobil marketing alliance for premium fuels and lubes.
Idemitsu family, in fight with management, buys Showa Shell shares to block acquisition
The founding family of Japan's Idemitsu Kosan Co. bought a stake in Showa Shell Sekiyu KK, in a bid to block Idemitsu management's billion-dollar plan to take over the rival oil refiner.
Amec Foster Wheeler wins Thai Oil’s Clean Fuel Project contract
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a FEED contract by Thai Oil Public Company Ltd. for its Clean Fuel Project at the Sriracha Refinery in Thailand.
Sri Lanka to revamp, double refinery capacity
Sri Lanka plans to upgrade its sole oil refinery and double its capacity to boost output and to reduce the cost of importing refined fuels.
Australia Pacific LNG boosts Origin Energy's output
First shipment from Train 2 is expected by the end of 2016.
Vietnam province scraps $20 B refinery project with Thai PTT
Vietnam's Binh Dinh province has scrapped a $20 billion refinery and petrochemicals plant with Thai oil company PTT because of project implementation delays.
As market sours, ships carrying LPG anchor off Singapore
After a flood of US exports into the region, the Asian market is awash with LPG and supplies are being stored in ships anchored off Singapore.
CB&I awarded license and engineering design for alkylation technology in Indonesia
CB&I has been awarded the license and engineering design of a grassroots alkylation unit by PT Pertamina.
Amec Foster Wheeler wins Indonesian refinery upgrade contract
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded an engineering and project management services contract by PT Pertamina and Saudi Aramco for the upgrade and expansion of the Cilacap Refinery in Central Java.
China's Sinopec cuts gas output at Puguang field after pipeline fire
Sinopec cut daily well-head production from its Puguang gas field in Sichuan province after a landslide a day earlier caused a fire on a trunk gas pipeline.
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