Asia/Pacific
Sinopec diverts supertanker from U.S.-sanctioned port
A supertanker carrying oil to the Chinese port of Rizhao in Shandong province changed its destination over the weekend after the U.S. imposed sanctions on an import terminal at the port on Friday.
Sanctions-hit Nayara scrambles to sustain operations, with New Delhi's help
Shut out of many international markets because of crippling sanctions imposed by the European Union on July 18, the Russian-owned refinery has had to divert more fuel to the domestic market and find new export customers, among numerous workarounds, big and small, forced by the bloc's penalty.
Keppel-led consortium appointed for next phase of study for Singapore’s first low-carbon ammonia power generation and bunkering solution
The consortium will proceed to undertake a FEED study across the entire value chain, for a 55 MW–65 MW ammonia power plant, terminal infrastructure and bunkering solutions, laying the foundations for a potential final investment decision.
Latest U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil deal blow to China's Sinopec
The latest U.S. sanctions on Iranian petroleum exports deal a blow to Chinese refining giant Sinopec by targeting a terminal through which the state major handles one-fifth of its crude oil imports.
Indonesia's Pertamina modifies two refineries to convert cooking oil into fuel
Pertamina is modifying facilities at its Dumai and Balongan, which will join its Cilacap plant that already processes vegetable oils into fuel.
Indonesia aims for B50 biodiesel in second half of 2026
The world's largest producer of palm oil has a biofuel program which blends palm oil with diesel to reduce reliance on fuel imports.
BPCL secures land for $11-B refinery project in southern India
The order said the government has allocated 6,000 acres for a refinery and petrochemicals project costing about 968.62 B rupees and asked BPCL to begin commercial operations by January 2029.
Taiwan and India were top destinations for Russian naphtha in August
Since the European Union's full embargo on Russian oil products went into effect in February 2023, countries in the Middle East and Asia have become the main destinations for Russia's naphtha supplies.
Asia refinery 2024–2025 maintenance/outages
Planned and unplanned refinery shutdowns for 2024–2025 compiled through a survey of Asian oil refiners and market sources.
Taiwan's CPC Corp. shuts one crude unit at Talin for maintenance until November
The 150,000-bpd crude unit and some gasoline-producing units were shut around the middle of September.
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- Croatia rejects Russian vacuum gasoil cargo after U.S. sanctions 11/14
- Bulgaria wins UK sanctions reprieve on refinery, petrol stations 11/14
- China's Sinochem shuts one crude unit at Quanzhou after fire 11/14
- Enbridge approves $1.4-B project to boost Canadian oil flows to U.S. refiners 11/14
