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Atlas Agro says Australia's Macquarie to invest $325 MM for fertilizer plants in U.S.
Fertilizer maker Atlas Agro Holding AG said that Australia-based Macquarie Group's asset management arm will invest $325 MM in the company and its affiliated project entities.
BASF, Huntsman, and Chinese partners agree to petrochemical deal in China
BASF and Huntsman together with their Chinese partner companies – Shanghai Hua Yi (Group Company), Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co., Ltd. – announce the planned separation of their joint MDI (diphenylmethane diisocyanate) production at Shanghai Lianheng Isocyanate Co., Ltd. (SLIC).
Russia's ESPO blend crude prices to China soar on robust demand
Discounts for Russia's ESPO Blend crude arriving in China in September are at their narrowest in eight months on firm demand from Chinese independent refiners, trade sources said.
Vietnam to see lower crude oil output in 2021-2030
Vietnam is expected to see a decline in its annual crude oil and coal output during the rest of this decade, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.
China's gasoline demand peak nears as EV boom hastens transition
China's demand for petrol is likely to peak as early as next year as electric vehicle sales soar, several analysts say, bringing forward an energy transition milestone for the world's biggest polluter and a headache for global refiners.
Obscure traders ship half Russia's oil exports to India, China after sanctions
A Liberian-flagged oil tanker set sail in May from Russia's Ust-Luga port carrying crude on behalf of a little-known trading company based in Hong Kong. Before the ship had even reached its destination in India, the cargo changed hands.
Gasoil net exports reduce Singapore inventories despite jet fuel from China
Middle distillates stock levels at key trading hub Singapore slipped to their lowest in over four months as robust net exports of gasoil more than offset a surge in jet fuel imports from China, official data showed.
Bunkering hub in Singapore conducts first bio-methanol refueling for Maersk ship
A container ship has refueled with bio-methanol at the world's largest bunkering hub in Singapore, the first such operation to have taken place at the city-state, its port authority said.
- Studi Tecnologie Progetti S.p.A. signs agreement to upgrade Attock refinery in Pakistan for $600 MM 7/1
- Maire's NEXTCHEM awarded engineering contract for Pacifico Mexinol's $3.3-B, 2.1-MMtpy low-carbon methanol project 7/1
- Axens, IFPEN, and SMS group Launch Carboverseo™: Essential Technology for e-fuels deployment 7/1
- BASF closes purchase of DOMO Chemicals’ shares in Alsachimie JV 7/1
- deugro completes another equipment shipment for INEOS' Project One project in Belgium 7/1
- Shell renews contract with Cyberhawk, enabling a global visualization and data integration platform across its portfolio 7/1
