Asia/Pacific
Thailand cabinet extends tax cuts on diesel to help with cost of living
Thailand's cabinet agreed to extend an excise tax cut on diesel for another two months to July 20 to help reduce the costs of living.
Pengerang Energy Complex inks $102-B agreements for feedstock supply and product offtake
Pengerang Energy Complex (PEC) announced that it has signed key agreements with several blue-chip partners for the upcoming PEC, located within the dedicated Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex in Johor, Malaysia.
Indian fuel demand in February was the highest in 24 yr
India's fuel demand hit its highest level in at least 24 years in February, with industrial activity in Asia's third biggest economy boosted by cheap Russian oil.
S-Oil holds groundbreaking for $7-B Shaheen crude-to-chemicals complex
S-OIL held a groundbreaking ceremony for the capital-intensive Shaheen crude-to-chemicals complex in Ulsan, South Korea.
Indonesia's biodiesel policy, dry weather to keep palm oil prices elevated
Indonesia's biodiesel policy and the likely emergence of the El Nino weather pattern could further strain global inventories of the most used cooking oil, lifting prices later this year, leading industry officials and analysts said.
AWS unveils startups selected for the Clean Energy Accelerator 3.0 program
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the startups selected for the Clean Energy Accelerator 3.0. The program is designed to facilitate collaborations with mature startups developing breakthrough clean energy technologies.
Philippines rushes to contain oil spill from sunken fuel tanker
Environment and disaster authorities in the Philippines rushed to contain an oil spill on Friday from a sunken fuel tanker that has reached coastal towns on a large central island, warning of dangers to marine ecosystems if more oil leaks.
Chinese diesel/gasoline exports continue to rise
China's diesel exports rose for a second month in December, while gasoline exports climbed for a third month, as the country's COVID outbreak limited domestic fuel demand, and refiners utilized their expanded yearly export quotas.
Vietnam's Long Son petrochemicals complex to start operations by mid-year
Long Son Petrochemicals will start commercial production at its petrochemical complex in southern Vietnam by mid-2023.
Indonesia trying to create palm oil benchmark price
Indonesia, the world's biggest palm oil exporter, plans to require crude palm oil exports to go through a futures exchange to create the country's own benchmark price.
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- Europe distillates-diesel profit margins firm 8/21
- U.S.: Indiana's bp refinery restarts after severe flooding 8/21
- Berlin weighs trusteeship extension for Rosneft's German assets 8/21
- Trump administration to rule on biofuel exemption requests, delay reallocation decision 8/21
- TotalEnergies' Donges refinery fire extinguished 8/21
