Asia/Pacific
Singapore Airlines Group, Aether Fuels sign MoU for SAF
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to potentially source neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Aether Fuels (Aether), a climate technology firm that plans to set up SAF production plants in the U.S. and Southeast Asia.
Thailand to import more U.S. ethane to reduce trade surplus
Thailand will increase U.S. ethane imports by at least 1 MMt starting from the second quarter of this year to try to reduce its trade surplus with the United States.
China tariff retaliation targets its modest U.S. energy imports
China is the world's top energy importer but its purchases from the U.S. are relatively modest, blunting the impact of Beijing's move on Tuesday to slap retaliatory tariffs on imports of U.S. crude oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal.
Russia's January seaborne diesel exports rise
Russia's seaborne diesel and gasoil exports rose almost by a quarter in January from December as traders sought to increase supplies before new U.S. sanctions come into effect and amid seasonal low domestic demand.
NH3 Clean Energy completes pre-FEED work for WAH2 clean ammonia project in Australia
NH3 Clean Energy announced that it completed the engineering component of its preliminary-front-end engineering and design for its WAH2 clean ammonia project in Australia.
Ukrainian drone strikes trigger fires at major oil and gas facilities in Russia
Ukraine struck energy facilities in southern Russia with dozens of drones launched on Monday, triggering fires at a major oil refinery and gas processing plant and disrupting flights from the Volga to the Caucasus Mountains, Russian and Ukrainian officials said.
Analysis: Trump's oil tariffs a boost for European and Asian refiners
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade tariffs on Canadian and Mexican oil imports will offer European and Asian refineries a competitive advantage against their U.S. rivals, analysts and market participants said.
Russia's Lukoil eyes $2 B from Bulgaria refinery sale
Russia's second-largest oil producer Lukoil plans to raise around $2 B from the sale of its Burgas oil refinery in Bulgaria.
NEXTCHEM (MAIRE) awarded process design package to upgrade urea plant in China
MAIRE has announced that NEXTCHEM, through its subsidiary Stamicarbon, the nitrogen fertilizer technology licensor, has been selected to provide the process design package to upgrade the Hulunbeier New Gold Chemical Co. Ltd.’s urea plant in Hulunbuir (China), leveraging on its proprietary NX STAMI Urea™ technology.
IEA comes under pressure from former oil market chief to cut energy transition focus
The International Energy Agency's former oil industry and market chief criticized the agency's focus on the global energy transition in a report released on Wednesday, and said the IEA should concentrate on oil and gas supplies.
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