Asia/Pacific
U.S. and Europe drive global power emissions higher so far in 2025
The world's largest power polluter, China, made its biggest cut to power emissions since 2020 so far this year, but global power emissions have still held largely flat due to higher fossil fuel power generation in the United States and Europe.
U.S. imposes sanctions on companies it says sent Iranian oil to China
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on more than 20 companies in a network that it said has long sent Iranian oil to China, days after negotiators from Iran and the United States concluded a fourth round of nuclear talks.
Fertiglobe to acquire Wengfu Australia’s distribution assets
Fertiglobe, the world’s largest seaborne exporter of urea and net ammonia combined, the largest nitrogen fertilizer producer in the Middle East and North Africa region, and ADNOC’s low-carbon ammonia platform, has signed an asset sale and purchase agreement to acquire the distribution assets of Wengfu Australia Pty Ltd., a leading fertilizer distribution business.
Ionikylation unit at PetroChina's Dagang refinery reaches 1,000 days of continuous operation
PetroChina Dagang Petrochemical Company has reached the milestone of 1,000 continuous days of operation for its 150,000-tpy Ionikylation unit.
thyssenkrupp Uhde successfully commissions EnviNOx® emission reduction system for Covestro’s NAUCI project in China
thyssenkrupp Uhde is proud to announce the successful commissioning of its EnviNOx® system for Covestro Polymers (China) Co. Ltd. at their nitric acid plant in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park. This state-of-the-art technology will significantly reduce nitrogen oxides and nitrous oxide emissions.
Traders rebrand Venezuelan oil for China as Brazilian
Traders have rebranded more than $1 B of Venezuelan oil shipments to China as Brazilian crude over the past year, according to two tanker tracking firms, helping buyers to cut logistics costs and circumvent U.S. sanctions.
As Brazilian president visits China, $1-B SAF deal announced
Brazil announced two Chinese partnerships on Monday, including a $1-B investment by China's Envision Energy to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), as the country's president visits China.
Japan's Eneos to ramp up investment in LNG, SAF while slowing hydrogen
Japan's top oil refiner, Eneos Holdings, plans to increase investment in low-carbon energy such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), while slowing efforts in cleaner alternatives like hydrogen.
China's Hongrun Group to restart newly acquired refinery soon
East China-based independent refiner Hongrun Petrochemical plans to restart its recently-acquired Changyi Petrochemical site as early as this month.
Indonesia eyes cut in fuel imports from Singapore in favor of U.S. as part of tariffs negotiations
Indonesia plans to change the source of some of its fuel imports from Singapore to the United States as part of negotiations over steep tariffs.
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- SABIC announces closure of Olefins 6 facility in Teesside, UK 6/27
- LyondellBasell's polyolefin technologies selected by SHCCIG Yulin for petrochemicals complex in China 6/27
- Damaged unit of Iran's South Pars refinery back operating 6/27
- hte conducts research for JGC to advance decarbonization by identifying suitable catalysts for ammonia cracking 6/26
- TES and CPC Finland to develop 500-MW e-NG project in Finland 6/26
