Asia Pacific downstream news

The API has praised signing of US – China ‘phase one’ trade deal, and urges further negotiations to lift all tariffs.

Halder Topsoe has opened the world’s largest ATR-based methanol plant in Turkmenistan.

Petrochemical plant in China to be provided with Packinox heat exchangers by Alfa Laval.

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Indonesian President Joko Widodo have witnessed the exchange of signed energy agreements.

Six themes that will impact Asia Pacific’s gas and LNG markets in 2020 have been identified by Wood Mackenzie

Saudi Aramco has acquired 17% of South Korea’s Hyundai Oilbank.

BASF has announced the inauguration of the second phase of its antioxidants manufacturing plant in Shanghai.

In a move to expand its lubricants production abroad, Gazprom Neft has begun producing marine oils at a facility in Singapore.

PETRONAS has announced the naming of its second FLNG facility, PFLNG DUA.

Woodside and BHP have agreed the tolling price for processing natural gas from the Scarborough offshore field at the Pluto LNG facility.