Asia Pacific downstream news

Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) will use Honeywell UOP technology to produce cleaner-burning diesel fuel in compliance with India’s BS-VI emission standards and increase crude oil conversion.

A new polypropylene line has been commissioned at the Daesan integrated refining and petrochemical complex in South Korea, adding a further 60% to its production capacity.

Maire Tecnimont Group has expanded its petrochemical business in India with a new US$450 million contract by IOCL.

Neptune Energy has welcomed the announcement by the operator, Eni, that production has started from its Merakes development, located in the East Sepinggan block, offshore Indonesia.

Siemens Energy has been selected to supply two low-emission compression trains for Phase I of the Gazli underground gas storage (UGS) project in the Bukhara region of Uzbekistan.

Technip Energies has passed the final performance acceptance test for Hengli’s largest liquids ethylene cracker in China.

Air Products has announced that the Kochi industrial gas complex is supplying syngas to the propylene derivatives petrochemical project (PDPP) at the Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL) Kochi refinery, India.

Indonesian oil and gas company Pertamina and Clariant have collaborated in an advanced biofuels assessment.

McDermott’s CB&I Storage Solutions business has been awarded an LNG storage contract for the Philippines’ first LNG import terminal.

KBR Inc. has signed a license agreement for its proprietary K-PRO™ propane dehydrogenation (PDH) technology to convert propane into propylene for JS Energy Ltd’s planned project in Pakistan.