Asia Pacific downstream news

Clariant Catalysts has opened a new research and development (R&D) centre at its new One Clariant Campus (OCC) in Shanghai.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has awarded a third liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker supplier license to Total’s subsidiary Total Marine Fuels Private Ltd.

ADNOC LNG has awarded a rejuvenation FEED contract to Worley to extend the life cycle of two LNG trains located in ADNOC’s Das Island Facilities.

According to GlobalData, China is expected to lead the liquids storage capacity growth in Asia, contributing about 50% of the total capacity growth between 2021 and 2025.

Dow has signed an agreement with the Zhanjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone Administrative Committee (Zhanjiang EDZ) to build the ‘Dow South China Specialties Hub’.

Hengyi Industries will use advanced reforming and aromatics technologies from Honeywell UOP at its integrated petrochemical complex in Pulau Muara Besar, Brunei.

As much as 743 000 bpd of oil-processing capacity has been idled, nearly 22% of Japan’s roughly 3.4 million bpd capacity.

The new plants join two existing ASUs, also built and operated by Linde, to support phase I and II of Wanhua Chemical's integrated chemical site and production centre in Yantai, China.

The decision was made following an extensive review of operations at Australia’s smallest refinery, which commenced operation in 1949.

The technologies will be used at Shandong Yulong's planned petrochemical complex in Longkou, Shandong Province, China.