Asia Pacific downstream news

US jet fuel consumption growth has slowed in 2025, following a period of rapid consumption growth after 2020, as US air travel recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, the EIA has reported.

Trafigura has signed a long-term agreement to supply LNG to Korea Gas Corp.

Pengerang Terminals has signed a terminal usage agreement (TUA) with Pengerang Biorefinery to provide storage and handling facilities for its feedstocks and products.

thyssenkrupp Uhde has completed the pre front-end engineering design (FEED) phase for the Portland Renewable Fuels Project in collaboration with HAMR Energy, Australia.

Sumitomo Chemical has constructed and begun operation of a pilot facility at the Sodegaura site of its Chiba Works, Japan, for its new proprietary process to produce propylene directly from ethanol.

Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Joint Stock Co. (BSR) has exported its first batches of diesel oil (DO) to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

L&T Energy GreenTech (LTEG), has partnered with Japan’s ITOCHU for a 300 000 tpy green ammonia project in Gujarat, India.

KPI officially carried out the first lifting/delivery of Pertamina SAF made from a mixture of used cooking oil, supporting the Indonesian SAF industry.

Venice Energy has agreed to sell its LNG terminal project in South Australia to Nebula Energy’s AG&P LNG.

Wood has secured a $50 million contract extension to provide maintenance solutions at Ampol’s Lytton refinery in Brisbane, Australia.