Asia Pacific downstream news
Chevron Lummus Global announces successful start-up of RDS unit at NSRP in Vietnam
The 105 000 bpd RHDS unit started up in May 2018 and passed performance guarantees in December 2018.
Asia will contribute 49% of global petrochemical capacity additions by 2030, says GlobalData
Asia is forecast to be the major contributor to the growth of the global petrochemical industry by 2030.
LyondellBasell technology selected by Lianyungang Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
This project represents the 10th Hostalen ACP line licensed in China.
McDermott announces successful start-up of Chinese reactor
The largest reactor of its type has been built by the American multinational at the PetroChina refinery in Jilin, China.
China and Nigeria to lead growth in the global refinery crude distillation units industry
GlobalData forecast that China and Nigeria will drive capacity growth in the global refinery CDUs industry over the next four years.
Asia leads global refinery coking units capacity additions by 2023, says GlobalData
1.89 million bpd of coking units capacity will be added globally by 2023 from new-build and expansion projects.
Asia will contribute 39% of global refinery FCCU capacity additions by 2023, says GlobalData
The region also has the highest CAPEX for new-build and capacity expansion projects.
Plastics manufacturer in Vietnam to use Honeywell technology
Phu My Plastics Production JSC to become first in Vietnam to use Honeywell’s Oleflex™ propane dehydrogenation technology.
BGC Partners, Inc. GFI subsidiary expands Asia footprint with acquisition of energy broker Ginga Petroleum
GFI Asia Holdings Pte. Ltd has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Ginga Petroleum.
Singapore LNG terminal ready to receive small LNG ships
Singapore LNG's terminal on Jurong Island can now receive and reload small LNG ships of between 2000 m3 and 10 000 m3 in capacity.