Downstream news

JERA Co., Inc. has started an LNG bunkering business in the Chubu region of Japan.

The new service aims to help operators enhance asset performance, eliminate downtime, and reduce maintenance costs.

Covestro has received a first delivery of 1000 t of renewable phenol from Borealis, produced with renewable hydrocarbons from Neste.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) has issued a statement welcoming the release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s final Fuels Regulatory Streamlining Rule.

Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract for the supply of cargo handling and fuel supply system for two new Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) being built at the Samsung Heavy Industries' (SHI) shipyard in South Korea.

The parties have agreed to develop products and technical solutions that will contribute to the efficiency of production, transportation, processing, refining and sales of hydrocarbons.

Wood Mackenzie’s 2020 Energy and Commodities Summit Asia Pacific edition recently started, with experts sharing their views on how the energy sector is changing in light of the oil price crash, COVID-19 and the latest carbon-neutrality trends.

NOVA Chemicals has said the sale of its expandable styrenics business to Alpek will allow it to focus on its olefin and polyethylene business.

BW LNG and Burckhardt Compression signed a 10 year service agreement covering nine LNG carriers with Laby®-GI Compressors on board.

Environment Protection Authority Victoria has granted Mobil Refining Australia Ltd permission to handle excess butane in alternative ways to allow it to continue to produce fuel at its Altona refinery.