A total of 45 governments from around the world have endorsed the goal of doubling the average global rate of energy efficiency improvements by the end of the decade, to foster sustainable economic growth and help put the world on a secure and affordable path towards net zero emissions. This was at the International Energy…

Neste recently celebrated the opening of their refinery expansion in Singapore, after completion of the EUR 1.6 billion Singapore Expansion project. This comes after the organisation announced its final investment decision on additional renewable products production capacity in Singapore in December 2018. The Singapore refinery expansion doubles Neste’s production capacity in Singapore and brings the…

Navigating the energy transition, and forging ahead into the hydrogen economy. The industry is well-aware of the need for the energy transition, but how ready is the industry for this, and what tools can refiners use to aid them in their drive toward embracing the energy transition? Above all, how will current business and operating…

Petrochemicals giant Shell is stopping the exploration of two projects in Singapore. The projects are a biofuels unit and a Group II base oil plant, the company said in early April. The biofuels project would have produced low-carbon fuels such as sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel for road transport or renewable chemicals, while the Group…

Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd to jointly explore the use of sustainable fuel, particularly the adoption of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil, for a fleet of vessels operated by the Republic of Singapore Navy. This collaboration with ExxonMobil is part of DSTA’s…