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ExxonMobil and Pertamina to advance CCUS cooperation
ExxonMobil and Pertamina have signed a joint study agreement to assess the potential for large-scale implementation of lower-emissions technologies, including carbon capture and storage and hydrogen production. The agreement builds on efforts to advance carbon capture and storage (CCUS) in Indonesia that have taken place since the companies signed a memorandum of understanding at COP…
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ExxonMobil and Pertamina to advance CCUS cooperation
ExxonMobil and Pertamina have signed a joint study agreement to assess the potential for large-scale implementation of lower-emissions technologies, including carbon capture and storage and ...
Read More ENEOS, PETRONAS, PTTEP to withdraw from Myanmar
ENEOS subsidiary JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation has announced plans to exit Myanmar, withdrawing from the Yetagun gas project due to concerns about ...
Read More Fuhaichuang Petrochemical chooses Axens
Fuhaichuang Petrochemical Co., Ltd, one of the main private Chinese refiners, has selected Axens’ Ebullated-bed residue hydrocracking technology (H-Oil®) for a capacity of 1.5 MTA ...
Read More Technip Energies & Alterra Energy jointly developing sustainable plastics projects
Technip Energies and Alterra Energy have signed a global joint development and collaboration agreement to integrate Alterra’s commercially available liquefaction process technology with Technip Energies’ ...
Read More ExxonMobil begins design studies for South East Australia carbon capture hub in Gippsland
ExxonMobil has announced it is undertaking early front-end engineering design studies (pre-FEED) to determine the potential for carbon capture and storage to reduce greenhouse gas ...
Read More Axens to conduct Joint Study on SAF, potential in India
Axens has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus, Safran, and airport operators Groupe ADP and GMR Airports, in an agreement to collaborate ...
Read More Aramco joint venture to develop major refinery and petrochemical complex in China
Aramco has taken the final investment decision to participate in the development of a major integrated refinery and petrochemical complex in Northeast China. Huajin Aramco ...
Read More Aramco and Sinopec strengthen ties with potential downstream collaboration in China
Saudi Arabian Oil Company (“Aramco”) through its Saudi Aramco Asia Company Limited (“SAAC”) subsidiary has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Petroleum & ...
Read More Advisory Committee Confirms Theme for ADS, ARTC 2022
The theme for this year’s Asian Downstream Summit (ADS) and Asian Refining Technology Conference (ARTC) will be “Reconfiguring the Industry for the Global Energy Transition”. ...
Read More Shell to supply Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Customers in Singapore
Shell has recently announced that it is now a supplier of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to customers in Singapore. The organisation has also completed the ...
Read More ExxonMobil joins Singapore Airlines in sustainable aviation fuel trial
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Singapore Airlines (SIA), and Singapore-headquartered global investment company Temasek have selected ExxonMobil as the vendor to supply and ...
Read More A look at 2022 for refiners
We’ve bid farewell to 2021, at long last. The champagne bottles have been popped, well-wishes have been exchanged, and there’s confetti on the floor. The ...
Read More CEOs discuss: How has COVID-19 impacted the O&G?
Pertinent topics discussed during the recent virtual Asian Refining Technology Conference included the drive towards sustainability, decarbonisation efforts, regulatory tightening in CO2 emissions, and advancements ...
Read More Three steps to optimize performance of fractionator with plate technology
By: Jay Jeong, Refinery Market Manager, Global Technology, Business Division Energy, Alfa Laval Lund AB The refinery industry has been dealing with various challenges throughout ...
Read More SuReTM Styrene: A sustainable process to recover Ultra High Purity Styrene from waste polystyrene via chemical recycling
Polystyrene (PS) chemical recycling, as opposed to mechanical recycling, is an emerging route to establish circularity in PS and qualify the recycled PS for stringent ...
Read More “Eye of fire”: What the industry can learn from the PEMEX incident
On July 2, the ocean was on fire. At least, that was what it looked like: A now-viral video posted on social media showed footage ...
Read More BioFlux®: The Solution for Challenges of Renewable Feeds
By Matthew Clingerman, Business Segment Leader, Sulzer GTC Technology The dramatic growth in energy consumption has also hastened a transition to modern fuels that are ...
Read More PETRONAS Head of Process Safety says PSM key to operations
Sufyan Nor, Head of Process Safety Management at PETRONAS. When it comes to process safety, it is imperative that front-liners are able to identify hazards ...
Read More ADS & ARTC 2021 Virtual – Gain International Exposure & Recognition this October!
2021 marks an important year for the oil & gas industry. Despite the current downturn and uncertainty brought on by COVID-19, oil and gas companies ...
Read More Measuring construction rework & delays in sustaining capital projects
By Daniel Evoy, Design Analysis & Owner's Project Support The construction industry’s challenge in meeting cost and schedule budgets is greatly affected by rework. A ...
Read More Market Moves: A look at the changing world of post-pandemic oil markets
Amidst growing awareness of climate change and environmental impact, the markets are banking on sustainability, with investors increasingly channeling their capital into renewables. But transition ...
Read More Redefining refining: Spotlight on Singapore petrochemical crossroads
Singapore’s chemical future stems from a rich history. 2015 saw the energy and chemicals sector generate S$81billion (c. US$60.4 billion), around a third of the ...
Read More Decarbonising Asia, a work in progress
It is often said that the journey of a thousand miles begins with but one step; and for Asia, this statement rings true with regards ...
Read More New Energy: Spotlight on how Vietnam is revitalising its fuels, technologies, and business
The energy sector is a keystone of the Vietnamese economy, and is consistently evolving to keep up with this fast-developing nation’s demands. In 2019, oil ...
Read More Colonial Pipeline crisis casts doubt on existing cybersecurity measures
On May 7, U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline found itself facing a ransomware attack that forced the company to shut a fuel network down, ...
Read More The role of oil & gas in a changing energy mix
“This is an important year for energy discussions, given the urgency to tackle climate change,” said Richard Lim, Chairman of the Energy Market Authority, as ...
Read More Key pillars for the future of downstream
The crude oil refining industry is currently facing a great challenge, as refiners continue to face the realities of the ongoing energy transition, price volatility ...
Read More Shell pioneers new virtual manufacturing technology
Shell’s Pulau Bukom manufacturing site, and the home of Singapore’s first refinery, recently piloted the “Digital Twin”, technology that will help to digitise their manufacturing ...
Read More In the loop: Bringing back returns to downstream leaders
The concept of a circular economy – a system built around the constant re-use and recycling of existing resources and materials – can be applied ...
Read More Smart petrochemicals: A smart business move
Petrochemicals leaders are getting smart about Smart technologies. A sector previously “lagging behind” when it came to digital progress, now digitalisation and automation are saving ...
Read More Driving change across the downstream industry
Exclusive Interview with Andy Saunders-Tack, Director, Asia-Pacific and Mel Larson, Strategic Consulting Manager at Becht The coup in Myanmar may be pivotal for the energy ...
Read More Light fuels, heavy impact. How hydroprocessing is bringing new opportunities to Asia’s refiners
Refiners are cleaning up to face a new era and they are turning to technology to catalyse the process. In a competitive market, with increasing ...
Read More Spotlight on the Indonesian market with Pertamina
Exclusive interview with Kemas Adrian, Environmental & Sustainability Program Coordinator, Pertamina Hulu How do you think the Indonesian petrochemicals market compares to that of other ...
Read More Indonesia’s petrochemical projects to boost national economy, international standing
Exclusive interview with Rudy Radjab, President Director of PT Kreasindo Resources Indonesia’s new national projects have the potential to cover half of Southeast Asia’s petrochemical ...
Read More Tides of change for Thailand. An outlook on the kingdom’s growing green energy economy
Last March, as many businesses halted operations in the wave of COVID-19 disruption, Thai Oil was celebrating new beginnings. The country’s largest oil refinery held ...
Read More Increasingly Autonomous Operations in Energy and Chemicals. Aspen Technology on the next era of Smart plants
In the next phase of the market, downstream operations will be self-sustaining, self-learning and self-optimized for autonomous success. The rise in tech talent and advances ...
Read More Asia’s post-COVID outlook – top predictions from ADI for the elusive new normal
As the world charts its journey to post-pandemic recovery, industries are on the lookout for signs of market trends to come. Here’s what to look ...
Read More How to leverage digitalization for sustainable manufacturing
In partnership with: Sustainability is a broad topic and has been described as being made up of three pillars: the economy, the society, and the ...
Read More Rezel Catalysts Corporation on the post-pandemic rise of catalytic reforming
Far from being limited to transportation fuels, refining and petrochemical processes create a variety of products that are used in everyday life. Fueled by the ...
Read More A catalyst for change: Albemarle Corporation on new FCC opportunities for refiners
2020 forced us to a standstill. As borders shut and regions locked down, our vehicle to the world became the lens of our webcam. This ...
Read More Clearing the Fog on Digital Transformation
There are many manual tasks in plants which require personnel and contractors to come to a site, which prevents working from home or other remote ...
Read More Times of change. Converting crude to chemicals, and traditional refineries to COTC
With a petrochemicals sector that currently accounts for 12% of global oil demand and is set to almost triple that by 2030, converting crude to ...
Read More Long term trends of transportation fuel: Exclusive insights from Argus Media
The future is something we all think about. And for 97% of the downstream community, it features petchems in some form. A recent poll of ...
Read More The petrochemical presence. How the shift to petrochemicals is reshaping the downstream industry
Petrochemicals are part of everything we do. They’re in the plastic that packages our food, the fertilizer that boosts our crops, the detergent that cleans ...
Read More Hydrogen: The Multi-Billion-Dollar Question Shaping the Future of the Downstream Industry
Is hydrogen the future? Three downstream leaders share the reality behind the hydrogen hype. Examining the commerciality and sustainability of hydrogen as an energy source ...
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Market risks also “diverse opportunities” for refiners
Dominique Rouge, Vice President of Sales & Technology at Air Liquide Engineering & Construction An increasing number of refiners are jumping aboard the energy transition, ...
Read More Interview with Tim Shire, Energy Management & Combustion at Essar UK
Tim – thank you for your time! Before we start off, could you share a little bit about how you got involved in the industry ...
Read More Interview with Francis Humblot, New Business & Services Developer for Oil & Gas Market, Arkema
Thank you for your time! To start off, could you share with us how you got involved in the industry and your current role at ...
Read More Facing future challenges in the refining industry with laboratory testing
In conversation with some of hte’s experts - Teodor Trotus, Enrico Lorenz, and Robert Henkel A very warm welcome to this talk about facing future ...
Read More Challenges facing operators is a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ test
Asian Downstream Insights interviews Matthew Viergutz, Head of Sulzer GTC Technology, as he discusses how Sulzer GTC is partnering with operators across the world to ...
Read More Asia to lead the way for Crude-to-Chemicals
Asian Downstream Insights sits down with José de Sá, Partner at Bain & Company, to understand where the current demand for hydrogen and other sustainable ...
Read More Digital Implementation for Oil & Gas – Exclusive insights from Shell
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a period of changing old behaviours to fit new situations, and for Ibrahim Al-Syed, Global Digital Implementation Lead at Shell, ...
Read More From challenges to opportunities in chemicals
Asian Downstream Insights sits down with Khun Chokchai Montreeamornchet, Managing Director at REPCO NEX, an ASEAN asset performance solutions leader whose services range from general ...
Read More Driving change across the downstream industry
Exclusive Interview with Andy Saunders-Tack, Director, Asia-Pacific and Mel Larson, Strategic Consulting Manager at Becht The coup in Myanmar may be pivotal for the energy ...
Read More Spotlight on the Indonesian market with Pertamina
Exclusive interview with Kemas Adrian, Environmental & Sustainability Program Coordinator, Pertamina Hulu How do you think the Indonesian petrochemicals market compares to that of other ...
Read More Indonesia’s petrochemical projects to boost national economy, international standing
Exclusive interview with Rudy Radjab, President Director of PT Kreasindo Resources Indonesia’s new national projects have the potential to cover half of Southeast Asia’s petrochemical ...
Read More EXCLUSIVE: Nicolas Lambert on smart process integrations and upcoming challenges to the FCC market
What has been the major change in the FCC market that you have seen recently? How do you think the pandemic has impacted the FCC ...
Read More Feedstocks, fluctuations, and the future of FCC. Exclusive insights from Dr. Tie-Pan Shi, Technical Director, HCpect
What has been the major change in the FCC market that you have seen recently? How do you think the pandemic has impacted the FCC ...
Read More Long term trends of transportation fuel: Exclusive insights from Argus Media
The future is something we all think about. And for 97% of the downstream community, it features petchems in some form. A recent poll of ...
Read More Innovating the Energy transition: insights on a digital, sustainable future with Shell
Exclusive perspectives on the future of petrochemicals, and how new technologies are helping Shell achieve their net zero emissions goals. Andreas Krobjilowski, General Manager, Shell Jurong ...
Read More Interview with Sharul A-Rashid, Custodian, Instrument and Control from PETRONAS
We discussed the biggest challenge faced by the refining and petrochemical industry today and the biggest opportunities for the market in the next 12 months. ...
Read More Interview with Prisana Homhuandee, Supply Chain Operation Improvement Specialist, SCG-DOW Thailand
We recently interviewed Prisana Homhuandee, Supply Chain Operation Improvement Specialist from SCG-DOW Thailand on her thoughts about gender diversity in the oil & gas industry. ...
Read More Sustainability and Success. Building A Game Plan for The Future
Gain exclusive insights on why sustainable means profitable, how to navigate increasing regulatory demands and a game plan to incorporate sustainability into your business strategy. ...
Read More Interview with Dr. Marcio Wagner da Silva, Process Engineer & Project Manager, Petrobras
Dr. Marcio Wagner da Silva, Process Engineer & Project Manager from Petrobras shares his views on biggest challenge faced by the refining and petrochemical industry. ...
Read More Interview with Arief Frianda Rahmadi, Digital Technology Engineer, PT. Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk
Arief Frianda Rahmadi, Digital Technology Engineer, PT. Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk shares his thoughts on the biggest challenges faced by the refining & petrochemical industry. ...
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Webcast: Roadmap for successful implementation of digitalisation in oil & gas
“Over 90% of decision makers believe that, they’ll be left behind if they don’t digitalize” It can be hard to measure the ROI of digitalisation. ...
Watch the Webinar Moving Towards more Autonomous Operations in Energy and Chemicals
The global pandemic, shifts in consumer demand, and the challenging economic climate have posed an existential threat to the downstream industry as we know it. ...
Watch the Webinar Post-Pandemic Success For Oil And Gas Leaders with Albemarle Corporation’s Dan McQueen
Top tips for FCC operators to build business success and remain competitive during post COVID-19 recovery in this exclusive one-on-one webinar. The current COVID-19 related ...
Watch the Webinar Webcast: Managing Business in A Changing Downstream Industry
The pandemic has overturned the way we do business. Now, as lockdowns ease, business leaders are navigating the new challenges of the next normal. Hear ...
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Unconventional Improvement of Propylene Recovery at the Propylene-Propane (PP) Splitter
By: Massimo Capra, Aggreko Process Services Manager Introduction In a Propylene-Propane (PP) Splitter, the top condensation temperature is set by the available cooling water temperature; ...
Download the Infographic Selecting Appropriate Hand Protection
Find out why Ansell's AlphaTec® 58-001 ESD is the ideal solution to mitigate static buildup when working with chemicals and liquids in environments with static ...
Download the Infographic Understanding Chemical Protective Glove Selection
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Download the Infographic Solutions for HVO Renewable fuels: From pre-treatment to hydrotreating
By: Bent Sarup With an ever-increasing focus to reduce CO2 emission and closing in on the gap to become carbon neutral, the interest and pressure ...
Download the Infographic Asian Downstream Insights Global Survey Results
We recently conducted a Global Oil & Gas Industry Survey, and gathered valuable feedback and opinions to help us take the pulse of the downstream oil & ...
Download the Infographic Whitepaper: Brittle Fracture Assessment of SCC Flare Knock Out Drum
In partnership with: In a pioneering technical white paper, Rizal Rahman, Head of Operations, Steam Cracker Complex, PRefChem presents a first-hand case study of a ...
Download the Infographic Sustainability in Refining and Petrochemicals
Find out the truth about what decarbonisation will mean for the downstream sector and how to survive and thrive in a sustainable future. Sustainability is ...
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