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Shell to stop biofuel and base oil projects in Singapore

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, ...
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Vietnam’s Binh Son refinery to delay maintenance

Vietnam’s Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical plans to delay maintenance at its refinery until next year on expectations of lower profits due to rising cost, ...
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PT Pertamina announces $3.8B profit in 2022

Indonesian state energy company PT Pertamina recently announced a record positive performance in 2022, with a net profit of US $3.8 billion – an 86% ...
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Aramco JV HAPCO breaks ground on new refinery and petrochemical complex

A ground-breaking ceremony recently took place for a major integrated refinery and petrochemical complex being developed by Huajin Aramco Petrochemical Company (HAPCO). The joint venture ...
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Corrosion no more: PETRONAS introduces Proshield+

PETRONAS recently launched Proshield+, a product aimed at addressing perennial corrosion-related pain points that compromise asset integrity. Formulated using graphene material, ProShield+ is a paint ...
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DSTA signs MOU with ExxonMobil to explore use of sustainable fuel

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 ...
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Philippines now open to PETRONAS thanks to Phoenix Petroleum Partnership

PETRONAS and Phoenix Petroleum have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly explore a partnership opportunity in the Philippines in the area of downstream ...
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Boundless opportunities in the new realm of automation

Innovation's the name of the game for the refining and petrochemicals industry, and organisations have to strike a balance between optimising production reliability and minimising ...
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Malaysia’s PEC to finalise investment decision on Johor petchem complex

Malaysia’s Pengarang Energy Complex Sdn BHD (PEC) will make a final investment decision (FID) on its petrochemical project in Johor in the second half of ...
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SCG Chemicals faces delays in plans to begin production at Vietnam plant by mid-2023

Thailand petrochemical major Siam Cement Group has announced plans to start commercial production at Long Son Petrochemicals, its unit in South Vietnam by mid-2023. The ...
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