Indian Railways to produce diesel from waste plastic
Indian Railways plans to build a plant that will produce diesel fuel from waste plastic, using technology developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–Indian Institute of Petroleum...
View ArticleChevron Philippines starts roll out of Euro 4-compliant gasoline in metro areas
Chevron Philippines Inc. (formerly Caltex Philippines) said Euro 4-compliant gasoline products are now available at its service stations in Metro Manila and other major cities. Chevron Philippines said...
View ArticleNepal launches probe into possible mis-declaration of base oil imports
The Nepali government has launched a probe into the illegal importation of diesel fuel through the Biratnagar Customs Office located near the southeastern tip of Nepal, after it was revealed that a...
View ArticlePertamina launches new diesel fuel called Dexlite
PT Pertamina has launched a new diesel fuel called Dexlite, an in-between grade of diesel fuel in Pertamina’s diesel fuel offering, with a minimum cetane number of 51 and a maximum sulphur content of...
View ArticleMagellan Midstream to construct new high-capacity marine terminal in...
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. plans to construct a new high-capacity marine terminal along the Houston Ship Channel in Pasadena, Texas, U.S.A., to handle refined petroleum products, including...
View ArticleHainan Handi Sunshine licenses ExxonMobil’s catalytic lubes de-waxing technology
Hainan Handi Sunshine Petrochemical Co., Ltd. has signed a technology licensing agreement with Honeywell UOP and ExxonMobil to produce clean jet fuel, diesel fuel, Group II and Group III lubricating...
View ArticleTotal launches Excellium in Uganda
Total (Uganda) has started selling Total Excellium in Uganda, according to Stanislas Mittelman, senior vice president, Africa/Middle East at Total Marketing & Services. “The new generation unleaded...
View ArticleIOC to invest USD 197 million to raise fuel quality in Gujarat to BS IV
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) will invest around INR 1,330 crore (USD 197.6 million) in the Gujarat refinery located in Koyali, India, to raise fuel quality to meet Bharat Stage IV (BS IV) by...
View ArticleChris Cavote succeeds Bruce Chinn as general manager of Chevron’s Pascagoula...
Chevron Corp. has tapped Chris Cavote as the new refinery general manager for its Pascagoula Refinery, succeeding Bruce Chinn, who according to gulflive.com will be Chevron Oronite Co.’s next president...
View ArticleIndia to come up with fuel economy rules for diesel tractors
India’s oil ministry has established a high-level committee to help frame fuel economy rules for tractors to moderate their diesel fuel consumption. The tractor market segment is said to consume nearly...
View ArticleNeste picks Singapore for new biofuel plant
Finland’s Neste, the global leader in the renewable diesel market, has chosen Singapore over the United States as the site for its planned new biofuel plant. Neste said it had started a technical...
View ArticlePetrolimex to start selling Euro 5-compliant diesel fuel in January
Viet Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) plans to start selling diesel fuel meeting Euro 5 emissions standards from January 1, 2018, making it the first company to distribute Euro 5-compliant...
View ArticleMalaysia to boost biodiesel blending mandate to 10%
Malaysia will require a higher biodiesel content in diesel fuel from the second half of 2019, raising the minimum biodiesel content to 10%, from the current 7%. The higher blending mandate will require...
View ArticleSingapore to impose limits on fuel additives effective July 2019
As part of the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) on-going efforts to further improve Singapore’s ambient air quality and safeguard public health, the NEA announced that it will regulate additional...
View ArticlePetron to expand Bataan refinery with technologies from Honeywell
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced that the Philippine-based Petron Corporation will expand and upgrade its Limay, Bataan refinery in northern Philippines with technologies from Honeywell UOP. When the...
View ArticleIndonesia to broaden biodiesel mandate as early as next month
Indonesia plans to broaden its biodiesel mandate by requiring the use of diesel fuel blended with palm oil biodiesel compulsory for all vehicles and heavy machinery starting 1 September, according to...
View ArticleNew ASTM standard supports alternative “blendstock” fuel for specialty...
ASTM International’s committee on petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants (D02) has approved a new standard for a renewable bio-based blendstock that can be used as a diesel alternative. The...
View ArticlePhilippine Energy Department orders cheaper Euro II diesel fuel to be made...
In a highly unusual move, the Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) has instructed oil companies to make cheaper, Euro II diesel fuel to be made available at the pump, as a way of addressing the...
View ArticleEnerkem produces new clean, renewable alternative solution to diesel fuel for...
Enerkem Inc., a world-leading waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer, announced that it has successfully produced a clean, renewable bio-dimethyl ether (Bio-DME), a by-product of biomethanol, that...
View ArticleMalaysia postpones Euro 4M implementation to January 2020
The Malaysian government has decided to again postpone the implementation of Euro 4M, this time to 1 January 2020. The Malaysian modified Euro 4 fuel specification dubbed “Euro 4M” would reduce the...
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