Asia/Pacific
India's HMEL plans to shut refinery for 40-day maintenance, sources say
India's HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL) plans to shut its Bathinda oil refinery in the northern Punjab state for about 40 days from early November for maintenance
Indian refiners using term deals as hedge against Russian supply risk
India's state oil refiners will continue to use annual contracts to secure oil supplies and hedge against market volatilities as the future of cheap Russian purchases is in doubt, the oil ministry said in a report to parliament.
India's ethanol drive imperils its push for edible oil self-sufficiency
India's drive to produce more ethanol is leading its farmers to switch away from growing oilseeds, undermining government efforts in the world's largest buyer of cooking oils to reduce costly imports.
Casale and Anhui Haoyuan advance sustainable melamine production with uLEM-N technology
The new melamine production plant will feature Casale’s uLEM-N technology, with a design capacity of 60,000 tpy, and will be fully integrated into an urea plant operated by Anhui Haoyuan.
Indonesia aims to launch B50 biodiesel in 2026, but unlikely in January
Indonesia reaffirmed a plan to raise the mandatory palm oil content in its biodiesel to 50% starting from next year, but the program known as B50 is unlikely to start in January
India's E20 fuel rollout marked by widespread criticism
As India puts more of the emissions-cutting biofuel ethanol in its petrol, consumers complain it damages their engines.
India approves $3.4-B payout to state-run refiners for cooking gas losses
The compensation, approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet, would be paid to state-run Indian Oil Corp., Bharat Petroleum Corp. and Hindustan Petroleum Corp.
Clariant advances plastics stabilizer technology with expanded production and new applications
Clariant increases production capacity for Nylostab™ S-EED stabilizer with second production line in Cangzhou, China
Pakistan Refinery to buy its first Nigerian Bonny Light oil from Vitol
The 500,000-bbl, light-sweet crude cargo is expected to load later this month and arrive in Karachi by late September.
Exports of oil products by private Indian refiners
The South Asian nation became the top buyer of Russian seaborne crude after Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Private refiners Reliance Industries and Nayara are Russia's top Indian oil clients.
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