Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific

Mitsui may sell Arcadia

Major Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co is in talks to sell its London-based oil trading arm Arcadia to Norwegian shipping tycoon John Fredriksen, industry sources...

Asia Pacific

Timor considers gas

East Timor said it would consider a plan for gas from the Greater Sunrise field to be processed in Australia, a promising step in efforts to develop Timor Sea's biggest...

Asia Pacific

China firm to set up refinery

A private Chinese oil firm plans to invest 1 billion yuan ($120 million) in a Russian refinery joint venture that will allow it to import around 2 million tonnes of oil...

Asia Pacific

Newfield gets Malaysia block

US energy firm Newfield Exploration Co has been awarded an exploration deal off Malaysia's east coast, its fourth in the country, state oil company Petroliam Nasional...