Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific

China state refiners cut runs

China’s dominant state oil firms were forced to make rare cuts in refinery throughput in the first two months of this year versus a year ago, as independent oil...

Asia Pacific

Jakarta mogas deals to fall

Indonesia’s short-term gasoline import contracts could decline in the second half of this year because of new offshore crude refining arrangements that Pertamina is...

Asia Pacific

Banpu set to invest $170m

Banpu, Thailand’s largest coal miner, said it planned to invest $170 million in solar power in Japan, as part of plan to boost capacity of renewable energy to 800...

Asia Pacific

Sinopec eyes gas boost

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), plans to boost its domestic natural gas production capacity by about two-thirds by 2020, its chairman said, part of...

Asia Pacific

China reins in energy use

China is aiming to allow primary energy consumption rise by only 0.9 per cent in 2016, the same as last year, as it tries to boost efficiency and control emissions...

Asia Pacific

Shenhua to diversify

China’s Shenhua Group is in talks with leading Chinese nuclear developers on taking stakes in domestic nuclear projects, as the country’s biggest coal producer...