Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific

Origin to take $1.45bn charge

Origin Energy tweaked up its earnings forecast but warned it will book a A$1.89 billion ($1.45 billion) charge in its half-year results, mainly on its stake in the...

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Erza says faces suit

Debt-laden Singaporean oilfield services firm Ezra Holdings Ltd said that a creditor of a business owned by an Ezra joint venture had filed a court application requesting...

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China eyes oil futures

China’s top securities regulator is still preparing to launch oil futures and is considering lifting restrictions on stock index futures imposed during the 2015 stock...

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IEG plans to trade oil

Singapore-based trading start-up International Energy Group (IEG) this year plans to expand its portfolio to crude oil from products such as gasoline and gasoil, looking...

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Marine fuel sales zoom

Sales volumes of marine fuels in Singapore surged to a record 4.46 million tonnes in January, the highest in any month since records began, easing concerns that mass flow...

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Sinochem eyes Noble stake

China’s state-owned Sinochem is in early talks with Noble Group to buy an equity stake in the embattled trader, three sources familiar with the matter said, in a move...