09/23/2008
-- Brunei approves refinery project Brunei has approved plans of privately held PetroBru Sdn. Bhd. for the construction of a 200,000 b/d refinery and storage facility in Pulau Muara Besar.
09/23/2008
-- Dung Quat refinery on track for 2009 Petrovietnam next month plans to import 52,500 tonnes of diesel to test-run the 140,000 b/d Dung Quat refinery, the country's first, due to come on stream in February 2009.
09/22/2008
-- Pertamina to raise product imports in October Indonesia's Pertamina plans to increase its imports of products in October to 13 million bbl from the normal 10 million bbl due to planned maintenance at its 125,000-b/d Balongan refinery.
09/21/2008
-- Parliamentary deadlock holds up Kuwaiti refinery JGC Corp. and other companies awarded contracts to build a refinery complex in Kuwait are reported to be in an uncertain state due to a parliamentary deadlock in the Arab nation.
09/18/2008
-- France's drop in motor fuel demand 'unprecedented' France's 12.3% decline in motor fuel consumption in August vs. the same time in 2007 is being called "unprecedented" by Jean-Louis Schilansky, president of oil trade group UFIP.
09/17/2008
-- Pertamaina, Mitsui plan RCC units in central Java Indonesia's state-owned PT Pertamina and Mitsui & Co., following up on announcements made last year, are preparing plans to build a residual catalytic cracking plant at Cilacap in central Java.
09/17/2008
-- Pertamina, Mitsui plan RCC units in central Java Indonesia's state-owned PT Pertamina and Mitsui & Co., following up on announcements made last year, are preparing plans to build a residual catalytic cracking plant at Cilacap in central Java.
09/16/2008
-- Japanese refiners to cut products output Three Japanese refiners, who control some 35% of the nation's refining capacity, plan to cut their output by the end of the year due to reduced demand for fuels.
09/16/2008
-- Iran, Ecuador sign refining upgrade agreement Iran and Ecuador, both OPEC members, signed an MOU agreement in the oil sector under which Iran will help refurbish and upgrade Ecuador's refineries.
09/16/2008
-- Kuwaiti oil minister confident about refinery support Kuwaiti's oil minister, rejecting allegations that he had violated any laws in the award of contracts, expressed confidence he would win parliamentary support to construct the 615,000 b/d Al-Zour refinery.
09/09/2008
-- Idemitsu ups product exports as local demand sags Idemitsu Kosan, faced with declining domestic demand in its Asian markets, has signed an initial contract with Petroleos Mexicanos subsidiary PMI Trading to supply it with 200,000 kl/year of gas oil.
09/05/2008
-- RWE to examine coal gasification in Kazakhstan RWE and Kazakhstan's state assets management holding company Samruk will look at coal gasification and synthetic gas usage in northern and eastern Kazakhstan.
09/05/2008
-- 2008 Republican platform's energy, environment planks contain no surprises Republicans adopted a 2008 national campaign platform on Sept. 1 which included a call to "aggressively increase our nation's energy supply in an environmentally responsible way . . . through a comprehensive strategy that meets both short and long-term needs."
09/03/2008
-- Pakistan refinery output drops as issues rise Pakistan refineries reduced gasoline production this month following drastic changes in the pricing formula, the availability of enough stocks, and a slight drop in consumption.
09/03/2008
-- Napesa to build Saenz Pena, Argentina, refinery Argentina's Chaco province, which recently announced plans to promote oil exploration, has signed a letter of intent with local firm Napesa for the construction of a refinery in Saenz Pena.
08/29/2008
-- Six more senators turn the 'Gang of 10' into a 'Gang of 16' Six more US senators expressed support for a bipartisan energy proposal which includes opening more of the Outer Continental Shelf for leasing, several members of the so-called "Gang of 10" announced on Aug. 26.
