CHINA: Coal-fired power plant to use Shell’s Cansolv technology to remove sulphur dioxide

(EnergyAsia, August 11 2011, Thursday) —- Shell said its Cansolv Technologies Inc subsidiary has signed an agreement to license its proprietary scrubbing system technology to remove sulphur dioxide from a new 1.2 GW coal-fired power plant to be built at Duyun in China’s Guizhou province. Montreal-based Cansolv signed the agreement with Beijing Guodian Longyuan Environmental (more…)

CHINA: Trane says retrofit services improve chiller plant energy efficiency and reduce costs

(EnergyAsia, August 11 2011, Thursday) — Facility managers trying to keep operational costs under control should pay special attention to their chilled water system plants as they can consume up to 50% or more of a facility’s yearly electricity use. They also tend to become less energy efficient, less reliable and more costly to operate (more…)

AUSTRALIA: Rio Tinto, Mitsubishi offer A$1.49 billion for remaining 14.09% stake in Coal & Allied Ltd

(EnergyAsia, August 10 2011, Wednesday) — Rio Tinto Group, the world’s second-biggest mining company, and Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp said they are jointly offering A$1.49 billion for the remaining 14.09% stake in Coal & Allied Industries Ltd (CNA) they don’t own to take the Australian coal miner private. UK-headquartered Rio Tinto, which own a 75.71% stake,...

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INDONESIA: Adaro expects to achieve 2011 target output of 46-48 million tons

(EnergyAsia, August 10 2011, Wednesday) — Indonesian coal producer PT Adaro Energy said it is on track to achieve its 2011 production goal of 46 to 48 million tons after almost meeting its first half production target of 23.2 million tons. Adaro said a 19% surge in its second-quarter output to a record 12.2 million...

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CHINA: China National Coal to use KBR’s technology for two ammonia synloop units in Inner Mongolia

(EnergyAsia, August 10 2011, Wednesday) — Houston, Texas-based KBR said it has secured a contract to provide ammonia technology, process design package and technical services for two ammonia synloop units at the China Coal Erdos Energy and Chemical Co Ltd in Tuke Industrial Park in Erdos city in China’s Inner Mongolia region. China National Coal (more…)

SINGAPORE: SLNG awards separate contracts to Samsung C&T, Invensys and R2E for LNG terminal project

(EnergyAsia, August 10 2011, Wednesday) — Singapore LNG Corp Pte Ltd (SLNG) said it has awarded two separate contracts for a engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) project, and provision of business process services for its S$1.7 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal now under construction on Jurong Island. (US$1=S$1.22). South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corp beat (more…)

CHINA: First coal storage base starts up at Zhuhai

(EnergyAsia, August 8 2011, Monday) — China has started up its first national coal storage base at Gaolan port in the city of Zhuhai as part of a long-term strategy to beef up its energy security. A consortium comprising Shenhua Group Co, Guangdong Yudean Group Co and Zhuhai Port Co invested RMB400 million to develop...

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CHINA: National plan to include target to reduce energy use for the first time

(EnergyAsia, August 8 2011, Monday) — The Chinese government may aim for a truly revolutionary target of reducing energy consumption when it unveils a masterplan later this year to produce a low-carbon economy. While details are still being negotiated, experts said it will be the first time that the Chinese government is even considering reducing...

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MARKETS: Coal’s share in global energy mix rising, said BP.

(EnergyAsia, August 8 2011, Monday) — Coal’s share in the global energy mix has risen from 25.6% in 2000 to 29.6% last year, the highest since 1970, said BP said in its recently released Statistical Review of World Energy. BP said world coal consumption surged by 7.6% in 2010 for its fastest growth rate since...

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VIETNAM: Vinacomin signs first term agreement to import coal

(EnergyAsia, August 8 2011, Monday) —- Vietnam has signed its first major contract to import coal, underlining the speed of its decline from net exporter. Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp said it has agreed to supply between one and two million metric tons of coal a year to state Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin)....

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PEOPLE: Merzlyakov appointed Mechel-Energo CEO

(EnergyAsia, August 8 2011, Monday) — Russian mining and metals giant Mechel OAO said it has appointed Anatoly Merzlyakov as CEO of subsidiary Mechel-Energo OOO, replacing Sergei Zorin. The company said Mr Merzlyakov, 59, will continue to streamline the financial, administrative and production activities of Mechel Group’s energy and sales companies, as well as tackle (more…)

SINGAPORE: China Aviation to supply jet fuel to airlines outside China

(EnergyAsia, August 8 2011, Monday) — China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation Ltd (CAO) said it is expanding beyond the China market after securing agreements to supply jet fuel to Hainan Airlines and Turkish Airlines at airports outside the country. The Singapore-listed firm, which supplies jet fuel to airlines only within China, said the new sales (more…)

SOUTH KOREA: Steel maker POSCO forms joint venture with Canada’s Fortune Minerals to develop coal resources

(EnergyAsia, August 8 2011, Monday) — Canada’s Fortune Minerals Limited said it has formed a 80/20 joint venture with a subsidiary of South Korean steel maker POSCO to develop the Mount Klappan anthracite metallurgical coal project in north-western British Columbia province. Fortune Minerals, a London, Ontario-based diversified resource company with mineral deposits and exploration projects (more…)

MONGOLIA: State ETT signs US$250-million agreement to supply coal to China’s Chalco

(EnergyAsia, August 5 2011, Friday) — Mongolia’s state mining company Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi (ETT) has sealed an agreement to export US$250 million worth of coal to Aluminium Corp of China Ltd (Chalco) for up to 18 months. As part of the agreement, the Chinese state company will resell 30% of the coal from the east...

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SINGAPORE: Sinopec begins construction of 100,000-tonne-per-year lubricant plant in Tuas

(EnergyAsia, August 5 2011, Friday) — Sinopec Group, China’s largest integrated energy and chemical company, has started work on building a 100,000-tonne-per-year lubricants plant in Singapore, its first outside China. The 580-million yuan plant, located in Tuas in the south western part of Singapore, will operate as Sinopec’s Asia Pacific regional hub servicing customers in Southeast...

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AUSTRALIA: Australia Pacific LNG to invest in US$20 billion first phase CSG-to-LNG project

(EnergyAsia, August 5 2011, Friday) — The board of Australia Pacific LNG has approved a proposal to invest US$20 billion in the first phase of a two-train liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Queensland, said Australia’s Origin Energy Limited which jointly owns the company with US ConocoPhillips. The approval will result in investment in the...

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SINGAPORE: “Energy Map of Singapore/Johor 2011” and “Energy Industry in Singapore 2011 with directory”

(EnergyAsia, August 5 2011, Friday) —  The 2011 edition of this map, measuring 120 cm by 90 cm, shows the latest oil, gas, petrochemical, chemical and power and marine installations and plants in Singapore and Johor. First produced in 1999, this unique map contains latest statistical information including oil and power consumption, refining capacities, power generation (more…)

AUSTRALIA: CSIRO, industry claim world’s first coal seam gas scientific research alliance

(EnergyAsia, August 5 2011, Friday) — Australia has laid claim to establishing the world’s first research alliance between industry and science to support the sustainable development of coal seam gas (CSG) production and use. Based in Brisbane, the Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance (GISERA) was jointly launched last month by CSIRO Chief Executive (more…)

CHINA: Economy faces additional challenge from rising energy costs and shortages

(EnergyAsia, August 4 2011, Thursday) — China’s economic juggernaut faces the additional challenge of rising energy shortages and costs just as its main export markets in Europe and the US slide further into recession and financial chaos. Following bouts of crippling power shortages in the country’s central region from the effects of drought followed by...

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SINGAPORE: FSLTM wins in Japanese court, Daxin Petroleum wins in Chinese court in fuel supply disputes

(EnergyAsia, August 4 2011, Thursday) — The Japanese court recently ruled in favour of FSL Trust and FSL-19 Pte Ltd in setting aside the arrest of the ‘Verona I’ tanker, (now renamed FSL Singapore), by Daxin Petroleum Pte Ltd, said FSL Trust Management Pte Ltd (FSLTM), the trustee-manager of FSL Trust. The two Singapore companies...

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AUSTRALIA: China’s Yanzhou Coal buys Syntech Resources for A$202.5 million

(EnergyAsia, August 4 2011, Thursday) — China’s Yanzhou Coal said its subsidiary has acquired Syntech Resources Pty Ltd, which owns coal reserves in the Surat Basin of southern Queensland state, for A$202.5  million. (US$1=A$0.90). This is Yancoal’s second major acquisition in Australia, following its A$3.5 billion takeover of Felix Resources in 2009. According to Brisbane-based...

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: InterOil, Pacific LNG and Noble Energy sign 10-year agreement on LNG supply from 2014

(EnergyAsia, August 4 2011, Thursday) — NYSE-listed InterOil Corporation said it and Pacific LNG Operations Ltd have signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Noble Clean Fuels Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore-listed Noble Group Limited, for the supply of one million tonnes per year (mt/y) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Papua New Guinea (more…)

CHINA: Coal imports down 11.8% in first half on rising domestic output to meet surging demand

(EnergyAsia, August 3 2011, Wednesday) — China’s coal imports fell 11.8% in the first half of the year to 70.49 million tonnes as rising domestic output helped meet the country’s growing demand for the fuel, said the China National Coal Association. Exports also declined, by 13.7%, to 8.75 million tonnes as the government ordered coal...

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CHINA: China Guodian starts building RMB26.8-billion coal-to-gas project in Xinjiang province

(EnergyAsia, August 3 2011, Wednesday) — China Guodian Corporation said it has started building a large plant with the annual capacity to convert coal to four billion cubic metres of gas in Nileke county in northwestern Xinjiang province. Guodian has awarded the contract to subsidiary, Nileke Energy & Chemical Engineering, to develop the RMB26.8 billion...

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INDONESIA: Herbert Smith advised eForce Holdings on HK$500 million acquisition of Kalimantan coal mine

(EnergyAsia, August 3 2011, Wednesday) — International law firm Herbert Smith said it and its Indonesian associate, Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung (HBT), jointly advised Hong Kong-listed eForce Holdings Limited on its recent HK$500 million acquisition of Fastport Investments Holdings Limited that indirectly holds a mining concession right over the PT Bara coal mine located in...

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