(EnergyAsia, June 25, Thursday) – US specialty chemicals company Dow Chemical Company said it has launched a new business and innovation hub in Shanghai, China to serve the Asia Pacific region. Occupying more than 100,000 square meters, Dow said the Shanghai Dow Centre houses a state-of-the-art research and development facility and the company’s headquarters for (more…)

(EnergyAsia, June 24, Wednesday) — French group Strategeco Solar Eneovia will organise the ‘Solar Energy Fair’ in Chengdu city, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, from September 4 to 6 and the ‘New Energy International Forum’ on September 4 and 5. The French company said it was commissioned by the government of Chengdu municipality to (more…)

(EnergyAsia, June 23, Tuesday) — Australia claims it has developed the world’s first commercial business-centric course on adapting to climate change for electricity companies. The course entitled, “Climate Change Adaptation for Transmission and Distribution Organisations – Understanding the impact of climate change and developing an adaptation strategy for your organisation”, will be held at the (more…)

(EnergyAsia, June 23, Tuesday) — Germany’s Siemens said it has been awarded the contract to supply the power island for the Nhon Trach 2 combined cycle power plant. The contract was awarded by the Vietnam Machinery Erection Corporation (LILAMA) as contractor for the owner, PetroVietnam. Official say Nhon Trach 2, located 60 km south east (more…)

(EnergyAsia, June 22, Monday) — Nearly 40 experts and professionals attended last week’s ‘Bulk Liquid Storage’ conference organised by Marcus Evans at the ParkRoyal Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The conference, on June 17 and 18, focused on implementing world class maintenance strategies and tools for effective tanks performance, and ensuring high safety standards in (more…)

(EnergyAsia, June 18, Thursday) — Russia has historically exported medium sour crude, but over the next decade, there will be an increase of more than two million b/d in the sale of light low-sulphur crude, said Boston, Massachusetts-based consultant ESAI. In its latest CIS Watch report focusing on the former Soviet states, ESAI noted that (more…)

(EnergyAsia, June 16, Tuesday) — The ‘Bulk Liquid Storage’ conference will be held at the Parkroyal Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on June 17 and 18. Organised by Marcus Evans, the two-day event covers the implementing of world-class maintenance strategies and tools to enhance performance in the bulk liquid storage industry. Topics include maintenance, repair, cleaning (more…)

(EnergyAsia, June 12, Friday) — The Indian monsoon, the lifeline of the subcontinent, will be significantly affected by climate change, according to a Greenpeace report. It said the stability and predictability of the monsoons are critical to India’s economy, society and ecology, and changes in the monsoon will have far-reaching impacts. The report, ‘Monsoon Wager’, (more…)

(EnergyAsia, June 10, Wednesday) — Taiwan’s Delta Group said it recently held a foundation laying ceremony for a solar-powered primary school in China’s earthquake-struck Sichuan province. Yang Jiazhen Delta Sunshine, the first solar-powered primary school built after the deadly earthquake struck last year, is scheduled to open in the spring of 2010. When completed, the (more…)

(EnergyAsia, June 5, Friday) — Teho International Inc Ltd, a Singapore-listed supplier of rigging and mooring equipment and services to the marine and offshore oil and gas industries, said its share price closed 31% higher over its IPO price of S$0.24. (US$1=S$1.44). Teho’s share price opened at S$0.38 per share before closing at S$0.315 per (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 29, Friday) — Following the recent success of the ‘Biofuels Markets Asia and Jatropha’ conferences in Thailand, Singapore and India, Green Power Conferences will be holding this year’s event in Jakarta, Indonesia from June 29 to July 1. The conference will provide insights into the latest developments in ethanol, biodiesel, jatropha and the (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 29, Friday) — ‘The International Symposium on Global Carbon Finance and Market’, jointly organised by Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University and Australia’s University of New South Wales, will be held in Singapore from June 25 to 26. The symposium aims to provide a platform for industry professionals, government officials and multilateral agency representatives to (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 28, Thursday) — The POWER-GEN Asia 2009 conference and exhibition, the event for the power generation and transmission and distribution industries in Southeast Asia, will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from October 7 to 9. Organised by Pennwell, the event is said to have garnered support from the region’s ministries and energy authorities (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 28, Wednesday) — The ‘Caspian Oil and Gas 2009 Exhibition and Conference’ will be held at the Baku Sport and Exhibition Centre in Azerbaijan. Over the last century and a half, the world has taken a steady interest in Azerbaijan’s energy resources which have attracted much attention from Europe, America and Asia. More (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 28, Thursday) — Green Power Conferences will be holding its ‘Carbon Markets Asia’ event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 23 and 24. The event will bring together leading international players to discuss the progress made to date on carbon trading. The speakers will analyse Asia’s role in the global carbon markets and (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 27, Wednesday) — The ‘12th Asian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Exhibition (OGA) 2009’ will be held in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Malaysia from June 10 to 12. Organisers Malaysian Exhibition Services said the event – the largest in the OGA series – has attracted more than 1,000 participating companies and will showcase (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 27, Wednesday) — CWC Group will be holding the ‘Next Generation LNG – Asia Pacific’ conference at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Singapore from June 29 to July 1. LNG Asia aims to provide a platform for participants to network and develop relationships with key LNG players from the region and around the (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 25, Monday) — PetroChina is raising its exposure in Singapore with the proposed cash acquisition of a 45.51% stake in Singapore Petroleum Company for S$1.47 billion. (US$1=S$1.45). PetroChina, which already owns a 35% stake in Singapore storage firm Universal Terminal, will acquire the SPC shares from Keppel Oil and Gas Services Pte Ltd, (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 22, Friday) — Leading international marine lubricants supplier Total Lubmarine said it has developed a comprehensive range of high-performance biodegradable products which will enable companies in the shipping industry to significantly improve their environmental footprint without compromising either performance or safety. After extensive testing over a period of years at its dedicated research (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 21, Wednesday) — Economic growth in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) is expected to crawl at a mere 0.9% this year and may only recover slightly next year, compared with 6.3% in 2008, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The global downturn is now affecting most countries in the region, including the (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 18, Monday) — Oxford Princeton will be holding its ‘Aviation Fuels: Supply, Trading and Risk Management’ workshop in Singapore from July 20 to 22. The workshop will provide an overview of the supply, trading and risk management of the aviation fuels market. It will cover the key building blocks required to understand the (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 15, Friday) — US-based Praxair Inc said its wholly-owned subsidiary, Praxair (China) Investment Co Ltd, has set up a joint venture in the southern Chinese province of Guangzhou with China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec). The new company, Praxair-GPC Industrial Gases Co Ltd, will produce, sell and distribute industrial gases such as oxygen, (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 12, Tuesday) — Philippines’ Aboitiz Power Corporation (AP) said its net income for the first quarter of 2009 fell sharply to 381 million peso year-on-year from 1.1 billion. (US$1=48 peso) The power generation business contributed 110 million peso to the total, down 83% year-on-year, due to lower net generated power and softer prices, (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 11, Monday) — International law firm Duane Morris Vietnam LLC said it has been selected as legal advisor to help shape Vietnam’s first law on its renewable energy projects in the country. Oliver Massmann and Giles Cooper will act as legal advisors to Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GTZ) with regard to (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 5, Tuesday) — Global Pacific and Partners will be holding its ‘2nd Europe Upstream’ conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands from May 10 to 12. The conference will focus on exploration developments, investments in oil and gas projects, energy laws and finance, contracts and acreage licensing issues. The event will feature a special roundtable discussion (more…)