(EnergyAsia, May 5, Tuesday) — Vestas, the world’s leading wind energy company, said it has unveiled a new turbine specially designed for the Chinese market. As the first market-specific turbine developed by Vestas, the company said the V60-850 kW represents the next generation of proven and reliable KW technology for optimised production and performance and (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 5, Tuesday) — Indonesia has finalised its domestic pricing formula for bioethanol and palm-based biodiesel which will combine Argus’ biofuel benchmark prices and export-based prices issued by the trade ministry. The new price formula is effective May 1, said energy media group Argus. The Indonesian government agreed to set a pricing formula for (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 4, Monday) — ‘LPG Trading and Pricing – Shipping, Contracts and Price Risk Management’, a course offered by the Oxford Princeton Programme, will be held in Singapore from June 17 to 19.Presented in association with international energy consulting company Richardson Lawrie Associates, the course aims to provide an understanding of the international LPG (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 30, Thursday) — The Oxford Princeton Programme’s ‘Fundamentals of Technical Analysis’ workshop will be held in Singapore on June 17 and 18. The workshop aims to provide an understanding of technical analysis and how to use it. A trading simulation will allow delegates to make trading decisions based on the indicators. ‘Fundamentals of (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 28, Tuesday) — SPRING Singapore said it would be stepping up efforts to help SMEs access and develop new markets amidst the current challenging economic development. SPRING said it will work with two other important state agencies, International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and Economic Development Board (EDB), to organise more overseas mission trips to (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 23, Thursday) — The Oxford Princeton Programme will organise its ‘Fundamentals of Energy Options’ workshop in Singapore on May 19. The workshop, which includes a trading simulation, will cover premium valuation to advanced trading strategies on exchange traded options and energy commodities such as oil, gas and electricity. Topics covered include characteristics and (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 22, Wednsday) — The Oxford Princeton Programme will be holding its ‘Fundamentals of Energy Futures’ workshop in Singapore on May 18. This introductory course on energy futures, contracts and markets is a highly interactive workshop which includes a trading simulation and a comprehensive review of the course at the end of the day. (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 21, Tuesday) — Oxford Princeton will hold its ‘Energy Risk Management’ course in Singapore from May 20 to 21. The course will provide delegates with a forum on how to maximise hedging efficiencies and limit price risk exposure. Delegates will learn to build a portfolio of industry techniques for managing price risk in (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 20, Monday) — The Oxford Princeton Programme will be holding its ‘Value-at-Risk: The Basics and Beyond’ workshop in Singapore on May 22.Value-at-risk, a key benchmark for measuring and managing market risks, is used by global trading and marketing companies to maximise profit and minimise costly positioning mistakes. The workshop aims to shed light (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 14, Tuesday) — The ‘Malaysian Power’ conference, organised by Asia Business Forum, will be held at the Crowne Plaza Mutiara Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on May 26 and 27. The conference aims to discuss future investments, opportunities and key issues driving Malaysia’s power sector, the fall in oil and gas supply, as well (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 14, Tuesday) — IBC Asia will be holding its ‘City Rail Asia’ conference at the Hilton Hotel in Singapore from May 26 to 29. The conference will feature leading case studies from rail operators and governments from Asia, Middle East and the UK. The case studies and interactive sessions will cover integrated transport (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 13, Monday) — The ‘7th Asia Petrochemicals Technology and Gas Conference (APTC)’ will be held at the Ramada Hotel in Seoul, South Korea on May 12 and 13.The event will be held prior to the annual Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (APIC), organised by the Korea Petrochemical Industry Association.  The conference will provide updates (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 13, Monday) — The US Export-Import Bank said it has approved a total of $61 million in long-term financing to support exports of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules by SolarWorld Industries America to South Korea’s Gochang Solar Park Co Ltd.The exports were used in five solar power-generation projects and helped to sustain jobs at (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 9, Thursday) — The ‘15th Coaltrans Asia’ event will be held at the Bali International Convention Centre in Indonesia from June 1 to 3. The conference will feature keynote speeches by government officials including Indonesia’s minister of energy and mineral resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro, governor for East Kalimantan Awang Faroek Ishak, and director general (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 9, Thursday) — The ‘Seafarers 2009’ event will be held at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore from May 26 to 28. Presented by Lloyd’s List, the event returns for the second year with a special focus on long-term development within the industry amid current risks and threats.  Topics covered include the (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 9, Thursday) — Eight wind turbines in Antarctica are withstanding temperatures of -60 degrees Celsius and winds of over 150 km per second to generate electricity at the recently inaugurated Princess Elisabeth Station. The station is the only polar base operating entirely on renewable energy, said Proven Energy, a Scottish based small wind (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 8, Wednesday) — Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas said it is furthering the cause for green shipping by developing comprehensive new guidelines covering the safe application of fuel cells on ships which could have important environmental and commercial advantages for shipowners and operators. Fuel cells are electrochemical devices which convert the chemical (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 6, Monday) — Flowserve Corporation, a NYSE-listed provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, and Saudi Arabia’s Al-Rushaid Group said they have opened the largest pump manufacturing, repair and testing facility in the Middle East. The facility is designed to support customers in the oil and gas, petrochemical, (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 3, Friday) — Logistic specialist BDP International has named Michael Andaloro as its new managing director for the Asia Pacific region. Mr Andaloro, with more than 20 years in the global transportation and logistics industry, succeeds Peter Huels who has moved on to head BDP Project Logistics. Mr Andaloro will be responsible for (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 1, Wednesday) — The ‘Pakistan Oil, Gas & Energy Exhibition and Conference (POGEE)’ will be held at the Karachi Expo Centre in Pakistan from May 18 to 21.  Organised by Pegasus Consultancy, the conference aims to establish an internationally recognised energy forum for all stakeholders to reach a well-defined industry group. The organisers (more…)

(EnergyAsia, March 31, Tuesday) — Flowserve Corp, a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, said it has opened a state-of-the-art manufacturing, repair, refurbishment services and engineering applications Quick Response Center (QRC) for pump and mechanical seal products in Dubai. Located at the Jebel Ali Free Zone, the centre (more…)

(EnergyAsia, March 31, Tuesday) — Global Pacific & Partners will be holding its 6th African Petroleum Week 2009 in London, England from May 26 to 28. The week will feature three high-level and separately bookable events: the 6th African Petroleum Frontiers, the 6th West African Oil, Gas & Energy, and the 25th PetroAfricanus Dinner. African Frontiers focuses (more…)

CHINA: ‘Renewable Energy Finance Forum’ to be held in Beijing on May 12 and 13 (EnergyAsia, March 31, Friday) — The ‘4th Renewable Energy Finance Forum’ will be held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Beijing, China on May 12 and 13. The conference will discuss challenges facing China’s renewable energy industry, its role in (more…)

(EnergyAsia, March 31, Tuesday) — The ‘6th Biennial International Chemical and Oil Pollution Conference and Exhibition’ (ICOPCE 2009)’ will be held at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore from April 21 to 24. Organised by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), ICOPCE 2009 is the only conference dedicated to the prevention and (more…)

(EnergyAsia, March 30, Monday) — An international conference on technology revolution in the marine and offshore industry, ‘Shiptek 2009’, will be held at the Singapore Expo Convention and Exhibition Centre on May 6 and 7.The event will include a maritime exhibition, Shiptek Expo 2009, which will provide participants with opportunities to network with top-level executives (more…)