(EnergyAsia, July 28, Monday)— August Energy Pte Ltd will be holding a workshop on ‘Bunkering: Principles, Management & Operations’ at the Bestway Building, off Shenton Way, in Singapore from September 2 to 3. Bunker fuel prices are probably the largest cost components for the shipping industry today. The cost of bunker fuel recently climbed to (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 25, Friday) — Economic growth in emerging East Asia will moderate to 7.6% in 2008 and 2009 from 9.0% in 2007 as the region weathers a global economic slowdown, sharp rise in food and energy prices and volatility reigns in financial markets, says a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 25, Friday) — ‘National Power Australia’ will be held in Sydney, Australia from September 1 to 3. With a national emissions trading scheme due to start up by 2010, and a mandatory renewable energy target of 20% by 2020, energy companies will have to re-evaluate their business models and formulate new strategies to (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 25, Friday) — The ‘Biodiesel Success & Alternative Feedstock’ workshop will be held at the Traders Hotel in Singapore from August 25 to 26. With rising fuel and food prices, biodiesel, especially those produced from non-food sources, represent a potential new market for sustainable energy and chemical development. Companies and governments will have (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 23, Wednesday) — SABIC Shenzhen Trading Company Ltd, a SABIC subsidiary in China, said it has agreed to market Saudi Aramco Sino Company Ltd’s 25% share of polyolefin products produced by the Fujian Refining and Petrochemicals Company of China. Saudi Aramco Sino Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco. Khalid G. (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 22, Tuesday) — The ‘Crop Science 2008: Food Security’ conference will be held at the Plaza Athenee Bangkok hotel in Thailand from September 3 to 4. Food security, global inflation and the world food crisis are issues of escalating importance. Since the green revolution, the human population has continued to grow while farm (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 21, Monday) — ‘POWER-GEN Asia’, a conference and exhibition for the power generation and transmission and distribution industries organised by Pennwell, will be held at the KLCC convention centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from October 21 to 23. POWER-GEN Asia will feature over 75 presentations and will include two plenary sessions on ‘Regional (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 21, Monday) — The G8 Summit early this month ended with the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Russia and the US promising to tackle a host of issues pertaining to the climate food and energy crises. Despite the pledges in a long statement, the summit is unlikely to accomplish much (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 18, Friday) — ‘Workplace Safety and Occupational Health’ will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Singapore from August 21 to 22. The conference will discuss safety leadership and culture, improving safety performance with behaviour-based safety, work injury compensation and claims under the Work Injury and Compensation Act, key challenges and buy-in techniques (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 18, Friday) — IBC Asia’s ‘Maritime Risk 2008’ will be held at the Orchard Hotel in Singapore from September 9 to 11. Delegates will learn from a panel of experts on maritime and shipping risks, and how to turn investments in risk management strategies into competitive advantages. The range of risks covered trading (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 18, Friday) — Federal International (2000) Ltd, a Singapore-based engineering and procurement specialist supporting the energy and utility industries in Southeast Asia, said it has secured a ‘build, operate and own’ project through its business associate, PT Geolink Nusantara. The project calls for an oil pipeline installation in east and central Java, Indonesia. (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 17, Thursday) — The ‘FPSO Summit 2008’ will be held at the Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa in Singapore from September 16 to 17. Delegates will be able to assess the latest designs of floating vessels and evaluate the generic or specific design for the FPSO based on operating conditions and commerciality of fields. (more…)

(EnergyAsia, June 17, Thursday) — The Oxford Princeton Programme will be holding a one-day workshop on the ‘Overview of the Petroleum Industry’ in Singapore on October 13. Participants will learn about the oil supply chain starting with exploration and production to downstream trading, marketing and retailing. The basics of petroleum refining, transportation, refined product marketing (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 16, Wednesday) — The ‘China Power Oil and Gas’ conference will be held in Guangzhou city, China from September 2 to 4. Jointly organised by PennWell Corporation and the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (CCCME), the conference aims to bring together power, oil and gas (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 14, Monday) — Offshore oil and gas event SEAAOC to be held in Australia’s northernmost city, Darwin, this week will take place at a time of unprecedented interest from domestic and international companies in the country’s mining and energy prospects. With oil last week reaching a new record high of more than $147 (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 14, Monday) — Frederique Mutel, President and CEO of the JEC Group, spoke with EnergyAsia’s Rasheedah Mahfuz on its plans to organise a composite materials event in Singapore on October 22 to 24. The “JEC Show” will be supported by various agencies from the Singapore government. 1. Tell us something about the JEC (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 11, Friday) — ‘Sustainable Development Policy Directory’ is a desk-top reference providing essential information on the legal, fiscal and planning frameworks governing the global and local sustainability agenda. Authored by Alan Strong and Lesley Hemphill, the directory is relevant to a range of organisations and individuals from national and local authorities, professional bodies, (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 10, Thursday) — Solarfun Power, a vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots and photovoltaic cells and modules in China, said it has signed a polysilicon agreement and, separately, has purchased the remaining 48% stake in Jiangsu Yangguang Solar. The agreement states that GCL Silicon Technology will immediately begin supplying Solarfun with virgin polysilicon (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 7, Monday) — ‘Clean Energy and Power Generation 2008’ will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 14 to 15. Asia is racing to meet its growing energy demand while faced with the threats of global warming and the global depletion of natural resources. The region is exploring alternative energy options to (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 4, Friday) — ‘Reservoir Engineering Principles and Practices’ will be held at the Sheraton Towers hotel in Singapore from August 4 to 7. With soaring oil and gas prices and depleting reserves, the latest applications and innovative technologies encompassing reservoir engineering are becoming more essential and crucial for companies exploring and producing oil (more…)

  By Rasheedah Mahfuz (EnergyAsia, July 4, Friday) — Penguin Marine Offshore Services Pte Ltd (PMOS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore’s Penguin International Limited, said it has been awarded a logistics management contract to support the development of ‘The World’ islands project in Dubai. The contract, with the potential to generate revenues of US$200 million (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 4, Friday) — ‘Infrastructure Security in Oil and Gas 2008’ will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from August 12 to 13. The security and availability of oil is critical as it directly affects the world’s economic, political and social stability. Topics addressed include regulations governing energy infrastructure security, vulnerability assessment methodology, effective (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 3, Thursday) — Open Systems International Inc (OSI), a US-based provider of open automation solutions to utilities worldwide, said it has established a wholly foreign owned enterprise (WFOE) in Beijing, China. The enterprise is a Chinese legal entity licensed to do business in the country. The enterprise, OSI Automation Software Systems (Beijing) Co (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 3, Thursday) — ‘The Chemicals Shipping Market – Chartering and Operations’, a workshop organised by the Oxford Princeton Programme, will be held in Singapore from October 13 to 15. Shipping is a vital part of the supply chain in the chemical sector. It is a key element in the profitability, trade, marketing and (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 1, Tuesday) — Finland-based Wärtsilä said it has been awarded contracts to supply two power plants of combined output of 90 MWe to Papua New Guinea. The orders were made by China ENFI Engineering Corporation. The power plants will be installed at the Ramu nickel mine and the nickel refinery in the port (more…)