(EnergyAsia, June 6, Friday) — ‘2008 China Nuclear Energy Congress’  will be held at the Kempinski Hotel in Beijing, China from June 10 to 13. The event capitalises on the success of the previous installments of  ‘China Power & Alternative Energy Summit’ which attracted over 1,000 participants. Jointly hosted by the China Decision Makers Consultancy (more…)

(EnergyAsia, June 5, Thursday) — Oxford Princeton’s ‘The Synergies of Refining, Trading and Supply’ will be held in Singapore from August 18 to 21. This advanced course will provide delegates with a thorough understanding of the latest business techniques and refining technologies available to the oil supply, trading and refining business. It will show how (more…)

(EnergyAsia, June 5, Thursday) — In a damning report entitled “False Hope”, environmental group Greenpeace has described carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a ‘scam’ operating on an unproven technology. Instead of pumping money into this false solution, the report said policymakers should invest in sustainable energy solutions to stop the climate crisis. It said (more…)

(EnergyAsia, June 5, Thursday) — Anglo Dutch Shell said it expects to make major investment in the Asia Pacific’s petrochemicals sector, said Shell Chemicals executive vice president Ben van Beurden. Describing this as the most exciting region for petrochemicals, he said rapid economic growth in very populous countries such as China and India is making (more…)

(EnergyAsia, June 4, Wednesday) — China Solar Power (Holdings) Ltd (CSP), a subsidiary of Tano China Capital Management Inc, said it has ventured into the thin film solar cell market in China by partnering with ULVAC Inc of Japan. Tano is a private equity investment management company focusing on Chinese companies and industries while ULVAC (more…)

(EnergyAsia, June 4, Wednesday) — US-based power company AES Corporation said it has completed the sale of its interest in the AES Ekibastuz power plant and Maikuben coal mine in Kazakhstan to Kazakhmys PLC for a total of $1.1 billion. AES said it will also receive up to $381 million over a three-year period to (more…)

(EnergyAsia, June 3, Tuesday) — French major Total announces said its wholly-owned subsidiary Total E&P Malaysia has signed a production sharing contract with national oil company Petronas. The contract covers Blocks PM303 and PM324, located around 100 km offshore Peninsular Malaysia in 50 to 80 metres of water depth. Total E&P Malaysia will hold a (more…)

(EnergyAsia, June 3, Tuesday) — Cathay Pacific Airways said the Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong has granted its request to increase its passenger fuel surcharge from June 1. The Hong Kong-based airline said it raised the fuel surcharges for a two-month period to US$21.90 (HK$171) for short-haul services in South and NortheEast Asia and (more…)

  (EnergyAsia, June 2, Monday) — EnergyAsia recently interviewed senior executives from Stolt-Nielsen, BDP Project Logistics, Siemens AG and Lanxess. Check out their filmed interviews on www.EnergyAsia.com. For use of these copyright interviews, please contact Admin@EnergyAsia.com. Stolt-Nielsen’s Asia Pacific managing director Andrew Pickering talks about the company’s major expansion of its chemical storage role on (more…)

  (EnergyAsia, June 2, Monday) — This is an extract of the filmed interview with Timothy Phang, managing director of Lubrizol Southeast Asia, on www.EnergyAsia.com. 1.  Can you please give us a brief description about Lubrizol and its activities in Asia, and the key countries of its operations. “Lubrizol, headquarters in Wickliffe, Ohio, US, is (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 30, Friday) — A seminar on Japan’s first Islamic Shariah law-compliant fund, which includes several listed oil, gas, chemical and utility companies, held in Singapore on May 26 attracted more than 80 people from the financial industry. Listed on the Singapore stock exchange on May 27, the ‘Daiwa FTSE Shariah Japan 100’, exchange-traded (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 30, Friday) — Big truck fleets should take the lead and convert from diesel to natural gas, says Perth-based independent petroleum industry analyst Peter Strachan. “With natural gas (methane) less than a quarter of the price of diesel, there are massive savings to be made,” he said, in a statement released by Australia-based (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 29, Thursday) — ‘Shipping Capital 2008: Sale and Purchase (SNP)’ will be held at the Sheraton Towers in Singapore from July 29 to 31. Over the years, there has been an unprecedented fleet growth due to the boom in world trade. Vessel prices have surged, making the market an increasingly risky business.  Organised (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 29, Thursday) — ‘Aviation Fuels: Supply, Trading and Risk Management’, a course offered by the Oxford Princeton Programme, will be held in Singapore from June 16 to 18.  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 (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 28, Wednsday) — ‘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 18 to 20. Presented in association with international energy consulting company Richardson Lawrie Associates, the course aims to provide an understanding of the international (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 28, Wednesday) — ‘Clean Energy and Power Generation 2008’, organised by Avail Corporation, will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 14 to 15. While struggling to meet its fast growing energy demand, Asia must deal with the twin threats of natural resources depletion and global warming. To reduce dependence on fossil (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 27, Tuesday) — The Oxford Princeton Programme’s ‘Fundamentals of Technical Analysis’ workshop will be held in Singapore from June 18 to 19. The workshop aims to provide an understanding of technical analysis, common indicatiors and ways to use it. A trading simulation will allow delegates to make trading decisions based on the indicatiors. (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 27, Tuesday) — The ‘Wind Energy Handbook’ draws on the collective industrial and academic experience of several experts to highlight the interdisciplinary nature of wind energy research and provide a comprehensive treatment of wind energy for electricity generation. As environmental concerns focus attention on the generation of electricity from clean and renewable sources, (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 26, Monday) — ‘Gas, LNG and Transportation Contracts & Gas/LNG Pricing’ will be held at the Mercure Hotel in Perth, Australia from June 16 to 20. As the gas price, and sales and purchase contract conditions largely determine the value and risks in transactions, understanding how these instruments define risk allocation and is (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 26, Monday) — ‘Profiting from Clean Energy’, a book by professional investment analyst and advisor Richard W. Asplund, explains and discusses ways to invest in clean energy. It provides an in-depth explanation of the technology and industry structures, and identifies more than 150 stocks related to clean energy. Topics include clean energy investments (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 23, Friday) — Lloyd’s List has released ‘Ports of the World 2008’ which features 100 full page maps of the top 100 ports and harbours and lists over 2800 of the world’s most commercially active ports. Published in three A4-sized volumes, the directory presents essential details of over 19,000 port facilities and services. (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 23, Friday) — The fouth annual ‘Coaltrans Australia’, co-hosted with the ‘AusCoal Investment Forum’, will be held in Brisbane from July 28 to 29. Coaltrans returns to the world’s largest coal exporting nation to explore Australia’s capacity to respond to the booming demand for coal in the Pacific market. Topics covered include Australian (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 22, Thursday) — The third edition of ‘Port Management and Operations’, an essential guide to port management in the 21st century, has just been released.  The 12-chapter book provides a complete understanding of total port activity, enables managers working in specific areas of ports to see where they fit into the port’s operation (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 22, Thursday) — Singapore’s Advanced Holdings Ltd said its first quarter net profit rose to S$2.1 million while its revenue surged from S$5 million to S$22.9 million over the same period last year. (US$1=S$1.36). The company attributed its improved performance to increased contributions in established markets such as China and growing markets in (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 21, Wednesday) — Malaysian state oil and gas company Petronas said its subsidiary, Petronas Methanol (Labuan) Sdn Bhd (PML), has started commissioning work of its methanol plant in Labuan port with the firing up of the plant’s package boiler, the biggest in Asia. The company expects the plant to begin full commercial production (more…)