(EnergyAsia, May 21, Wednesday) –– A new report by independent research firm In-Stat has found that Nasdaq-listed 3M Corp’s local area network (LAN) switches are up to 60% more energy efficient, or “green,” than competitors’ products. The report said that by deploying an industry-leading switching solution from 3Com, customers can save money – and help (more…)

(EnergyAsia May 20, Tuesday) — Singapore-listed Technics Oil and Gas Limited, an integrated specialist services provider serving the world oil and gas exploration and production industry, said its first-half revenue to March 31 2008 rose 17% to S$38.62 million. (US$1=S$1.36). Gross profit was up 28% to S$9.57 million. However, its net profit fell to S$1.45 (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 16, Friday) — Last week in Ghana, 52 short-listed finalists of the international Lighting Africa competition were assessed by an international juror panel who selected 16 finalists. Each finalist will receive up to $200,000 in seed funding to develop and implement their ideas, for a total of $3 million. Marianne Osterkorn, international director (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 16, Friday) — Singapore’s oil companies have again raised pump prices, with posted gasoline prices now well above S$2.10 per litre and diesel at more than S$1.76. (US$1=S$1.36). Singapore Petroleum Company Limited (SPC) and Caltex announced their latest increases yesterday as pump prices hit yet another record level to follow on world crude (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 15, Thursday) — Just a year or two ago, every plantation company in Southeast Asia was clamouring to jump on board the biofuels bandwagon. It was the solution made in nirvana for farmers and agribusiness groups which long had suffered the combined curses of low prices, unpredictable weather, volatile business conditions and often (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 14, Wednesday) — Zhou Dadi, former director general of the Energy and Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in China, has joined the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to run the Beijing arm of its Energy and Climate Program. Making the announcement, the president of the Carnegie Endowment, Jessica (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 13, Tuesday) — An environmental group has launched a campaign to stop the World Bank from setting up what it says are funds that contribute to global warming and pollution. Friends of the Earth (FOE) said the World Bank should not be in control of funds that it says promotes  extractive industries and (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 12, Monday) — Scotland’s oil and gas subsea services specialist TS Marine has opened its first Asian base in Singapore. Headquartered in Aberdeen, TSMarine which recently secured £53 million investment from 3i and ABN AMRO Merchant Banking, has established itself as a leading global player in the niche subsea rigless intervention and decommissioning (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 12, Monday) — China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation Ltd (CAO) has named a non-executive board director, Meng Fanqiu, as CEO with effect from last Friday. The company also announced that it had disbanded the Senior Officers Meeting immediately. Zhang Zhenqi, CAO’s executive director and general manager, has been re-designated executive director and general (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 9, Friday) — Australia-listed Mission Biofuels Limited has provided an update of its business operations.   During the commissioning phase, its plant produced 3,500 tonnes of biodiesel and sold approximately 2,500 tonnes. The plant also produced almost 350 tonnes of crude glycerine, all of which has been converted and sold as pharmaceutical grade (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 9, Friday) — NYSE-listed Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, a leading vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) product manufacturers, said it has signed a contract to supply PV to Eiko Trading Corporation for projects in Germany. Eiko, which develops and installs PV systems in Japan, also consults, trades and invests in renewable energy projects (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 8, Thursday) — A new nationwide poll released by the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) said that Canadians overwhelmingly support the national renewable fuels strategy to blend biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel in the nation’s fuel supply. The lobby group said the national Praxicus Public Strategies Inc poll conducted April 23-27 shows that (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 7, Wednesday) — US crude oil futures set a new high of US$122.73 per barrel on Tuesday, a day after breaking the US$120-level for the first time. It settled at $121.84 at the end of the New York trading day. North Sea Brent crude also hit a new high of $120.99 before closing (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 7, Wednesday) — More than 500 government, non-government organisation, business leaders and press from about 30 countries attended the second B4E – Business for the Environment Global Summit in Singapore last month. Jointly hosted by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN Global Compact, the event was held at the Suntec Singapore (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 5, Monday) — Described as the ‘Olympics of the oil and gas industry’, the ‘19th World Petroleum Congress’ will be held at IFEMA-Feria de Madrid in Spain from June 29 to July 3. The event which is held every three years kicks-off on the eve of the World Petroleum Council’s 75th Anniversary and (more…)

(EnergyAsia, May 2, Friday) — The fourth annual ‘China Power & Alternative Energy Summit 2008’ will be held at the Kempinski Beijing Hotel in China from June 10 to 12.  The conference will discuss the new circumstances affecting Chinese energy markets, the possible formation of an energy ministry and its performance, implications of the new (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 29, Tuesday) — ‘Eco Expo Asia’ will be held at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong from October 28 to 31 and will feature four new topics:  Air Quality, Eco-friendly Products, Energy Efficiency and Waste and Recycling. The US Commercial Service published a report in 2007 called ‘Hong Kong (Pearl River Delta): Pollution Prevention (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 29, Tuesday) — ‘Aviation Outlook and Jetfuels 2008’ will be held at the Hotel Intercontinental in Singapore from June 25 to 26. With aviation fuel becoming a bigger cost component for airlines, the industry needs to urgently address this growing threat to their survival. The conference will address the key initiatives in driving (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 29, Tuesday) — ‘Investing in Infrastructure Assets Asia 2008’will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Singapore from June 9 to 13. The event will bring together global investors from five continents to meet infrastructure owners and regulators from over 10 countries to discuss the regulatory investment climate in Asia, how to (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 29, Tuesday) — Norway’s Stolt-Nielsen SA said its Stolt Tankers & Terminals (ST&T) division has been awarded the opportunity to construct a chemical storage terminal on 15 hectares of vacant land on Singapore’s oil and petrochemicals hub on Jurong Island. The Oslo-listed company said it has received a formal notice of the award (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 28, Monday) — ‘Asia Gas 2008 Conference’ will be held at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore form May 29 to 30. The conference will feature case studies on Indonesia’s gas industry and its stake in the domestic power market with demand trends and opportunities in the country’s gas to power market, (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 28, Monday) — The security and availability of oil is critical as it directly affects the world’s economic, political and social stability. ‘Infrastructure Security in Oil and Gas 2008’ which will be held at the Le Meridien Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia from May 27 to 28 will address current issues faced by the (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 25, Friday) — Dutch oil and gas storage firm Royal Vopak said it has agreed to fully acquire Intercontinental Terminals (M) Sdn Bhd in Johor state, Malaysia from owners Mitsui & Co and Tejana Trading Corporation Sdn Bhd. The terminal is located in the free trade zone of Johor Port in the Pasir (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 24, Thursday) — ‘Energy & Climate Change Issues: The World Energy Book’ is a geopolitical and technical guide to the challenges and commercial opportunities of global warming. Featuring contributions from industry players, the book examines plausible solutions to the current issues faced by the industry. The book consists of 30 articles which include (more…)

(EnergyAsia, April 24, Thursday) — This is an edited version of Energy Market Authority chief Khoo Chin Hean’s speech given at last Friday’s announcement that UK’s BG Group has been appointed Singapore’s sole importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and aggregator of demand. BG Group’s role is to aggregate demand for regasified LNG from all (more…)