(EnergyAsia, January 24, 2018, Wednesday) — Singapore’s ‘world-class’ offshore oil and gas sector could lose lucrative oil-rig building contracts after its two leading companies were named in a scandal involving the bribery of Brazilian officials in exchange for multi-billion-dollar contracts….

(EnergyAsia, January 15, 2017, Monday) — Royal Vopak of the Netherlands said its jointly owned storage terminal in the southern Malaysian state of Johor is on course to begin operating in the first half of 2019….

(EnergyAsia, January 11, 2017, Thursday) — China’s influence on the world’s oil markets is growing, thanks in part to the increasing role of its refiners in boosting both crude imports and product exports at the same time….

(EnergyAsia, January 10, 2018, Wednesday) — Asia’s oil expenditure could rise another 9% in 2018 after surging by an estimated 25% last year, according to calculations based on US government data and projections….

(EnergyAsia, December 23, 2017, Saturday) — Without much fanfare, the oil markets have recovered strongly over the past year, with Brent crude rising by nearly a quarter or US$10 a barrel, said the US Energy Information Administration (EIA)….

(EnergyAsia, December 21, 2017, Thursday) — India will continue to outpace China and remain as Asia’s fastest growing major economy and energy consumer, according to the World Bank….

(EnergyAsia, December 16 2017, Saturday) — Australia’s natural gas industry is heading into 2018 in “confident new mood” as it continues to recover from a three-year slump, said energy veteran Graeme Bethune….

 (EnergyAsia, December 9 2017, Saturday) — Saudi Arabia’s state-owned firm, Aramco, said it has started up its international trading subsidiary in Singapore to serve Asia’s growing oil markets….

(EnergyAsia, December 4, 2017, Monday) — Due largely to reduced production and rising consumption in Asia, the world’s diesel supply will fall short of demand growth next year, said US consultant ESAI Energy Inc….

(EnergyAsia, November 21 2017, Tuesday) — With the price of Brent crude recently touching a two-year high, India is bracing for a sharp rise in its oil expenditure for the current fiscal year ending March 31 2018….

(EnergyAsia, November 18 2017, Saturday) — India’s domestic oil consumption is surging, helped in part by recent economic reforms including the introduction of the national goods and services tax (GST), said two energy consultants….

(EnergyAsia, November 5 2017, Sunday) — Energy experts have cast doubts on the Indian government’s plan to boost domestic oil and gas production over the next five years, never mind the long term….

(EnergyAsia, October 21 2017, Saturday) — India must speed up the expansion of its oil and gas infrastructure as well as the pace of energy reforms to sustain the country’s recent rapid rate of economic growth, said three analysts with consultant Wood Mackenzie….

(EnergyAsia, October 8 2017, Sunday) — India has received its first cargo of imported crude oil from the United States, with more on the way as the two countries look to expand trade to build on their warm political ties….

(EnergyAsia, October 7 2017, Saturday) — On the back of a rapidly expanding economy, India’s oil demand will increase by six percent in 2018, making it the fastest growing in Asia, said US ratings agency Moody’s Investor Service….

(EnergyAsia, August 28 2017, Monday) — With oil prices seemingly stuck in the US$40-to-$50 a barrel range, China has been in a hurry to import crude at increasingly higher high rates. Chinese crude imports rose to an all-time high of 9.2 million b/d in March, compared with 7.6 million b/d for all of 2016, according…

(EnergyAsia, August 25 2017, Friday) — More than three years into the global energy price collapse, complacent consumers could be ripe for another shock from “substantially higher oil prices” in the next few years, according to two economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco….

(EnergyAsia, August 23 2017, Wednesday) — On the back of a 13.8% surge in the first half of 2017, China’s crude oil import is on course to reach another record-high level this year….

(EnergyAsia, August 22 2017, Tuesday) — China’s crude oil production is on course to decline for the second consecutive year after registering a higher-than-expected fall of 5.1% in the first half of 2017 over the same period of 2016….

(EnergyAsia, August 21, 2017, Monday) — Russian energy giant Rosneft’s plan to export natural gas to China has been boosted by its recent sale of a 20% stake in a subsidiary firm to Beijing Gas….

(EnergyAsia, August 16 2017, Wednesday) — With an important political convention to be held later this year, China is pulling out all the stops to ensure its slowing economy will turn in a creditable performance for 2017….

(EnergyAsia, July 3, 2017, Monday) — Iran has signed a landmark US$5 billion agreement with France’s Total and China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) to jointly develop phase 11 of its hugely coveted South Pars natural gas field….

(EnergyAsia, June 29 2017, Thursday) — Saudi Arabia’s hopes for a lofty market valuation of soon-to-be-listed state energy firm Aramco has been boosted by a consulting firm’s decision to raise the kingdom’s recoverable oil reserves by more than 26%….

(EnergyAsia, June 29 2017, Thursday) — With the 2016 Brent crude price at a recent new low of US$43.74 a barrel, OPEC’s net oil export revenues plunged to a 13-year low of US$433.4 billion, said the US Energy Information Administration (EIA)….