Hengyi’s Brunei refinery takes first Saudi crude
Brunei has received its first-ever shipment of Saudi Arabian crude, with Chinese private-sector refiner Hengyi buying a cargo for its joint-venture Brunei refinery, Aramco Singapore said. Hengyi bought a 1mn bl spot cargo of Saudi Arab Medium crude from state-controlled Saudi Aramco for June delivery to its 175,000 b/d Brunei refinery, which began commercial operations in […]
Joining hands for a greener future

British High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam Richard Lindsay, in commemorating World Environment Day, underscored the important roles that Brunei Government and local NGOs (non-governmental organisations) as well as the British High Commission played in preserving the environment in the country.
New milestone for hydrogen supply chain for Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The world’s first international hydrogen supply chain between Brunei Darussalam and Japan reached a milestone after successfully extracting H2 from a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) shipped from Brunei, the Ministry of Energy said on Monday (May 11). The demonstration project is operated by the Advanced Hydrogen Energy Chain Association for Technology Development […]
‘World’s first international hydrogen supply chain’ realised between Brunei and Japan

A consortium in Japan says it has “realised the world’s first international hydrogen supply chain”, after successfully extracting H2 from a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) shipped from Brunei. The Advanced Hydrogen Energy Chain Association for Technology Development (AHEAD) demonstration project aims to show that a global hydrogen supply chain can be established using LOHC — a […]
Gov’t forms new regulatory body for oil and gas industry

The government has formed a new regulatory body for the oil and gas industry called Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam.
Brunei mulls curbing oil output in line with OPEC+ pact

Brunei will consider cutting oil output in cooperation with OPEC, the second minister of finance and economy said Tuesday, with the coronavirus pandemic sinking demand to a 25-year low and creating a global supply glut.
Will the Elemental Analysis of Algae Benefit the Renewable Energy Field?

Researchers at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei, recently explored the benefits of creating a microalgae-coal blend fuel option, and the team found that the field of renewable energy may benefit from the elemental analysis of algae. In a study published in 2019 in the journal Renewable Energy, the team outlines how they used elemental analysis, alongside […]
Brunei ships 4.7 tonnes of hydrogen to Japan

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): A total of 4.7 metric tonnes of hydrogen have been shipped to Japan from Brunei Darussalam’s first pilot hydrogenation plant, which is operated by the Advanced Hydrogen Energy Chain Association for Technology Development (Ahead). The plant is part of Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO)’s first global hydrogen […]