Germany facilitates Mekong basin management with additional funding
The German government will provide an additional $2.2 million to bolster cross-border water cooperation and environmental monitoring in the Mekong River Basin. A signing ceremony for the funding was held in the Lao capital of Vientiane Friday, its beneficiary, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said. This extra funding has brought the German contribution to the […]
Govt aims for 20pc renewable energy use by 2025, says deputy minister
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 13 — Malaysia remains committed to addressing the climate change in line with the Paris Agreement and Climate Change Convention as the government is seeking to increase the country’s target of renewable energy generation to 20 per cent by 2025. The commitment was stated by Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Deputy […]
Ethanol output estimated to rise 8.1% in 2019
PHILIPPINE ethanol production is expected to hit 320 million liters this year, up 8.1%, as declining sugarcane output and high prices encourage more market entrants going forward, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said. “For 2020, production is again likely to increase as additional distilleries begin operations,” the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service said in […]
Thailand’s PTT expands in Philippines
Thai oil firm PTT Philippines is set to close the year 2019 with an approximately 170 gasoline stations in Philipinnes, its President and Chief Executive Officer Thitiroj Rergsumran said. “The vibrant Philippine market drives us to continue our expansion, especially in the regions,” Rergsumran said. “We are expecting to duplicate our target next year, so […]
PTTEP Charters Energy Drilling for Arthit Gig
Singapore based Energy Drilling has been awarded a contract by the Thailand’s oil and gas company PTT Exploration & Production International (PTTEP) to provide drilling services on the Arthit field in Gulf of Thailand. The builder and manager of self-erecting tender assist drilling rigs said in a release that this contract secures employment for the […]
Sarawak to emulate Brunei as global hydrogen supplier
KUCHING (Dec 12): Sarawak will emulate Brunei in supplying hydrogen to countries that use hydrogen as fuel such as Japan and South Korea. The state government, on May 25, launched the testing and operation of its pilot integrated hydrogen production plant and refuelling station project, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. The construction […]
Big role for hydropower to play in the renewable energy scene
KUCHING: Hydropower energy accounts for more than half of the world’s renewable energy production while other forms of renewable energy will continue to be looked into by Sarawak Energy, said its group chief executive officer Datu Sharbini Suhaili. Large hydropower energy, he added, would allow the utility firm to offer the lowest unsubsidised tariff in […]
PTTEP takes Energy Drilling’s rig for Thai drilling
Energy Drilling said earlier this week that this contract secured employment for the high specification tender rig EDrill-1, for a firm term of three years and four months with an option period of seven months. The Arthit field is located 230km offshore of Thailand’s Songkhla province in the Gulf of Thailand. The field lies at […]
