Indonesia Advances Coal Downstreaming to Cut LPG Imports

KBRN, Jakarta: In a bold move to reduce reliance on imported Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), the Indonesian government is launching a major coal downstreaming initiative worth USD 10.25 billion in East Kutai, East Kalimantan. The project centers on converting coal into Dimethyl Ether (DME), a cleaner alternative to LPG, and is part of a broader […]

Fuel prices surge by up to P2/L

MANILA, Philippines — Pump prices of petroleum products are set to climb by as much as P2 per liter today as tensions abroad continue to rattle the global oil market.

Petronas Keeps the Gas Flowing as Malaysia Burns More Coal

Liquefied natural gas has once again become trendy. After several years under attack from environmentalists, even the EU has accepted that natural gas, in whatever form it can get it, is going to stay in the energy mix for quite a while yet. The U.S. is building new export capacity like there is no tomorrow; […]

Indonesian Companies Join Foces to Build Natuna-Batam Gas Pipeline

Indonesian state-owned electricity company subsidiary PT PLN Energi Primer Indonesia (PLN EPI) has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with PT Timas Suplindo to build the West Natuna Transportation System (WNTS) gas pipeline to Pemping Island, near Batam in the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia.