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| MALAYSIA: ‘Bulk Liquid Storage’ conference concluded in Kuala Lumpur |
| Monday, 22 June 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, June 22, Monday) --- Nearly 40 experts and professionals attended last week’s ‘Bulk Liquid Storage’ conference organised by Marcus Evans at the ParkRoyal Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The conference, on June 17 and 18, focused on implementing world class maintenance strategies and tools for effective tanks performance, and ensuring high safety standards in the bulk liquid storage industry. Conference chairman Marshall Mott-Smith, director of the National Institute for Storage Tank Management (USA), began the event with his presentation: “Conducting leak autopsy study for field erected Above Ground Storage Tanks (ASTs)” based on his extensive work in Florida, the US state with the strictest AST regulations. Engineers Farej Elmashai of Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Co, and Arnel Batusin of Emirates National Oil Co (ENOC), presented technical case studies on uncovering and addressing problems associated with storage tank corrosion. R.K. Mehra, executive planning director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation, spoke on the challenges in optimising storage capacity by intelligent utilisation of assets and tank farm spacing while Adeniran Fadeyibi, Brunei LNG’s head of projects HSE, expounded on incorporating safety to day-to-day operations for terminal excellence and management. Most of the delegates came from oil, gas and petrochemical companies based in Southeast Asia. They included terminal manager Emiliano S Martin Jr and maintenance and safety head Jerome D Fontanos representing Liquigaz Philippines Corporation, and tank inspector Preeksingh Anan representing Thailand’s Dacon Inspection Services Co Ltd. Mr Fontanos spoke well of the speakers’ presentations: “I appreciated the detailed case studies, as these are highly relevant to my line of work.” The industry event was supported by bronze sponsor M-I SWACO, and by media partner EnergyAsia. For more information on this and other related events, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or telephone 65-6438 0933. |
| RUSSIA: Consultant forecasts increased export of low-sulphur crude |
| Thursday, 18 June 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, June 18, Thursday) --- Russia has historically exported medium sour crude, but over the next decade, there will be an increase of more than two million b/d in the sale of light low-sulphur crude, said Boston, Massachusetts-based consultant ESAI. ESAI predicts that Russian exports of light sweet crude to Europe will grow by more than one million b/d over the next decade. In the Black Sea, growth will result from development of the Russian Caspian and the increase of transit flows from Kazakhstan. In northwestern Russia, the development of Timan-Pechora will support growth of light sweet exports from the Barents Sea. These developments will partially offset declining North Sea supply of light sweet crude. Growth of supply via the ESPO pipeline will raise Russian light sweet exports to Asia to 1.3 million b/d by 2020 based on ESAI’s forecast for supply growth and exports. “Russian light sweet will be an attractive substitute for China’s declining output of medium sweet,” said ESAI analyst Andrew Reed. |
| MALAYSIA: ‘Bulk Liquid Storage’ conference in Kuala Lumpur on June 17-18 |
| Tuesday, 16 June 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, June 16, Tuesday) --- The ‘Bulk Liquid Storage’ conference will be held at the Parkroyal Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on June 17 and 18. Organised by Marcus Evans, the two-day event covers the implementing of world-class maintenance strategies and tools to enhance performance in the bulk liquid storage industry. Launching the event will be conference chairperson Marshall Mott Smith, director of the National Institute for Storage Tank Management (USA) and former administrator for the storage tank regulation section of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Mr Smith is also a member of the UL971 committee and API’s committee for Leak Autopsies. The other speakers include R.K. Mehra (Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd of India), K.G. Gupta (Indian Oil Corporation Ltd), Adeniran Fadeyabi (Brunei LNG), Arnel B Batusin (Emirates National Oil Company of Dubai, and Jamuri B Zen (Petronas of Malaysia). A special feature to this conference is the half-day course on day two, “Executing emergency response in terminal operations and implementation of fire fighting techniques,” conducted by Kairul Zaman B Mohamed Noh, senior manager of group crisis management department in Petronas. The industry event is supported by bronze sponsor M-I SWACO and by media sponsor EnergyAsia.
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| INDIA: Millions threatened by changes to the monsoon, says Greenpeace |
| Friday, 12 June 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, June 12, Friday) --- The Indian monsoon, the lifeline of the subcontinent, will be significantly affected by climate change, according to a Greenpeace report. It said the stability and predictability of the monsoons are critical to India’s economy, society and ecology, and changes in the monsoon will have far-reaching impacts. Mumbai and Thane are listed among the cities in South Asia most vulnerable to flooding, storm surges and sea-level rise. “The lives of millions of Indians - farmers, city dwellers and even those trading on the Mumbai Sensex - depend on the monsoon. India cannot allow the delicate balance of the monsoon to be thrown awry; we cannot afford to adapt if the monsoons are impacted, we simply have to stop that from happening,” said Vinuta Gopal, Greenpeace India Climate & Energy campaigner. The predictions made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its 4th Assessment Report suggest that warming is likely to be above the global average for South Asia, with an increase in summer precipitation and an increase in the frequency of intense precipitation in some parts. More extreme rainfall and winds may result from tropical cyclones. Rainfall will increase by some 20% overall in the summer monsoon, but it will not be spread evenly across the country. “The longer the climate negotiators delay, the greater the threat to India’s one billion inhabitants will be. Either heads of state agree a new treaty at the Climate Summit in Copenhagen in December of this year or the foundation of Indian civilisation will be in peril,” said Mr Gopal. If the current negotiation text, including President Obama’s target of bringing the US emissions down to 1990 levels by 2020, becomes the final deal, global temperature will more than likely rise 3°C. A rise of 3° by the end of the century could have, among other things, the following impacts: • 1.2 billion to 3 billion people suffering from water shortage; • Increasing desertification in southern Europe and more heat waves as in the summer of 2003 • Stronger cyclones and hurricanes, like cyclone Aila last month and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 • Increased global sea-level rise which could threaten major urban centres like New York, Shanghai, and Hamburg • 125 million displaced people in South Asia. Greenpeace has called on Dr Singh to put India’s climate policy on track, and other world leaders to put their negotiators back on track. The green lobby group said that the negotiations for a Copenhagen treaty have been slow and inadequate, and with only six months to go before the Climate Summit in Copenhagen, time is running out. |
| TAIWAN: Delta Group building energy-efficient, solar-powered school in Sichuan, China |
| Wednesday, 10 June 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, June 10, Wednesday) --- Taiwan’s Delta Group said it recently held a foundation laying ceremony for a solar-powered primary school in China’s earthquake-struck Sichuan province. Yang Jiazhen Delta Sunshine, the first solar-powered primary school built after the deadly earthquake struck last year, is scheduled to open in the spring of 2010. Compound walls were used for the building facades to keep students warm in the winter and cool in the summer. North-facing skylights improve ventilation for top-level rooms so they won’t feel hot in the summer. The cafeteria and bathrooms use a central solar-powered hot water system to provide boarding students and school workers with hot and boiled water. The proposal for the school won the 2009 Delta Cup International Solar Building Design Competition. At the competition award ceremony, the winner, Ms Hui Liu, said: “It will be exciting to see my design go from paper to an actual eco-friendly and energy-efficient primary school.” Her winning entry not only emphasises green design principles but also combines architectural techniques with solar energy applications. It is the first design from the competition to be used for a real-world application. The award ceremony of the competition was held on June 1. Bruce Cheng, founder and chairman of Delta Group, Ulysses Wang, China chief representative of Delta Environmental & Education Foundation and Shi Dinghuan, counsellor of China’s State Council and the chairperson of the Chinese Renewable Energy Society, attended the ceremony. Mr Cheng, Delta’s founding chairman, said: “On the eve of World Environment Day, we must think carefully about how human activities are contributing to global warming and climate change. Supporting green architecture, clean energy and solar power applications lets us work smart to protect the planet and our future generations. “We really hope that we can build an environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient sunshine school for the teachers and students of Yang Jiazhen primary school. This is the hope of everyone at Delta Group and the meaning behind the school.” The Minister of Special Committee of Solar Buildings, Chinese Renewable Energy Society, Zhong Jishou, said: “The design improves the air circulation without costing more money. In fact, it saves money. By adjusting the location of the windows, how the windows open and the arrangement of interior spaces, we can create natural ventilation routes that improve the air circulation.” Delta Group is the world’s largest provider of switching power supplies and DC brushless fans. It also provides power management solutions, components, visual displays, industrial automation, networking products, and renewable energy solutions. Delta Group has sales offices worldwide and manufacturing plants in Taiwan, China, Thailand, Mexico, India and Europe. |
| SINGAPORE: Share price of offshore equipment supplier Teho ended 31% higher on trading debut |
| Friday, 05 June 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, June 5, Friday) --- Teho International Inc Ltd, a Singapore-listed supplier of rigging and mooring equipment and services to the marine and offshore oil and gas industries, said its share price closed 31% higher over its IPO price of S$0.24. (US$1=S$1.44). Teho’s share price opened at S$0.38 per share before closing at S$0.315 per share for the day, on a total volume of 10.84 million shares. At S$0.24 per share, the placement is priced at a historical price earnings ratio of three times, based on the company’s net earnings per share of S$0.079 for FY2008 and pre-placement share capital of 100 million shares. Teho said it raised gross proceeds totalling approximately S$4 million through the placement, which it intends to use to fund possible acquisitions and strategic alliances when opportunities arise, and for itsgeneral working capital purposes. While Teho does not currently have a formal dividend policy, it said it intends to recommend and distribute at least 20% of its net profit attributable for FY2009 and FY2010 to shareholders. Teho is a leading supplier of rigging and mooring equipment in Singapore with a history of more than two decades and an established diversified customer base in the marine and offshore oil and gas industries. Its major customers include PSA Group and Tanker Pacific Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd. |
| INDONESIA: ‘Biofuels Markets Asia and Jatropha’ event to be held in Jakarta from June 29 to July 1 |
| Friday, 29 May 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, May 29, Friday) --- Following the recent success of the ‘Biofuels Markets Asia and Jatropha’ conferences in Thailand, Singapore and India, Green Power Conferences will be holding this year’s event in Jakarta, Indonesia from June 29 to July 1. The conference will provide insights into the latest developments in ethanol, biodiesel, jatropha and the next generation of feedstocks as well as an overview of the Asian biofuels market. Speakers at the event include Masnellyarti Hilman (Ministry of Environment, Indonesia), Kolluru Krishan (Malavalli Power Plant), Nelson Low (CME Group), Khoo Hock Aun, Chief Executive (Ark Bio), Yash Mankame (Praj Industries), Nicholas C Ashby (Celadon Capital), Bambang Tribudiman (National Biofuel Standard Agency), Ru Zhaoxiang (Biofuels Technology), Naren (BioEnergy Plantations), H Mohan Behl (Government of India), Shoichi Kobayashi (Japan Bio-Energy Development Corporation (JBEDC)), Jakob Rietzler (Lao Institute for Renewable Energy (LIRE)), Jamey Hadden (Jatoil/Green Energy), and Ulrich Steiner (Bayer Technology Services). For more information on ‘Biofuels Markets Asia and Jatropha’, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
| SINGAPORE: Carbon finance seminar on June 25 and 26 to discuss latest developments in CER projects |
| Friday, 29 May 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, May 29, Friday) --- ‘The International Symposium on Global Carbon Finance and Market’, jointly organised by Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University and Australia’s University of New South Wales, will be held in Singapore from June 25 to 26. The symposium aims to provide a platform for industry professionals, government officials and multilateral agency representatives to present the latest developments on carbon emissions reduction (CER) projects. Other topics covered include financing renewable energy projects with carbon credits, solutions to manage emissions risk, promoting energy efficiency in buildings with CDM, bankability of CDM projects, risk analysis, financing and trading in the carbon markets, models for CDM projects across different countries, project financing for biomass energy plants in Malaysia, carbon due diligence and feasibility assessments, investment analysis and the economics in Asia’s CDM market. Speakers at the event include David G. Carmichael and Maria Balatbat (University of New South Wales), Ng Wun Jern, Kai Li and Robert Tiong (Nanyang Technological University), Jeff Huang (Chicago Climate Exchange), Mafalda Duarte (World Bank, Indonesia), Michel Buron (KYOTO Energy), Dinesh Babu (The Carbon Rating Agency), Andreas Bollmann (Swiss Re), William A Pazos and Marcelo Labre (Standard Bank Plc), Ben Atkinson (Agrinergy), Chaiwat Muncharoen (Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization), Wilfred Walsh (Biosphere Capital), Dorjee Sun (Carbon Conservation), Kiyoshi Okumura (World Bank Group), Bas Van Dun (One Carbon), Ashutosh Pandey (Emergent Ventures), Ong Gin Keat (Metax Engineering), Paul Wilden (Bank of New York Mellow), Suzanne Chew (TFS Green), Architrandi Priambodo (Asia Carbon), Mohamad Adan Yusof (Mensilin Holdings),and Nils Steinbrecher (ERM). Two pre-symposium workshops to discuss climate change, climate science, policy and carbon markets will be held on June 24. For more information on ‘The International Symposium on Global Carbon Finance and Market’, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
| THAILAND: POWER-GEN Asia 2009 to be held in Bangkok from October 7 to 9 |
| Thursday, 28 May 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, May 28, Thursday) --- The POWER-GEN Asia 2009 conference and exhibition, the event for the power generation and transmission and distribution industries in Southeast Asia, will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from October 7 to 9. Organised by Pennwell, the event is said to have garnered support from the region’s ministries and energy authorities including Thailand’s Ministry of Energy, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) and Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA). POWER-GEN Asia, which will be held at the same venue as the Renewable Energy World Asia event, is expected to attract over 6,000 industry professionals to discuss the latest developments and ideas for the future of the Asian power generation sector. Renewable Energy World Asia will introduce a dedicated conference track, specifically for renewable energy, that will focus on the developments, technologies, products and case studies for the renewable power generation sector. The POWER-GEN Asia conference is a key forum for senior executives and industry leaders to discuss a range of topics, from the region’s energy markets, resources and environmental challenges to power plant generation technologies and operating and servicing plants, in order to meet the challenge of the growing demand for electricity. Pennwell event director Glenn Ensor said: “We are delighted that POWER-GEN Asia is returning to Bangkok from October 7 to 9, the enthusiasm and support of the Thai Government and industry authorities will ensure the success of the event. “Southeast Asia is one of the fastest developing regions in the world and its appetite for energy is growing at an astonishing rate. Recent estimates are that over US$50 billion investment is required in the region, in order to meet the growing demand for power. “It is important that the region’s premier event for the power generation and transmission and distribution industries continues to go from strength to strength and we are delighted that so many companies have already committed to exhibiting at POWER-GEN Asia and Renewable Energy World Asia.” With over 150 exhibitors and more than 6,000 visitors from over 50 countries, POWER-GEN Asia and Renewable Energy World Asia have become the most important annual meeting place for international power executives with interests in Asia. For more information on POWER-GEN Asia 2009, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
| AZERBAIJAN: ‘Caspian Oil and Gas 2009’ conference to be held at Baku from June 2 to 5 |
| Thursday, 28 May 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, May 28, Wednesday) --- The ‘Caspian Oil and Gas 2009 Exhibition and Conference’ will be held at the Baku Sport and Exhibition Centre in Azerbaijan. Over the last century and a half, the world has taken a steady interest in Azerbaijan’s energy resources which have attracted much attention from Europe, America and Asia. More than a billion tonne of Azeri crude oil have been exported to other countries. The event will cover the potential and challenges of exploration and production in the Caspian Sea region, diversification of energy supplies to Europe, and the feasibility of a southern gas corridor to Europe as well as a review of the investment climate in Azerbaijan. Speakers at the conference include Detlef Dauke (Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology), Elshad Nasirov (SOCAR), Novruz Guliyev (Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources), Rune Bjornson (StatoilHydro), Gregory Mattson (BP Azerbaijan SPU), Reinhard Mitschek (Nabucco Gas Pipeline International), Jeremy Ellis (RWE Supply & Trading), Neil McGugan (Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ), James E. Hogan (Salans Limited), Uwe H. Fip (E.ON Ruhrgas), Robert Klein (Trans Adriatic Pipeline Project), Markus Bronkhof (EGL Group), and Michael Peisser (OMV Gas & Power). The ‘Caspian Oil and Gas 2009 Exhibition and Conference’ is organised by ITE. For more information on this event, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
