Business deals
Saudi Aramco boosts China investment in 2 refinery deals
Oil giant agrees on $12bn Liaoning complex and will take $3.6bn Rongsheng stake
Energy
36Kr/KrASIA
Chinese startup offers AI-driven energy management services
Extreme Entropy Technology plays key role in China's 'double carbon' policy
Climate Change
Furukawa Electric poised for $765m bet on Japan's renewables push
Plans call for doubling underwater power cable output to plug into government grid
Energy
Japan's JERA to buy Belgium's top offshore wind company for $1.7bn
Acquisition will raise utility's total renewable assets by 27% to 2.8 gigawatts
Opinion
Asia needs to face up to the downsides of biofuels
Blending mandates distort food markets and can have environmental side effects
DealStreetAsia
CVC Capital buys $155m stake in Indonesia's Samator Indo Gas
Investment will support Indonesian gas producer's push to expand
Energy
GE aims to bring massive offshore wind turbine to Japan
Company seeks typhoon certification for units that can power 24,000 homes each
Climate Change
China adds coal capacity for energy security despite green goals
Report warns Beijing risks being 'left behind' even as it also expands renewables
Energy
Thailand PTT's $2.8bn investment paves way to decarbonization
State-owned energy company to build LNG facilities and produce EVs, hydrogen
Energy
Renewable energy transition speeds up during Ukraine war, led by China
New Chinese investments in 2022 exceeded Japan's total installed capacity
Companies
Philippines' Lopez Group looks to geothermal, LNG for future growth
Conglomerate seeks to offset collapse of media business after political frictions
Fukushima Anniversary
Fukushima cleanup costs swell with no end in sight
Japan has spent $7bn annually since 2011 disaster with more work on horizon
Energy
Japan's Daiwa Securities buys into U.K. offshore wind farm
Deal marks brokerage's first foray into field and biggest investment in renewables
Fukushima Anniversary
12 years after Fukushima, Japan prepares to release wastewater
Preparatory work moves forward amid local objections
Property
Singapore's Keppel targets Vietnam amid 'China plus one' shift
Temasek-backed asset manager eyes clean energy, data centers for new investment
Energy
Philippines, Vietnam to import LNG, but long-term doubts loom
Competition from renewables raises fears new terminals will be 'underutilized'
Environment
Mitsui Fudosan to power properties with in-house solar energy
Developer's plans could help reduce costs and meet 2030 decarbonization goals
Energy
Kyocera shutters solar panel factory in China
Group to focus on value-added residential products in Japan
Climate Change
Japan, Southeast Asia to vow cooperation at 1st zero-emissions meet
PM Kishida's initiative envisions joint efforts in technology and financing
Fires
Fire at Pertamina fuel storage station in Jakarta kills 17
Neighbors flee; Indonesian company says cause of blaze under investigation
