Naphtha

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17/10/2026Singapore’s Aster Targets November Restart of 70,000 b/d Bukom Condensate Splitter After a Decade Idle

2026-10-17 Aster, which operates the refining and petrochemical site on Bukom Island in Singapore, plans to restart a condensate splitter with a nameplate capacity of about 70,000 b/d in November 2026, according to Hydrocarbon Processing. In its October 15, 2026 report, the publication said the unit has not operated in the past decade. Aster is […]

12/10/2026Shell Partially Restarts Qatar’s Pearl GTL: 140,000 boe/d Plant Back After Six Months

2026-10-12 Shell has partially restarted its Pearl GTL (Gas-to-Liquids, 가스액화연료) plant in Qatar. Shell announced the restart on Thursday, 8 October 2026, roughly six months after the facility was damaged during the Iran war. According to Shell, the restart lets it build up a limited amount of product inventory in storage, although its ability to […]

22/09/2026Cosmo Oil and Three Partners Begin Using Low-Carbon Naphtha By-Product from SAF Production as Petrochemical Feedstock

Four companies under the Cosmo Energy group — Cosmo Oil, Maruzen Petrochemical, Ube-Maruzen Polyethylene and SAFFAIRE SKY ENERGY — have announced they have built a supply chain using low-carbon naphtha, a by-product generated during sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, as feedstock for base chemicals and polyethylene. The announcement relates to naphtha produced at the SAF […]