Exxon Plans Expansion at Singapore Refinery as Rules Change Looms
03 Octobre 2018 - 10:13AM
Dow Jones News
By Saurabh Chaturvedi
SINGAPORE--Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) is planning a
multibillion-dollar project in its Singapore refinery to expand its
clean-fuel-products portfolio before the rollout of new global
maritime fuel regulations, a senior company executive said.
"We are currently assessing" the investment plan, Matt Bergeron,
vice president of the energy conglomerate's Asia-Pacific fuels
business, said Wednesday at a conference here. The aim is to
install technologies that will convert lower value fuel byproducts
into cleaner higher-value products, he said.
The plan comes as the shipping industry prepares for a new cap
on sulfur emissions that will come into effect in January 2020. The
International Maritime Organization, a global regulator, will cap
marine fuel's sulfur content at 0.5% compared with 3.5% now.
As the deadline nears, the industry is concerned about the
availability and pricing of the cleaner fuels with lower-sulfur
content that comply with the 2020 regulations.
Mr. Bergeron said Wednesday the proposed investment would help
produce the fuel that would meet the new standards.
Exxon's Singapore refinery is one of the company's biggest by
capacity. It also has a large integrated petrochemical complex in
the city-state.
Write to Saurabh Chaturvedi at saurabh.chaturvedi@wsj.com
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