When the capital city of Tehran partially emerged out of the shutdown on Saturday, we witnessed some traffic on the roads for the first time after almost a month, since the beginning of Nowruz holidays.
Read More »Japan Firm to Conduct Feasibility Study for Saudi Petrochemical Plant
Japan-based JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation will conduct the feasibility study of a new ethylidene norbornene (ENB) plant, to be built in Jubail, as part of the Amiral petrochemical complex, announced by Saudi Aramco and Total on Oct. 8, 2018. The new ENB plant project would make the Kingdom …
Read More »Toshiba will Supply GIS and Transformers for Republic of Iraq
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) announced that Toshiba Transmission and Distribution Systems Gulf S.P.C. (TTDG), a wholly owned subsidiary, has finalized a contract with Toyota Tsusho Corporation(hereafter“Toyota Tsusho), one of Japan’s major trading companies, to supply gas-insulated switchgears (hereafter “GIS”) and power transformers to the Ministry of …
Read More »LNG Imports Market to Take a Hit Due to Covid-19 Crisis
In 2019, the three nations collectively imported nearly 51% of global LNG supplies.
Read More »Japan to offer anti-flue Avigan to Iran
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday that his country plans to provide for free the anti-flu drug Avigan to 20 countries, including Iran, hoping to use it to treat coronavirus patients.
Read More »LNG Demand to Dip in Japan, China, South Korea
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand is expected to drop in 2020 in China, Japan and South Korea, the three biggest importers of LNG in the world, Kallanish Energy reports That assessment was released on Tuesday by the Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS). It is forecasting that China 2020 LNG imports …
Read More »Zarif Calls on Japan to Ramp Up Efforts Against Anti-Iran Sanctions
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on his Japanese counterpart to increase efforts to remove unilateral sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic by the US administration.
Read More »Japan Launches Its First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm
Moves to unlock the full potential of Japan’s offshore wind industry are underway with the announcement of a task force set up to accelerate the sector’s development. Ambitions are to see the country’s renewables share increase from 16 percent to 24 percent by 2030 through a mixture of methods – …
Read More »Iran, Japan, UNIDO to Coop. in Fisheries Industry in Chabahar
Iran, Japan and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) will cooperate with each other in the expansion of the fisheries industry in Chabahar.
Read More »Toshiba Unveils World’s Largest Hydrogen Plant in Fukushima
The new facility can produce as much as 1,200m3 of hydrogen per hour which will be used to stabilise the electricity grid and boost the use of renewables.
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