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petronas
Finance
1 min read

Petronas Chemicals share price up on higher profit

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd’s share price up 0.66% or 6 sen this morning, after its net profit jumped 27.9% to RM1.29 billion for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2018 (Q4). As at 11.56am, the stock stood at RM9.22 with 2.93 million shares changing hands.…

palm oil
Finance
2 min read

Palm oil prices to remain steady in 2019: MPOC

Malaysian palm oil prices are set to hold steady in 2019 at an average of RM2,303 a tonne, according to estimates by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), while global output of the tropical oil is expected to rise by 3 million tonnes. “Global palm oil…

fishery seafood
Food
1 min read

Vietnam targets $10 bln seafood export

Vietnam hopes to export $10 billion worth of seafood this year, meeting its 2020 goal a year early. The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said at a recent conference it would include $4.2 billion worth of shrimp, $2.3 billion…

oil drilling
Finance
2 min read

Oil price drops as global economic concerns grip market

Oil price fell about 2 percent on Thursday as the market was weighed down by concerns that global demand growth would lag in the coming year. A rebound from late December lows seemed to stall amid worries that a trade war between the U.S. and China would…

oil refinery
Finance
1 min read

Petrovietnam reports 26 percent hike in revenues last year

Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group has announced its 2018 results, which show it exceeded its revenue and state budget contribution targets. The state-run giant (Petrovietnam or PVN) reported revenues of VND626.8 trillion ($26.92 billion), 18 percent higher…

crude oil
Living
2 min read

Oil prices edge lower, tightening supply outlook supports

Crude oil prices edged lower on Monday after sharp gains during the previous session but were supported by expectations of shrinking supply and signs that China-US trade tensions could ease. International Brent crude oil futures on Monday were down 20 cents,…

oil drilling
Finance
1 min read

SK Innovation net falls 21% in 2018 on oil price decline

SK Innovation, Korea’s largest oil refiner, said Thursday that its earnings sank 21 percent last year on lower oil prices and less demand for petrochemical goods. Net profit reached 1.69 trillion won last year, compared with a profit of 2.15 trillion won a…

palm oil
Living
1 min read

Palm falls as data shows slower exports

Malaysian palm oil futures fell last week, after data from a cargo surveyor showed exports grew more slowly than expected in January. The benchmark palm oil contract for April delivery on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange dropped 0.2% to RM2,299 a tonne.…

Degussa GoldHandel
Finance
2 min read

Gold scales 8-month peak on Fed rate pause hopes, trade woes

Gold prices edged up on Wednesday to hit their highest since May, supported by uncertainty over U.S.-China trade relations and expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep rates on hold later in the day. Spot gold was up 0.2 percent at $1,313.91 per ounce…

Coffee Beans
Food
1 min read

Coffee exports jump for Korean firm

Namyang Dairy Products said Friday its coffee exports jumped more than 20 percent in 2018 on market diversification and the rising popularity of Korean pop culture abroad. Overseas shipments of its freeze-dried coffee and instant coffee products totaled 36…

vietnam seafood export
Food
1 min read

Vietnam seafood export remains red

Agifish, a major seafood company, reported a second straight year of losses in 2018 as both exports and domestic sales fell. The recently released 2018 audited financial report of one of Vietnam’s 10 largest seafood export companies puts its loss at VND178…

petronas120615
General
1 min read

LNG Canada investor Petronas signs gas supply deal with Vitol

LNG Canada, the US$30 billion (RM125.7 billion) liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project, has bagged another client after project shareholder Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) signed an initial sales deal with trading house Vitol. Royal Dutch Shell decided…