Archived News
29-01-2008
Jatropha: the answer to oil woes
28/01/2008 (The New Vision, Uganda) - AS the volatile Middle East continues to affect global oil supply, countries like Uganda are chocking on heavy oil import costs. Crude fossil oil prices touched $100 (sh171,000) per barrel this year and are expected to reach the $150 (sh256,500) mark in two years.
29-01-2008
Sabah’s three-pronged plan
29/01/2008 (The Star Online) - The latest ambitious blueprint for regional growth should spur the state to be on par with those in the peninsula by 2025. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman outlines his vision for the Sabah Development Corridor.
28-01-2008
Palm oil may test resistance, dip
27/01/2008 (Sify.com) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Friday with strong gains in soya oil and the energy complex. Exports were lower, offsetting falling production. Moreover, Chinese buying in the coming weeks are expected to be lower due to Lunar New Year holidays and production to increase simultaneously.
28-01-2008
Soyoil up as Indonesia raises export price
25/01/2007 (The Economic Times), Mumbai - Soyoil futures rose on Friday after Indonesia raised its base export price for rival palm oil, a move that could push up domestic prices as the country imports 40 per cent of its vegetable oils.
28-01-2008
Imports ease pressure on palm prices
28/01/2007 (The Bangkok Post) - Palm-oil prices have fallen sharply since the Commerce Ministry allowed imports of fresh palm earlier this month to ease a local shortage, says a local palm-oil producer.
28-01-2008
Biofuel agency to be formed: Formulating policy for biodiesel and ethanol to be among main remits
28/01/2008 (The Nation Multimedia, Thailand) - A new national biofuel organisation will be formed by the end of the year and will include representatives of the government, the private sector and the public.
28-01-2008
No letup in edible oil price hike
27/01/2008 (The New Nation, Bangladesh) - People are yet to see any letup in the price hike of edible oil, one of the most essentials, instead of continuous rising.
28-01-2008
To bio or not to bio - are \'green\' fuels really good for the earth?
26/01/2008 (Guardian Unlimited) - From the top of the Greenergy refinery in Immingham you can see across the Humber estuary to Hull. A hum of equipment fills the air, along with a curious smell. Popcorn.
28-01-2008
Putting the brakes on ethanol
25/01/2008 (CBC News) - Ethanol was supposed to be this great fix for the air we breathe. Now it turns out it might be counterproductive, even dirty. At least, that is the view gaining ground in Europe.
28-01-2008
Environmental groups find \'fundamental problems\' in Palm Oil sustainability plans
24/01/2008 (Marketing Week) - Environmental groups have criticised a plan by Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé and Heinz to certify palm oil as sustainable for not going far enough and having "fundamental problems".
28-01-2008
Bid to smuggle 11,200kg of oil foiled
27/01/2008 (The Star Online), Batu Pahat - An attempt to smuggle out 11,200kg of cooking oil by a barter trader has been foiled at a private jetty near Minyak Beku.
28-01-2008
GOF busts cooking oil smuggling ops
26/01/2008 (The Star Online), Batu Pahat - A General Operations Force (GOF) team managed to foil an attempt by a trader to smuggle out about 11,200kgs of cooking oil to Indonesia.