Ancient Algae, Modern Lessons Roughly 14,000 years ago, during the end of the last Ice Age, massive blooms of the algae Phaeocystis thrived in the Southern Ocean. These blooms absorbed large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere, significantly slowing global warming at a time when Earth’s climate was…
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Indonesia’s plantation crackdown raises regulatory risks for Malaysian firms – CIMB Securities
Malaysian plantation firms face growing regulatory risks as Indonesia seizes land lacking forestry permits or in violation of land-use law, CIMB Securities flagged
Continue ReadingMainboard-listed Oiltek in talks over a sustainable aviation fuel pilot plant programme in Sarawak
Mainboard-listed Oiltek International Limited’s subsidiary, Oiltek Sdn Bhd, is currently in discussions with SEDC Energy (SEDCE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sarawak Economic Development Corporation, over a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) pilot plant programme.
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Petronas Advances Downstream Business Via Bio-Based Value Chain
OVER the past 12 months, the global oil and gas sector has faced a complex business landscape, driven by fluctuating market demand, geopolitical tensions, macroeconomic uncertainties, and a growing focus on energy transition.
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Most Efficient Source of Fuel May Be Tiniest Organism
[USA] Algae often gets a bad rap — for creating dead zones in the ocean and toxic pond scum when the “wrong” algae blooms. But it also has a talent that may help people around the world. The tiny single-celled, plantlike organisms known as algae are more efficient than other organisms…
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