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Volume IV Number 27 May 2009 Singapore to open world’s biggest CNG station Heavy-Duty Business Alerts NG HDVs made in New countries to Asian OEMs adopt NGVs 2 May 2009 Summary Oil price increased, confidence in 04 NGV business is yet to grow Asian NGV Communications is a publication Oil and Gas.The price difference of NGV Communications Group, publishing between gasoline/diesel and CNG is house and fairs-conferences organizer: expected to increase soon. In early www.ngvgroup.com April, US crude oil benchmark price ... In Europe, we print The Gas Vehicles Report, GVR, and www.ngvguide.com, the International NGV Guide. Procurement of a major CNG station In Argentina, the Group publishes Prensa 16 and additional taxi fleet for Singapore Vehicular, Argentine CNG Guide, maps, books and brochures while in Brazil, Folha The previously reported biggest CNG do GNV, Brazilian NGV Guide, maps and station to be built in Old Toh Tuck Road posters, among others. In Peru Prensa Vehicular Peru. More info: www.ngvgroup.com off Bukit Timah in Singapore, is now The signed articles are exclusive responsibility of planned to be the world’s largest ... the authors, as well as advertising companies and agencies are responsible for the published ads. is member of the Experiences from Heavy-Duty ANGVA (Asia Pacific 20 NGV fleets NGV Association) Experience from a well-known dual-fuel KOREA LNG/CNG HD trucks operator for long–distance haulage showed that the only extra maintenance costs in ... 300-5, Changchon-Ri ■ Namsan-Myun Chuncheon-Si ■ Kangwon-Do ■ 200-911 Tel. and fax.: +82 33 260 3419 Pune’s CNG pipeline to start in From other region: Business +31 20 420 1076 20 July 29 Alert from Tanzania [email protected] ■ www.asiangv.com Fuel demand and sales of CNG Australian fuel tax adjustments 22 kits in Pakistan 30 Bangladesh to procure thousands Heavy-Duty NGVs made in Asia PERU 24 of CNG kits and cylinders 32 Av. 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Rio Branco, 131 Sala 1.701 Australia: 4.1% CEP: 20040-006 Rio de Janeiro - RJ Singapore: 3.1% Chuncheon-Si, Tel: + (55 21) 2244-7537 Azerbaijan: 0.2% Taiwan: 0.2% Kangwon-Do, [email protected] ■ www.folhadognv.com Bangladesh: 5.0% Thailand: 5.8% 200-911 KOREA China: 10.9% Turkey: 5.5% Tel : +31 20 420 1076 Printed: Rigraph S.R.L. Egypt: 1.9% United Arab Emirates: 2.1% Tel : +82 33 260 3419 • Constitución 4, 28.511 Madrid - España India: 9.5% Vietnam: 0.1% e-mail: [email protected] • Tilcara 3.146, Buenos Aires 4 May 2009 Oil price increased, confidence in NGV business is yet to grow Oil and Gas these stations. Since the opening, gas sales across the 50,000km route in Delhi and The price difference between gasoline/diesel doubled to 6,000 kg within the first five days. Faridabad. The initial trials to run commercial and CNG is expected to increase soon. In Additionally, CNG price was trimmed down vehicles on 5%-30% Hydrogen-CNG mix early April, US crude oil benchmark price on by Rs 3.50/kg to Rs 24/kg by the Haryana have been done on vehicles made by Ashok the New York Mercantile Exchange for the Gas Distribution Company Ltd (HGDCL). Leyland, Mahindra and Bajaj. May contract increased to 52.64 USD/blue The price cut was made possible as gas From April next year, all buses in India will barrel (bbl) and to 54.52 USD/bbl for the transport cost—which was previously done have to meet Bharat Stage III and IV June contract. The recent prices were higher via mobile cascade and now by pipelines— emission norms. To meet the future demand, than the acceptable 2009 level expected by was decreased. M S Khatkar, senior vice- Bosch, a European company, introduced the OPEC at 50 USD/bbl. These happened president of HGDCL, said that the firm Common Rail injection system for high-end after the countries of the G20 summit-- of expects further price reduction if the state vehicles and advanced CNG technology the world's largest economies plus government exempts CNG from sales tax. solutions for the Special Vehicle industry—for representatives from the European Union-- Eight more plots have been allocated for the commercial vehicles, which can also be decided to offer 1 trillion USD fund via the installation of more CNG stations in the city. applied to vehicles in India. The CNG International Monetary Fund and other According to Gurgaon Master Plan 2021, 25 injection system is precise and institutions to ease the global economic stations will be available to serve NGVs in micro-processor controlled. crisis. However, lower oil stock level and a the area. flat time structure is needed to ensure a Pakistan sustained oil price recovery above 55 Meanwhile Gas Authority India Limited (GAIL) Although the transfer of CNG bus fund to USD/bbl, said Olivier Jakob from Petromatrix will invest Rs 10 billion to establish 2,000 operator of the proposed 500 buses (Karachi in Switzerland. CNG stations to create CNG Quadrilateral in Mass Transit Cell) is included in the next major national highways across the country. budget, the Rs 500 millions project is likely In the gas sector, Dubai Multi Commodities About 14 million standard cubic metre NG to come to a stop if the ministry delays the Centre (DMCC) has announced its plan to per day (mmscmd) would be available payment till June 2009, as reported by develop the emirate into a trading hub for through these stations, more than three Pakistan News Watch. The fund, however, LNG and to build a storage centre. As times the current 3.7 mmscmd gas supplied has been transferred into the accounts of presently high volume LNG trading from the by the 400 CNG stations in India. Further, ministry of Gulf –Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Oman—to Asia the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory environment although the release of the fund is not covered by any trading centre, Dubai Board (PNGRB) informed that the number of to the KMTC was delayed. decided to offer its service. Actually, Dubai Indian cities that have CNG refueling facilities obtains the gas from Qatar, the world’s will increase from the current 30 to 250 by The Philippines biggest supplier of LNG. The imports are due 2018. By 2011, 84 cities would have city The government is increasing its promotion to start in the next two years. The three natural gas operators, in which 64 cities of investments in renewable energy to lower supplying countries are prepared to more would have CNG refueling stations while the oil import dependency. than double their annual exports to 77 million rest would be under construction. During the Since February 2009, the mandatory 5% tonnes by the end of 2010. John Roper, the past year, NGV population was reported to ethanol blends for vehicles are available in vice president of German-based E.ON increase from almost 200,000 to 650,000 273 gasoline stations nationwide. Meanwhile Ruhrgas, said that LNG is now the vehicle although some industry stakeholders believe 165 LPG refueling stations serve 13,886 driving growth in international gas trading. that the number is close to 750,000 units converted vehicles powered by LPG. So far, With the opening of the future LNG trading (including those vehicles yet to be 19 CNG buses have operated in Batangas, hub in Dubai, NGV industry in the emirate registered). Laguna to Manila routes, facilitated by a could benefit from it and might grow more CNG mother station in Tabangao, Batangas rapidly. In the vehicle sector, General Motors India and a daughter station in Binan, Laguna (GMI) planned to launch CNG and LPG since April 2008. Bangladesh variants of its existing models apart from the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation Chevrolet Optra CNG introduced in 2006. Thailand (BRTC) aims to enhance its state-run Mahindra-Renault recently introduced CNG Air Vice Marshal Vittaya Kaewwattana, the transport service and plans to obtain 400 version of its leading model -Logan- in the Royal Thai Air Force, has purchased 6 Higer CNG buses. The Nordic Development Fund domestic market. The car is equipped with CNG City Buses from Italthai Industrial and the Economic Development Cooperation 1.6 litre engine and 12 kg CNG cylinder with Co.,Ltd., this first semester of 2009. Fund will offer funding and credit for the maximum power 84.5 Bhp at 5500 rpm and procurement of those buses.