Alliance with CNPC aimed at making biodiesel and green jet fuel from China feedstock
largest oil and gas producer, to develop biofuels for road transport and aviation.Under an agreement announced yesterday, the two companies will collaborate to produce biodiesel and green jet fuel using feedstocks available in China.
CNPC will also look at establishing a demonstration-scale facility for producing biodiesel using UOP technology, in addition to a larger-scale unit at an existing or new CNPC refinery site.
The companies said that the initiatives are aimed at helping CNPC to meet its renewable energy targets. In 2006, the oil firm signed framework agreements with China's State Forestry Administration and the provincial governments of Sichuan, Yunnan and Shandong to jointly develop biomass energy sources, biodiesel and ethanol biofuel using non-grain crops, such as jatropha, sweet potatoes and barbados nuts.
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