South Korean airlines bank on China routes for profit recovery

South Korean airlines bank on China routes for profit recovery

South Korean airlines are ramping up international routes, particularly to China, Japan and Southeast Asian countries, in a bid to boost profitabili...

Now, it’s K-vehicle: KG Mobility, Kia lead S.Korea’s military vehicle exports

Now, it’s K-vehicle: KG Mobility, Kia lead S.Korea’s military vehicle exports

South Korea’s once domestically focused automakers are making significant inroads into the global defense sector, with a string of recent cont...

S.Korea imports Canadian oil for 1st time under Trump's 2nd term

S.Korea imports Canadian oil for 1st time under Trump's 2nd term

South Korea has imported crude oil from Canada for the first time amid escalating tariff tensions between the US and Canada since Donald Trump's ret...

KKR sells 9.5% stake in HD Hyundai Marine, recoups $450 million

KKR sells 9.5% stake in HD Hyundai Marine, recoups $450 million

Global private equity firm KKR & Co. Inc., formerly known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., has sold a 9.5% stake in HD Hyundai Marine Solut...

SK Earthon secures rights to explore 2 offshore oil blocks in Indonesia

 SK Earthon secures rights to explore 2 offshore oil blocks in Indonesia

SK Earthon Co., the petroleum exploration and production (E&P) unit of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., has secured rig...

Hanwha wins $1.6 billion order to build 6 container ships for Evergreen

Hanwha wins $1.6 billion order to build 6 container ships for Evergreen

Hanwha Ocean Co., a leading South Korean shipbuilder, said on Monday it has won a 2.33 trillion won ($1.61 billion) order to build six eco-friendly,...

KKR recoups $206 mn in block sale of HD Hyundai Marine shares

KKR recoups $206 mn in block sale of HD Hyundai Marine shares

Global private equity firm KKR & Co. Inc. has succeeded in cashing out of its stake in HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. for 295 billion won ($206 ...

Korean shipbuilders to benefit from rising LNG, oil tanker demand

Korean shipbuilders to benefit from rising LNG, oil tanker demand

South Korean shipbuilders are expected to benefit from a potential surge in demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and crude oil carriers as US Pres...

HD Korea Shipbuilding premieres nuclear-powered ship design

HD Korea Shipbuilding premieres nuclear-powered ship design

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE), the parent of the world’s largest shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.,...

HD Hyundai Marine sets sights on LNG vessel retrofitting in Trump era

HD Hyundai Marine sets sights on LNG vessel retrofitting in Trump era

While the global shipbuilding industry was reeling from the economic slowdown in recent years, South Korea’s HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co., a...

South Korean oil refiners to jointly build SAF plant

South Korean oil refiners to jointly build SAF plant

South Korea’s four major oil refining companies will jointly build a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in the country, for which the gover...

HD Hyundai Oilbank supplies bio VLSFO to Yangming

HD Hyundai Oilbank supplies bio VLSFO to Yangming

HD Hyundai Oilbank Co., a South Korean crude oil refiner backed by Saudi Aramco, said on Thursday it started to supply Taiwan-based Yang Ming Marine...

Korea mulls raising US oil imports to cope with Trump trade policies

Korea mulls raising US oil imports to cope with Trump trade policies

South Korea, the world’s fourth-largest oil importer, is considering increasing US oil imports to ease potential pressure from President-elect...

DS Dansuk wins $750 mn SAF material order from Phillips 66

DS Dansuk wins $750 mn SAF material order from Phillips 66

South Korea's DS Dansuk Co., which operates bioenergy, battery, and plastic recycling businesses, said on Monday it signed a 1 trillion won ($750 mi...

HD Hyundai Oilbank to fully own HD Hyundai Cosmo for $104 mn

HD Hyundai Oilbank to fully own HD Hyundai Cosmo for $104 mn

Saudi Aramco-backed HD Hyundai Oilbank Co. will acquire a 50% stake in money-losing HD Hyundai Cosmo Petrochemical Co. from Japanese chemical giant ...

HD Hyundai to build int'l standards for carbon emissions

HD Hyundai to build int'l standards for carbon emissions

South Korea's HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. said on Wednesday that it signed a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Agreement with HD Hyundai Samho and the ...

SK Earthon wins 2nd oil field exploration bid in Malaysia

SK Earthon wins 2nd oil field exploration bid in Malaysia

SK Earthon Co., the energy resources exploration and production (E&P) unit of South Korean energy giant SK Innovation Co., is accelerating its g...

S.Korea to launch sustainable biojet fuel initiative

S.Korea to launch sustainable biojet fuel initiative

South Korea will require airlines to replace a portion of their jet fuel with environmentally friendly alternatives such as cooking oil, palm oil an...

Tighter emissions rules boost HD Hyundai Marine margin

Tighter emissions rules boost HD Hyundai Marine margin

HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co., a ship parts manufacturing and after-sales service company, has reported the highest-ever operating profit margin in...

HD Hyundai Marine wins $30 mn LNG-FSU conversion deal

HD Hyundai Marine wins $30 mn LNG-FSU conversion deal

South Korea's HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. secured its first project to convert a floating storage unit for liquefied natural gas (LNG-FSU).HD Hyu...

GS Caltex to capture and utilize carbon with own technology

GS Caltex to capture and utilize carbon with own technology

South Korea's GS Caltex Corp. will launch a carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project in collaboration with South Jeolla Province and Yeosu City ...

S.Korean stocks log largest daily loss since pandemic

S.Korean stocks log largest daily loss since pandemic

The South Korean stock market dropped more than 3% on Friday to breach the psychologically important barrier of 2,700 in almost two months, after we...

HD Hyundai Oilbank exports bio marine fuel blends

HD Hyundai Oilbank exports bio marine fuel blends

The Korea Customs Service announced on July 29 that domestic petroleum products were exported after being blended in a bonded zone for the first tim...

HD Hyundai Marine Solution wins $60 mn ship maintenance contract

HD Hyundai Marine Solution wins $60 mn ship maintenance contract

HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co., HD Hyundai’s marine industry comprehensive solution company, signed its largest long-term maintenance contract...

S-Oil halts fire-hit paraxylene plant, faces revenue loss

S-Oil halts fire-hit paraxylene plant, faces revenue loss

ULSAN, South Korea -- It looks inevitable that S-Oil Corp., the South Korean unit of Saudi Arabian Oil Co., will take a substantial revenue hit from...

S.Korea's Rebellions secures investment from Aramco

S.Korea's Rebellions secures investment from Aramco

Rebellions Inc., a South Korean artificial intelligence chip design startup, announced on Tuesday that it secured investment from Saudi Arabia's sta...

Kukdong Oil to build hydrogen gas plant in Ulsan

Kukdong Oil to build hydrogen gas plant in Ulsan

South Korea's Kukdong Oil & Chemicals Co. announced on Wednesday that it will construct the nation's largest hydrogen gas production facility ...

SK Innovation-backed Marine Innovation looks to enter US green market

SK Innovation-backed Marine Innovation looks to enter US green market

Marine Innovation Co., a South Korean eco-friendly social venture company sponsored by the country’s top energy firm SK Innovation Co., is par...

SK Energy to cut emissions with combined heat power system

SK Energy to cut emissions with combined heat power system

SK Energy Co., a unit of South Korean oil refiner and battery maker SK Innovation Co., has begun operation of its gas combined heat power (CHP) syst...

South Korea finds massive crude oil, gas prospects in East Sea: Yoon

South Korea finds massive crude oil, gas prospects in East Sea: Yoon

South Korea, which heavily relies on imports for its energy use, has found a potentially massive reserve of oil and gas offshore close to its southe...

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