What are the two major overseas acquisitions Eneos has announced in 2024, and what strategic goals do they serve?

Eneos announced two major overseas acquisitions in 2024: first, a $2 billion-plus purchase of Chevron’s downstream assets in Asia — including a 50% stake in Singapore Refining Company (a 290,000 barrel-per-day refinery) and Caltex-branded fuels and lubricants businesses across Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Australia; second, an approximately 200 billion yen ($1.25 billion) acquisition of U.S.-based butadiene producer TPC Holdings, positioning Eneos as the world’s No. 3 producer of this key raw material for synthetic rubber and plastics. These deals reflect Eneos’ strategic shift ‘back to basics’ — prioritizing profitable, asset-backed expansion in its core fuel and petrochemical businesses over its unprofitable renewable energy venture — with goals to capture growth in Southeast Asian and Australian fuel demand, diversify crude sourcing away from overreliance on the Middle East, boost trading volumes and operational synergies, and generate about $250 million in operating profit from the Chevron assets by fiscal 2030.

Why is Eneos shifting focus from renewables to conventional downstream expansion, and how does this align with broader industry trends?

Eneos is shifting focus from renewables to conventional downstream expansion because its 2022 acquisition of Japan Renewable Energy has not been profitable over the past two years, while its core refining business has become significantly more profitable due to Middle East and Ukraine-related energy infrastructure disruptions — making low-margin refining unusually lucrative. This pivot aligns with a broader global trend where oil companies are redirecting capital toward conventional energy after prioritizing decarbonisation investments, exemplified by Chevron’s sale of its Asian downstream assets and Shell’s prior sale of its Bukom refinery in Singapore.

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