02 December 2021 Acelen to boost runs at newly acquired Brazil refinery Abu Dhabi state-owned Acelen plans to step up crude throughput at its newly acquired 333,000 b/d Mataripe refinery in Brazil to meet growing demand in the country's thirsty northeast region. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
02 December 2021 Oil market shrugs off Opec+ output hike decision Oil prices have ticked higher today despite the Opec+ group's decision to press ahead with a 400,000 b/d crude production increase in January. Filter: Crude oil More filters
02 December 2021 NWE clean tanker rates rise despite Omicron concerns Clean tanker rates in northern Europe have risen substantially since — and in some cases because of — the emergence of the new Covid-19 Omicron variant in the region, although a reduction in European refinery production may yet weigh on the market in the longer term. Filter: Oil products Europe More filters
02 December 2021 ExxonMobil, Qatar Energy take another block off Cyprus Cyprus has awarded ExxonMobil and state-owned Qatar Energy the rights to explore for oil and gas in the country's offshore block 5 concession southwest of the island. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas/LNG Africa Europe More filters
02 December 2021 Ecuador accelerates oil opening as transition looms Ecuador is accelerating the opening of its state-run oil industry through rapid-fire reforms designed to get the private sector to tap as much of the resource as possible before the world spurns it. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas/LNG Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
02 December 2021 EU Mn alloy market diverges amid supply shifts Manganese alloy prices are diverging in Europe, with ferro-manganese pushing higher this week while the silico-manganese market comes under pressure from increased supply. Filter: Metals Europe More filters
02 December 2021 Production starts at Angola’s Clov 2 oil project Crude production has started at the Clov 2 project in block 17 offshore Angola, the second new deepwater development to come on stream in the west African country in the space of a week. Filter: Crude oil Africa More filters
02 December 2021 US slaps sanctions on Belarus potash supplier The US administration today imposed sanctions on Belarus' Belaruskali marketing arm Belarus Potash (BPC), blaming Minsk for creating a migration crisis on the EU-Belarus border. Filter: Crude oil Fertilizer Natural gas/LNG FSU North America More filters
02 December 2021 Industry sees 'carbon-neutral' LNG becoming mainstream "Carbon-neutral" LNG cargoes may account for a large share of the global LNG market by the end of the decade, LNG industry participants said. Filter: Emissions Natural gas/LNG More filters
02 December 2021 Opec+ sticks with 400,000 b/d rise for January: Update The Opec+ group has agreed to stick with its current production policy of 400,000 b/d monthly increases, despite market concerns about rising supply and the potential hit to demand from the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Filter: Crude oil More filters
02 December 2021 Opec+ sticks with 400,000 b/d increase for January The Opec+ group has agreed to stick with its current production policy of 400,000 b/d monthly increases, despite market concerns about rising supply and the potential hit to demand from the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Filter: Crude oil More filters
02 December 2021 Tight supply, strong demand to support 2022 Mo market Lower concentrate feedstock availability and a rise in demand from steelmakers is expected to support the molybdenum market in 2022, according to Li Shan, general manager of SinoMoly, a subsidiary of Jinduicheng Molybdenum. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
02 December 2021 Omicron could cause airlines winter 'traumas': Emirates Dubai's national airline Emirates' president Tim Clark said the Omicron Covid-19 variant could inflict "significant traumas" to the aviation industry in December, depending on how countries respond to it. Filter: Oil products Middle East More filters
02 December 2021 Iraq throws wrench into Opec secretary-general vote Opec's attempt to select a replacement for Mohammad Barkindo as secretary-general have been stymied by Iraqi calls for further nominees. Filter: Crude oil More filters
02 December 2021 India’s November oil product exports, crude imports up India's oil product exports rose on the month in November, with an increase in shipments of all three transport fuels, even though demand was mostly robust last month. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Asia-Pacific More filters
