22 April 2021 US set to revive California clean car authority President Joe Biden's administration is proposing to restore California's authority to set its own greenhouse gas standards for cars and trucks, in a first step of a plan to write tougher rules for the auto sector. Filter: Crude oil Emissions Oil products North America More filters
22 April 2021 Peru presidential hopeful eyes gas, mine takeovers Peru could nationalize natural gas and mining assets if little-known presidential candidate Pedro Castillo wins a 6 June run-off ballot. Filter: Crude oil Power Metals Natural gas/LNG Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
22 April 2021 Biden pledges to cut US GHG emissions in half: Update 2 President Joe Biden is pledging the US will cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to half of 2005 levels by the end of the decade, as he seeks to spur new global actions to address climate change. Filter: Coal Crude oil Emissions Natural gas/LNG Oil products More filters
22 April 2021 Republicans pitch $568bn plan for infrastructure Republican leaders in the US Senate are countering President Joe Biden's plan for a major infrastructure bill with a smaller $568bn package that would mostly focus on roads and bridges, without raising taxes on corporations. Filter: Coal Crude oil Power Emissions Metals Natural gas/LNG North America More filters
22 April 2021 Seoul to strengthen NDC, suspend foreign coal financing South Korean president Moon Jae-In has declared Seoul's intention to strengthen its nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and to suspend all public financing for new coal plant projects abroad as the country seeks to meet its carbon neutrality goal. Filter: Coal Emissions Asia-Pacific More filters
22 April 2021 Guyana compressor to be fixed in 3 months: ExxonMobil ExxonMobil says it is progressively restoring crude production at the deepwater Stabroek block off Guyana to 110,000 b/d as it works to repair faulty equipment within three months. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas/LNG Latin America and Caribbean More filters
22 April 2021 SEA/LNG defends LNG’s role in shipping decarbonisation Industry association SEA/LNG defended the immediate environmental benefits of using LNG as a marine fuel and stressed the danger of waiting for alternatives, after the World Bank advised against a two-stage transition . Filter: Natural gas/LNG More filters
22 April 2021 Turkey ferrous: Price flat on two deals The Turkish scrap import price was flat on Thursday on the assessment of two deep-sea cargoes traded yesterday. Filter: Metals Middle East More filters
22 April 2021 Serbia adopts new energy laws Serbia's national assembly on 20 April adopted four new laws for the mining and energy sectors, including a law that paves the way for the country to begin holding auctions that award support to renewable projects through contracts for market premiums. Filter: Power Europe More filters
22 April 2021 Libya’s oil ministry authorises NOC funds: Update Libya's new oil and gas ministry has agreed to pay 1.048bn Libyan dinars ($232.5mn) to state-owned NOC to settle a funding dispute that has disrupted 280,000 b/d of crude production capacity. Filter: Crude oil Africa More filters
22 April 2021 Biden calls for US to cut GHG emissions in half: Update President Joe Biden is pledging the US will cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to half of 2005 levels by the end of the decade, as he seeks to spur new global actions to address climate change. Filter: Coal Crude oil Emissions Natural gas/LNG Oil products More filters
22 April 2021 Brazil to issue hydrogen regulations in 60 days Brazil's national energy policy council (CNPE) plans to issue hydrogen regulations by late June as part of a national hydrogen strategy. Filter: Bioenergy Power Emissions Fertilizer Metals Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
22 April 2021 European Al billet market soars higher European aluminium billet premiums have become detached from the rest of the market this year as tight availability has caused their rally to outpace even impressive rises in London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices and European ingot delivery premiums, and there appears to be no immediate prosp Filter: Metals Europe More filters
22 April 2021 Record Covid surge adds to Indian fuel demand pressure India's Covid-19 cases have risen by over 300,000 in the last day, the highest one-day surge anywhere in the world since the start of the pandemic, increasing pressure on the country's fuel demand. Filter: Oil products Asia-Pacific More filters
22 April 2021 Libya’s oil ministry authorises NOC funds in budget row Libya's new oil and gas ministry has agreed to pay 1.048bn Libyan dinars ($232.5mn) to state-owned NOC, to settle a funding dispute that has disrupted 280,000 b/d of capacity. Filter: Crude oil Africa More filters