10 July 2020 Ecuador to open search for refinery operator Ecuador's government issued a decree today that paves the way for transferring the operation of the former Opec country's largest oil refinery to the private sector. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
10 July 2020 Libya’s NOC lifts force majeure from exports: Update Adds Waha Oil status. Filter: Crude oil Africa More filters
10 July 2020 Reliance joins Venezuelan crude-for-diesel trade India's Reliance is currently loading Venezuelan crude under a swap arrangement for diesel that is tacitly permitted under US sanctions. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Asia-Pacific Latin America and Caribbean More filters
10 July 2020 Atlantic coking coal: More 3Q recovery signs emerge US coking coal prices have held steady ahead of recent buyer enquiries converting to purchases for later this quarter. Filter: Metals Europe North America More filters
10 July 2020 Nord Stream works could drive Gazprom gas withdrawals A scheduled halt to the 55bn m³/yr Nord Stream gas pipeline on the 14-25 July gas days could result in a drawdown of Russian state-controlled Gazprom's stocks and reconfigure flows across central Europe. Filter: Natural gas/LNG Europe FSU More filters
10 July 2020 Medium Range freight rates at near three-year low Freight rates for Medium Range (MR) tankers are at a near three-year low because of low export demand, a drop in floating storage and a growing fleet. Filter: Crude oil Europe More filters
10 July 2020 Covid-19 to weigh on the Philippines' coal burn Coal consumption in the Philippines rose sharply in 2019 as new coal-fired power plants came on line, but the government expects Covid-19 to cut demand by up to 5mn t this year. Filter: Coal Asia-Pacific More filters
10 July 2020 Petrobras prequalifies bidders for LNG terminal Brazilian state-controlled Petrobras prequalified 10 bidders for the long-term lease of its 20mn m³/d Bahia LNG import terminal and associated pipeline. Filter: Natural gas/LNG Latin America and Caribbean More filters
10 July 2020 Germany's BMW signs five-year cobalt supply deal German carmaker BMW has signed a five year cobalt supply agreement with Moroccan producer Managem in a deal worth €100mn ($113mn), a move that promises to have significant implications for broken cathode availability. Filter: Metals More filters
10 July 2020 LME starts publishing off-warrant stock data The London Metal Exchange (LME) has started to publish off-warrant stock data to raise the visibility of global metals inventories. Filter: Metals More filters
10 July 2020 Covid-19 sets refining sector back years: IEA The IEA said today that will take years for the refining sector to fully recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. Filter: Crude oil LPG/NGL Oil products More filters
10 July 2020 Japan maintains coal export support policy Japan has tightened some conditions but is maintaining its policy to back infrastructure exports for overseas coal-fired power developments. Filter: Coal Power Asia-Pacific More filters
10 July 2020 Libya’s NOC lifts force majeure from all exports Libya's state-owned NOC has lifted force majeure (FM) restrictions from all Libyan oil exports, ending blockades that have curtailed onshore shipments out of the country since January. Filter: Crude oil Africa More filters
10 July 2020 China's 1H NEV output, sales slip China's new energy vehicle (NEV) production and sales fell in this year's first half following the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak in the first quarter. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
10 July 2020 China's Dongfeng raises truck output capacity Chinese truck producer Dongfeng Trucks has increased its production capacity to meet rising demand, lifting its demand for aluminium, magnesium, silicon, manganese and steel. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
