30 September 2020 Europe makes legislative push for aviation transition Interest in cleaner alternatives to jet fuel is being stoked by the EU's push to reduce carbon emissions by 55pc by 2030 compared with 1990 levels. Filter: Bioenergy Oil products Europe More filters
30 September 2020 UK urged to avoid solo emissions trading system post-EU The UK should introduce a carbon tax to replace its membership of the EU emissions trading system (ETS), UK think-tank Policy Exchange has said, while the alternative option of a UK ETS should only be considered if it can be linked to other systems, and should not be introduced before 2024. Filter: Emissions Europe More filters
30 September 2020 Post-Brexit quota uncertainty headache for UK steel The lack of clarity over the UK's steel safeguard measures is increasingly affecting trade to the area. Filter: Metals Europe More filters
30 September 2020 Guyana clears ExxonMobil’s Payara oil project Guyana's government will sign an agreement with ExxonMobil on 2 October that clears the way for the development of the 220,000 b/d Payara project on the deepwater Stabroek block, natural resources minister Vickram Bharrat said. Filter: Crude oil Latin America and Caribbean More filters
30 September 2020 UAE's Adnoc launches crude trading arm Abu Dhabi's state-owned Adnoc has started trading derivatives at the first of two new trading arms, as it seeks to squeeze more value from its production. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Middle East More filters
30 September 2020 CNOOC adds to offshore China crude output China's state-controlled offshore producer CNOOC started three new projects in September that will add around 91,000 b/d of crude output when the fields hit peak production in 2021-23. Filter: Crude oil Asia-Pacific More filters
30 September 2020 Bangladesh cuts tax on LPG cylinders Bangladesh has reduced value-added tax (VAT) rates on domestically-produced LPG cylinders, potentially boosting demand for the fuel. Filter: LPG/NGL Asia-Pacific More filters
30 September 2020 Japan’s crude imports rebound in August Japan's crude imports rebounded in August from a month earlier as refiners increased throughputs to meet stronger demand for gasoline and jet fuel during the summer holiday season. Filter: Crude oil Asia-Pacific More filters
30 September 2020 Malaysia to open up LNG import market in January Malaysian LNG importer Petrolife Aero is poised to begin importing LNG cargoes into Malaysia from 1 January 2021 under a two-year term capacity contract at state-owned Petronas' 3.8mn t/yr Sungai Udang regasification terminal in Malacca. Filter: Natural gas/LNG Asia-Pacific More filters
30 September 2020 Shell to cut up to 10pc of workforce by 2022 Shell expects to cut up to 9,000 jobs by the end of 2022, more than 10pc of its workforce, as part of a structural reorganisation to shift towards a low-carbon future. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas/LNG More filters
30 September 2020 China manufacturing PMI up in September, exports rise China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) increased in September, with the indicators for export and imports showing expansion for the first time this year. Filter: Crude oil Asia-Pacific More filters
30 September 2020 China sets targets for winter coal-to-gas conversions China's environment and ecology ministry is aiming to switch more than 7mn households away from coal to cleaner energy sources such as natural gas by the end of October, as part of efforts to reduce air pollution in north China this winter. Filter: Coal Natural gas/LNG Asia-Pacific More filters
30 September 2020 Covid-19 ship in Australia raises seaborne supply fears A raft of positive Covid-19 cases among crew members on a bulk carrier sent to pick up manganese ore from Australia's largest iron ore port of Port Hedland in Western Australia (WA) has raised questions about the security of supply chains during the pandemic. Filter: Coal Metals Natural gas/LNG Asia-Pacific More filters
30 September 2020 China MGL constructs power battery plant in Nanjing Chinese power battery producer RiseSun MGL began construction at the end of September, on the first 12GWh/yr of its power battery plant in Nanjing city, southeast China's Jiangsu province. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
30 September 2020 LyondellBasell eyes 2mn t/yr recycled polymers by 2030 Petrochemical producer LyondellBasell has set a new sustainability goal to produce and market 2mn t of recycled and renewable-based polymers annually by 2030. Filter: Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific Europe Middle East More filters
