31 March 2023 Q&A: Delta Energia to start trading gas in Brazil Brazil's limited pool of natural gas traders will expand . Filter: Natural gas/LNG Latin America and Caribbean More filters
31 March 2023 ArcelorMittal 'limiting' impact of Dunkirk BF fire ArcelorMittal is adapting operations at its Dunkirk facility in France to one furnace "with the aim of limiting the impact on customers as much as possible", it said today. Filter: Metals Europe More filters
31 March 2023 India’s RINL floats import tenders for coking coal Indian state-controlled steelmaker Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) has floated two import tenders for the procurement of coking coal, based on a basket of two indexes, including Argus. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
31 March 2023 Opec+ to keep policy unchanged, say delegates The Opec+ Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) will reaffirm its support for the alliance's production policy when it meets virtually on 3 April, delegates told Argus . Filter: Crude oil More filters
31 March 2023 French wheat sellers eye 2023-24 for carryover crop Buyers and sellers of French wheat are withdrawing from the spot cpt Rouen market, as international demand fails to return and the difference between old and new-crop prices narrows. Filter: Agriculture Europe More filters
31 March 2023 Shell scraps Singapore SAF/HVO, base oil plant plans Shell has cancelled plans to set up a biofuel unit and a Group 2 base oil plant in Singapore. Filter: Bioenergy Asia-Pacific More filters
31 March 2023 AMNS Luxembourg, Japan banks enter $5bn steel loan pact AMNS Luxembourg, the parent company of ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AM/NS) India, has entered into a $5bn loan agreement with Japanese banks on 30 March to finance expansion at the Hazira plant in Gujarat. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
31 March 2023 Pupuk Indonesia eyes green ammonia output by 2045-60 State-controlled fertilizer producer Pupuk Indonesia aims to achieve large-scale green ammonia production by 2045-60, according to the producer at the Pupuk Indonesia Clean Ammonia Forum (PICAF) 2023 in Jakarta on 30 March. Filter: Fertilizer Asia-Pacific More filters
31 March 2023 Q&A: OCI CEO says EU needs simpler IRA response The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a game changer for methanol, ammonia and hydrogen markets in the EU and Middle East, says OCI Global and Fertiglobe chief executive Ahmed El-Hoshy. Filter: Fertilizer Europe More filters
31 March 2023 Australia's Ampol offers rare residual fuel spot supply Australian refiner Ampol has offered rare residual fuel spot cargoes, after it shut the fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCC) at its 109,000 b/d Lytton refinery in Brisbane. Filter: Oil products Asia-Pacific More filters
31 March 2023 South Korea's LG Chem plans pyrolysis plant in Dangjin South Korean petrochemical producer LG Chem plans to invest 310bn won ($238mn) by 2024 to build a pyrolysis plant and an insulator aerogel plant in Dangjin, South Korea. Filter: Chemicals Asia-Pacific More filters
31 March 2023 Japan’s Jera to start up Anegasaki No.2 CCGT unit Japan's largest power producer by capacity Jera is aiming to begin commercial operations at its new 650MW Anegasaki No.2 combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) unit on 1 April. Filter: Power Natural gas/LNG Asia-Pacific More filters
31 March 2023 S Africa's Tshipi achieves record high-grade Mn sales South Africa's Tshipi Borwa mine produced less manganese ore on the year in its fiscal year ended 28 February, but achieved record export sales of high-grade lumpy ore. Filter: Metals Africa Asia-Pacific More filters
30 March 2023 Venezuela probe leaves Orinoco oil zone in upheaval Venezuela's crackdown on alleged corruption has reach deep into the top-producing Orinoco oil belt region as police arrested the top government production official there and seized control of some installations. Filter: Crude oil Latin America and Caribbean More filters
30 March 2023 BD output at Houston plant up 10pc: TPC CEO TPC Group's butadiene (BD) production rates have risen by 10pc amid improved reliability following recent maintenance work, according to TPC's chief executive. Filter: Chemicals North America More filters
