27 January 2021 Ecopetrol bids for transmisison giant: Update Colombia's state-controlled Ecopetrol is seeking to acquire state-controlled electricity transmission giant Isa in an aggressive move away from its core oil business. Filter: Crude oil Power Natural gas/LNG Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
27 January 2021 China first-quarter power use may rise by 20pc: Update Electricity consumption in most parts of China for the first quarter of 2021 could rise by 20pc from the same period last year, according to the country's largest utility State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC). Filter: Coal Asia-Pacific More filters
27 January 2021 Europe, China coal demand supports Russian exports Russian coal exports were practically flat on the year in 2020, as strong July-December demand offset a weak first half. Filter: Coal FSU More filters
27 January 2021 Argus Live: Ice, CME positive about WTI crude in Dated Exchange operators Ice and CME see the potential addition of US crude WTI to the basket of grades which underpin the Atlantic crude benchmark as a positive move. Filter: Crude oil Europe More filters
27 January 2021 Russia's Alltech sells Port Vera and a coal deposit Russian mining firms Sibanthracite Group and Vostokugol owned by Russian private-sector Alltech sold their 50pc shares in the far eastern port of Vera in the Primorsky region and Ogodzhinskoe coal deposit to the owners of the other 50pc shares in these assets associated with A-Property. Filter: Coal FSU More filters
27 January 2021 Ecopetrol charts post-oil path with transmission bid Colombia's state-controlled Ecopetrol is seeking to acquire state-controlled electricity transmission giant Isa in an aggressive move away from its core oil business. Filter: Crude oil Power Natural gas/LNG Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
27 January 2021 Egypt to boost Idku LNG exports to end-March Egypt is poised to boost LNG exports in the coming weeks, having booked Idku cargoes until the end of March and with the Damietta facility expected to restart by the end of February, Egyptian oil minister Tarek el-Molla said today. Filter: Natural gas/LNG Africa More filters
27 January 2021 Chinese ferrous scrap import viability grows Imports of ferrous scrap into China are becoming more viable following a fall in global seaborne prices that has made imported material competitive with domestic supply. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
27 January 2021 Argus Live: Chinese, Indian refiners spoiled for choice Asia-Pacific refiners are not facing any shortages of sour crude as they diversify import sources, despite the Opec+ output restraint agreement crimping supply, participants at the Argus Crude Live virtual conference said today. Filter: Crude oil Asia-Pacific More filters
27 January 2021 Argus Live: Crude market uncertainty to stay The market uncertainty that characterised 2020 is here to stay, a panel of speakers discussing European crude trading trends told the Argus Crude Live virtual conference today. Filter: Crude oil More filters
27 January 2021 China’s 1Q power consumption may rise by 20pc Electricity consumption in most parts of China for the first quarter of 2021 may rise by 20pc from the same period last year, according to the country's largest utility State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC). Filter: Coal Asia-Pacific More filters
27 January 2021 Argus Live: Vitol says refining faces overcapacity Oil products demand will fall short of pre-pandemic levels in 2023-24, while the global refining industry faces "a wave" of new capacity coming online in the same period, trading firm Vitol's head of research Giovanni Serio told the Argus Crude Live virtual conference today. Filter: Crude oil Oil products More filters
27 January 2021 Argus Live: No full Europe product demand recovery: IEA The establishment of the European Green Deal and the introduction of national policies to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transport sector has laid the groundwork for the downturn in oil products demand in Europe, Joel Couse, special advisor of the IEA's Directorate of Energy Markets an Filter: Oil products Europe More filters
27 January 2021 BP defends Russia, Middle East oil presence BP's oil and gas investments in Russia and the Middle East fit into the company's view on "resilient hydrocarbons" as part of its transition plans. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas/LNG More filters
27 January 2021 Argus Live: Volatility to persist in Chinese oil market A persistent resurgence of Covid-19 infections will continue to drive uncertainty in the short term in China, even as new refinery openings are expected support the country's oil demand in 2021, delegates said at the Argus Crude Live virtual conference. Filter: Crude oil Asia-Pacific More filters
