24 April 2019 Trump weighs Jones Act waivers for LNG shipments President Donald Trump is considering allowing US LNG facilities to ship their fuel to Puerto Rico and other domestic ports without having to transport their cargoes on US-built vessels, three industry officials said. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas North America More filters
24 April 2019 Auto, packaging boost Constellium Al shipments Amsterdam-based rolled aluminum producer Constellium's shipments climbed by 6pc in the first quarter from a year earlier on strong demand from the packaging and automotive sheet sectors. Filter: Metals Europe North America More filters
24 April 2019 Biofuels group asks court to block EPA waivers: Update Opponents of federal fuel blending mandate waivers today asked a US court to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing more of the waivers, ratcheting up a running battle over the volumes of renewables in the US transportation fuel supply. Filter: Biofuels Oil products North America More filters
24 April 2019 Venezuela struggling to restore thermal power units Venezuela´s state-owned utility Corpoelec and state-owned oil company PdV are struggling to restart thermal generating units in the wake of successive catastrophic blackouts triggered by a breakdown of the Opec country's main hydroelectric complex. Filter: Electricity Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
24 April 2019 Biofuels industry asks court to block EPA waivers Opponents of federal fuel blending mandate waivers today asked a US court to block the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing more of the waivers, ratcheting up a running battle over the volumes of renewables in the US transportation fuel supply. Filter: Biofuels Oil products North America More filters
24 April 2019 Caterpillar sees steel prices falling in 2019 Caterpillar expects US steel prices to fall in 2019, which should help lower costs for the heavy equipment manufacturer. Filter: Metals North America More filters
24 April 2019 US brass mill products imports rise, exports fall US brass mill products imports increased in February, rising by 8pc from a year prior, while exports were down by 9pc. Filter: Metals North America More filters
24 April 2019 Petrobras produces 1st batch of IMO 2020-compliant fuel Petrobras produced and supplied its first batch of International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2020-compliant marine fuel. Filter: Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
24 April 2019 Diesel: Mercado vê transparência, mas pede paridade A publicação dos valores de diesel e gasolina praticados pela Petrobras nos 37 pontos de fornecimento foi recebida com um otimismo comedido por participantes do setor, que reconhecem os esforços da companhia em aumentar a transparência, mas aguardam um maior alinhamento à paridade de preços do merca Filter: Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
24 April 2019 US-China trade talks to continue in May China and the US are scheduled to hold two more rounds of negotiations in coming weeks in hopes of ending their trade dispute, although Washington's latest push to cut off Iranian oil exports may complicate efforts to reach a resolution. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas Asia-Pacific Middle East North America More filters
24 April 2019 US targets Venezuela central bank in latest offensive Washington has stepped up its campaign against the government of President Nicolas Maduro by placing Venezuela's central bank on its sanctions list. Filter: Crude oil Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
24 April 2019 Atlantic coking coal: US sellers focus on Brazil, India US coking coal exporters are largely focused on selling additional tonnes to Brazil and India as market participants return from the Easter break, with European buying still slow. Filter: Coking coal Metals Europe North America More filters
24 April 2019 PdV imports light crude, first since 2014 Venezuela's national oil company PdV is unloading a cargo of Nigerian light sweet crude at its Jose terminal today, the first such import since 2014. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Africa Latin America and Caribbean More filters
24 April 2019 Universal Stainless outlook positive on strong backlog US specialty stainless producer Universal Stainless anticipates a positive year, largely thanks to its record backlog. Filter: Metals North America More filters
24 April 2019 EU HRC: Demand dampened further by holiday The northwest European hot-rolled coil (HRC) market was quiet today as a result of the Easter holiday and continued demand weakness. Filter: Metals Europe More filters
