22 October 2020 Valero lifting refining rates Valero will lift refining rates closer to year-ago levels in the final months of 2020, the company said today. Filter: Crude oil Oil products North America More filters
22 October 2020 Winter restocking boosts South Korean scrap imports South Korean imports of ferrous scrap rose in September as steelmakers started winter restocking in expectation that imported and domestic scrap availability will fall in the coming months. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific FSU North America More filters
22 October 2020 Nynas looks to ramp up bitumen production from 2021 Swedish speciality products firm Nynas is looking to ramp up bitumen production to meet any shortfall in European supply arising from planned refinery closures when the 2021 construction season begins in the northern hemisphere spring. Filter: Oil products Europe More filters
22 October 2020 China's Zhanjiang exports first product shipments Chinese state-controlled oil firm Sinopec exported the first oil product shipments today from its 200,000 b/d Zhanjiang refinery in south China's Guangdong province. Filter: Oil products Asia-Pacific More filters
22 October 2020 Singapore's light distillates stocks near 8-month low Singapore's latest oil product inventories fell from last week as onshore light distillates stocks declined to almost an eight-month low. Filter: Oil products Asia-Pacific More filters
22 October 2020 China’s CNOOC raises July-September output China's state-owned CNOOC raised upstream output by around 5pc from a year earlier during July-September as it brought new domestic projects on line. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas/LNG Asia-Pacific More filters
22 October 2020 China’s Brightoil focuses on upstream operations Struggling Chinese private-sector firm Brightoil is hoping to focus on its upstream operations and list in Shanghai after its Hong Kong shares were delisted this week. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas/LNG Oil products Asia-Pacific More filters
22 October 2020 Asian butadiene gets a boost from tight supplies Asia-Pacific butadiene (BD) prices have increased to their highest level since December 2019 on the back of tighter supplies and robust demand from the downstream acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and nitrile rubber sectors. Filter: Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific More filters
22 October 2020 Australia’s Woodside boosts July-September LNG sales Australian independent Woodside Petroleum's LNG sales rose from a year earlier in July-September, thanks largely to volumes purchased through its trading activities. Filter: Natural gas/LNG Asia-Pacific More filters
22 October 2020 China’s Zhoushan VLSFO-HSFO spread at record low The premium of very-low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) to high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) bunker prices in east China's Zhoushan port has hit a record low, as tight supply boosts HSFO prices. Filter: Oil products Asia-Pacific More filters
21 October 2020 Deeper ExxonMobil job cuts planned ExxonMobil is planning to lay off more workers in response to the fall in global energy demand. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas/LNG Oil products North America More filters
21 October 2020 Indian alkylate flows to NY Harbor slow Alkylate flows from India's Reliance refinery to New York Harbor have steadily shrunk since July amid weak prices, excess supply and thin blending margins for winter RBOB, but the US west coast is taking more deliveries. Filter: Oil products Asia-Pacific North America More filters
21 October 2020 Maersk to resume scrap bookings to China Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk plans to open bookings for scrap metal shipments to China for material that aligns with the nation's newly released custom codes, effective 1 November. Filter: Metals North America More filters
21 October 2020 Q&A: JSW Steel USA CEO seeks to revitalize mills Since 2018, when Indian steelmaker Jindal Steel Works (JSW) acquired an electric arc furnace (EAF) mill in Mingo Junction, Ohio, the company has tried to bring the mill up to its full operating potential. Filter: Metals North America More filters
21 October 2020 European crude buyers bring fresh issues to term talks European refiners have entered negotiations for next year's term contracts for Saudi and Iraqi crude with a new set of concerns over official formula prices, availability and the allocation process. Filter: Crude oil Europe Middle East More filters
