09 July 2020 US light naphtha prices hit four-month high: Update US Gulf coast light naphtha prices rose to the highest since early March amid healthy demand, reduced refinery output and a strong pricing basis. Filter: LPG/NGL Oil products Petrochemicals Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
09 July 2020 Brazil resumes open season for gas pipeline Brazil's hydrocarbons regulator (ANP) will resume an open season for access to the Bolivia-Brazil natural gas pipeline (Gasbol). Filter: Natural gas/LNG Latin America and Caribbean More filters
09 July 2020 Guyana awaits new oil authorities Changes are coming to the management and policy of Guyana's fledgling oil sector, after a regional court cleared the way for declaring a victory for the opposition in a 2 March parliamentary election. Filter: Crude oil Latin America and Caribbean More filters
09 July 2020 US light naphtha prices hit four-month high US Gulf coast light naphtha prices rose to the highest since early March amid healthy demand, reduced refinery output and a strong pricing basis. Filter: LPG/NGL Oil products Petrochemicals Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
09 July 2020 Waterborne share of US-Mexico fuel flows shrank Port delays, storage issues and increased inspections pushed US Gulf coast clean products exports to Mexico away from waterborne routes and toward truck and rail in April and May. Filter: Oil products Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
09 July 2020 Alberta launching petrochemical grants Alberta's government is launching the Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program, a 10-year program that will issue grants rather than royalty credits for new petrochemical projects in the province. Filter: LPG/NGL Petrochemicals North America More filters
09 July 2020 Bnetza sees trust in German gas market merger tools Relatively low uptake of transport capacity at German border points for the 2021-22 gas year and beyond at the annual auction earlier this week signals trust in measures aimed at preventing bottlenecks following the merger of the NCG and Gaspool market areas, regulator Bnetza has said. Filter: Natural gas/LNG Europe More filters
09 July 2020 EU charge chrome benchmark spurring structural shifts This week's rollover of Europe's quarterly charge chrome benchmark for July-September is highlighting structural problems in the region's ferro-chrome market, with consumers increasingly regarding the benchmark as detached from the wider market and switching to buying more high-carbon alloy rather t Filter: Metals Europe More filters
09 July 2020 German cruise line AIDA to partly restart in August German cruise line AIDA Cruises will put three of its 13 ships back into operation from August. Filter: Oil products Europe More filters
09 July 2020 UK sets out plans for green recovery The UK government has announced funding in areas including direct air capture technology and energy efficiency, as part of efforts to rebuild the economy following the Covid-19 crisis and meet the country's climate neutrality targets. Filter: Emissions Europe More filters
09 July 2020 ArcelorMittal Brazil to restart Tubarao BF2 Blast Furnace number 2 at steelmaker ArcelorMittal's Tubarao plant in Brazil's Espiritu Santo state will be blown in on 26 July, the company confirmed. Filter: Metals Latin America and Caribbean More filters
09 July 2020 China allocates 1H RE quotas to six large groups China's ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT) has revealed allocations for the first batch of 2020 rare earths mining and production quotas, which were awarded to the country's six large state-owned rare earths groups. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
09 July 2020 South Africa at high risk of power cuts: Eskom South African state-owned utility Eskom has warned that there is a high possibility of controlled power cuts during peak demand hours today amid unplanned outages of around 3.1GW. Filter: Coal Metals Africa More filters
09 July 2020 Dutch Gate adds July LNG cargo The Netherlands' 8.7mn t/yr Gate LNG terminal is expected to receive another Russian cargo this weekend, which may boost sendout. Filter: Natural gas/LNG Europe More filters
09 July 2020 Covid-19 cuts Antwerp port throughput by 5pc in 1H The port of Antwerp has remained operational throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, but lower global production and shipment of goods led freight volumes to fall across all segments in the first half of the year, except for containers. Filter: Fertilizer Oil products Europe More filters
