24 March 2023 US is ready to escalate Mexico energy dispute Washington is urging Mexico to take immediate steps to address concerns expressed by US energy investors and is ready to escalate the dispute, the top US trade negotiator has told US lawmakers. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas/LNG Oil products Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
24 March 2023 US strikes alleged Iranian sites in Syria The US military carried out air strikes against facilities in Syria it said are associated with Iran-backed groups following the death of a US military contractor in a drone strike. Filter: Crude oil Middle East North America More filters
24 March 2023 Another French refinery to shut: Union ExxonMobil's 236,000 b/d Port Jerome refinery in northern France is poised to halt operations after dock workers at the nearby port of Le Havre voted to extend their strike action for an unspecified period, cutting off crude deliveries to the plant. Filter: Bioenergy Crude oil LPG/NGL Oil products Chemicals Europe More filters
24 March 2023 Croatia talks up regional gas hub plan Croatian prime minister Andrej Plenkovic has reiterated his country's aim to become a regional gas hub, although plans are still at an early stage and EU funding has yet to be secured. Filter: Natural gas/LNG Europe More filters
24 March 2023 India’s February diesel exports fall, gasoline rises India's exports of diesel in February fell from a year earlier, likely because of a surge in domestic fuel demand to at least a 24-year high and a windfall tax on such exports. Filter: LPG/NGL Oil products Asia-Pacific More filters
24 March 2023 SK, Ecopro, GEM to build Korean battery precursor plant South Korean battery material firms SK On, Ecopro Materials and Chinese battery firm Green Eco-Manufacture (GEM) have agreed to build a 50,000 t/yr battery precursor plant in Saemangeum, South Korea. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
24 March 2023 RIL, BP resume India’s KG-D6 gas sales with new rules Indian private-sector refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) and BP have resumed an auction to sell natural gas from their eastern offshore Krishna-Godavari (KG)-D6 block, after incorporating the Indian government's marketing rules changes. Filter: Natural gas/LNG Asia-Pacific More filters
24 March 2023 MHI, PLN to study cleaner fuel co-firing in Indonesia Japanese engineering firm Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has signed an agreement with Indonesia's PLN Nusantara Power to jointly study the co-firing of cleaner fuels at Nusantara's power plants. Filter: Power Fertilizer Asia-Pacific More filters
24 March 2023 S Korea on track to open hydrogen power bidding market South Korea is to open a hydrogen power bidding market in the first half of this year, aiming to commercialise clean hydrogen power generation by 2027. Filter: Fertilizer Asia-Pacific More filters
24 March 2023 Japan’s Kansai shuts Maizuru No.2 coal-fired unit again Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power has shut the 900MW No.2 unit at the fire-hit Maizuru coal- and biomass-fired power plant north of Kyoto prefecture again. Filter: Power Asia-Pacific More filters
23 March 2023 SPR oil purchases 'difficult' this year: Granholm The US is unlikely to take advantage of a recent drop in prices to start buying crude for the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) this year, US energy secretary Jennifer Granholm said today. Filter: Crude oil North America More filters
23 March 2023 Q&A: Shell eyes more clients for gas, LNG in Brazil Shell Energy Brazil is among the first suppliers in Brazil to sell natural gas to industrial consumers in the liberalized market and now eyes business opportunities in the second year of the free market. Filter: Natural gas/LNG Latin America and Caribbean More filters
23 March 2023 Equinor says it is on track to hit sustainability goals Norway's state-controlled Equinor has made progress on its emissions reduction targets, reporting modest declines on the year across its scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and its carbon intensity levels. Filter: Emissions Europe More filters
23 March 2023 GM to idle Indiana truck plant for 2 weeks US automaker General Motors (GM) will idle its full-size truck plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, for two weeks beginning 27 March "in an effort to maintain optimal inventory levels with our dealerships," according to a spokesman. Filter: Metals Chemicals North America More filters
23 March 2023 Swedish vetoed 67pc of wind projects in 2020-22 Municipalities in Sweden vetoed 67pc of wind farm projects and 71pc of wind turbine requests in 2020-22, with cities in the southern bidding zones stopping the majority of projects, according to a study by Swedish Wind Energy. Filter: Power Europe More filters
