17 September 2020 Curacao tanks to receive oil in October: SPS SPS Drilling E&P plans to start bringing oil products into its newly leased Curacao storage tanks in mid-October, reactivating the Bullen Bay terminal that Venezuelan state-owned PdV operated until December 2019. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
17 September 2020 US shredder feed prices buoyed by nonferrous, supply US shredder feed prices jumped over the last week, fueled by increased demand, tighter scrap flows and tailwinds from gains in secondary nonferrous scrap grades in domestic and seaborne markets. Filter: Metals North America More filters
17 September 2020 Opec+ pushes back compensation deadline: Update Opec+ members that exceeded their crude production quotas in recent months are being given until the end of the year to compensate, rather than having to conform by the end of September, as de facto Opec leader Saudi Arabia renewed its push for full compliance. Filter: Crude oil More filters
17 September 2020 EU ETS price €32-65/t under 2030 scenarios The price of allowances under the EU's emissions trading system (ETS) could rise to €65/t of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) by 2030 under the European Commission's most ambitious scenario for greenhouse gas (GHG) cuts in the bloc, although alternative scenarios could produce much lower prices. Filter: Emissions Europe More filters
17 September 2020 Biofuels association Ewaba calls for B10 standard The European Commission should replace B7 diesel blends with a higher B10 diesel standard grade across Europe to support the EU's climate mitigation policies, the European waste-to-advanced biofuels association (Ewaba) said. Filter: Bioenergy Europe More filters
17 September 2020 Baywa to launch 30MW of solar capacity in France German renewables developer Baywa RE has started building two solar photovoltaic (PV) plants with a combined capacity of 30MW in France, eyeing a launch at the beginning of next year. Filter: Power Africa Europe More filters
17 September 2020 Global LNG fleet to shrink after 2024: Flex The global fleet of LNG carriers will start to shrink by the mid-2020s in the absence of new orders and as older vessels are scrapped, according to Norwegian shipowner Flex LNG. Filter: Natural gas/LNG More filters
17 September 2020 EU car registrations continue to fall in July, August New registrations of passenger vehicles in the EU declined year-on-year in July and August, with last month registering a steep decline and signalling difficulties in recovery as Europe-wide lockdowns ease. Filter: Metals Europe More filters
17 September 2020 Opec+ pushes back compensation deadline Opec+ members that have exceeded their crude production quotas in recent months will have until the end of the year to compensate, rather than have to conform by the end of September, Saudi oil minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said today. Filter: Crude oil More filters
17 September 2020 Singapore gasoil margins hit record low as supply rises Singapore gasoil refining margins have fallen to a record low as refiners ramp up production of the fuel to compensate for slumping jet fuel demand. Filter: Oil products Asia-Pacific More filters
17 September 2020 Thailand's SCG readies cracker turnaround, expansion Thailand's Siam Cement Group (SCG) will begin in November its overdue turnaround and expansion at its Mab Ta Phut Olefins (MOC) complex. Filter: Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific More filters
17 September 2020 Asia buyers receive full volumes of October Saudi crude Several Asia-Pacific refiners have nominated contractual volumes of October-loading term crude from Saudi Arabia's state-controlled Saudi Aramco and will receive what they requested. Filter: Crude oil Asia-Pacific Middle East More filters
17 September 2020 Aramco, ZPC pursue delayed China refinery investment State-controlled Saudi Aramco is facing delays closing its planned purchase of a stake in China's biggest private-sector refining complex, but remains committed to the deal despite pullbacks elsewhere. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Asia-Pacific More filters
17 September 2020 Taiwan's July crude imports fall as refiners cut runs Taiwan imported 688,000 b/d of crude in July, down by 7.3pc from June and lower by 30.5pc from July 2019, as both of the country's refineries ran at lower rates. Filter: Crude oil Asia-Pacific More filters
17 September 2020 Opec+ has big task to meet compliance pledge this month The Opec+ group faces the inconceivable task of having to cut its collective output by more than 2.3mn b/d below its target this month to meet its pledge that members will fully compensate, by the end of September, for previously exceeding their targets under the production restraint deal. Filter: Crude oil More filters
