10 October 2014 Caracas calls for emergency Opec meeting Venezuelan foreign minister Rafael Ramirez called today for an emergency Opec meeting to take measures to halt a slide in world oil prices. Filter: Crude oil Europe Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
10 October 2014 Crop prices threaten European fertilizer demand Fertilizer distributors in Europe are expressing increasing concern about the impact of low crop prices on demand in the coming season. Filter: Fertilizers North America More filters
10 October 2014 Record US corn yields outweigh acreage drop US corn production is still on a record pace as the latest US Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates project average yield at 174.2 bushels/acre, more than offsetting a slight drop in expected harvested acres. Filter: Biofuels Fertilizers Europe North America More filters
10 October 2014 ConocoPhillips files for arbitration against PdV ConocoPhillips has filed for arbitration against Venezuelan state-owned oil company PdV at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris seeking compensation for the expropriation of its stakes in the Petrozuata and Hamaca extra-heavy crude upgraders in Venezuela. Filter: Crude oil Europe Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
10 October 2014 Colombia oil production down in September Colombia crude output averaged 993,000 b/d in September, down by 0.6pc from 999,000 b/d in August, and down by 0.7pc from 1mn b/d in the same period last year, according to government data. Filter: Crude oil Europe Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
10 October 2014 AIG expands railroad liability insurance Insurer American International Group (AIG) is expanding its casualty liability coverage by $1bn per occurrence for US and Canadian railroads at the industry's request. Filter: Coal Coking coal Crude oil Fertilizers Oil products Petrochemicals Petroleum coke Petroleum transportation North America More filters
10 October 2014 Alliance pipeline seeks new rate structure The long-haul Alliance pipeline has asked Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) to approve a new toll structure that would divide the pipeline into three rate zones, a major change that the pipeline said is needed for its long term economic survival. Filter: Natural gas North America More filters
10 October 2014 Turkish steel mills’ margins expected to tighten Turkish steelmakers' profit margins are expected to come under downward pressure after Turkey's regulated gas and power tariffs each rose by 9pc from 1 October. Filter: Electricity Metals Asia-Pacific Middle East More filters
10 October 2014 Peru minister says US mulls major climate funds Peru's foreign affairs minister yesterday said that the US is seriously considering "a significant announcement" about funding international climate initiatives in the run-up to the next round of UN climate talks in Lima this year. Filter: Emissions Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Global Latin America and Caribbean Middle East North America More filters
10 October 2014 NT points to Australian gas pipeline alternatives Northern Territory's (NT) government plans to discuss the prospect of building a pipeline linking central Australia's gas fields of to the east coast connecting through the Moomba gas processing station. Filter: Natural gas Asia-Pacific Europe More filters
09 October 2014 Iron ore price slump hits WA state budget Sliding iron ore prices have led to a potential A$2bn ($1.75bn) shortfall in the Western Australia (WA) state government's budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year ending 30 June 2015. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
09 October 2014 Caracas mulls options to compensate ExxonMobil Venezuela will accept an international arbitration panel's ruling that orders Caracas to pay compensation to ExxonMobil for the government´s May 2007 expropriation of its local assets, but it does not expect to pay the full $1.6bn award, the Energy Ministry said this afternoon. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Europe Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
09 October 2014 ExxonMobil awarded $1.6bn for Venezuela assets An international arbitration panel has awarded ExxonMobil $1.6bn for the Venezuelan government´s 2007 expropriation of its local assets. Filter: Crude oil Europe Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
09 October 2014 US Gulf may enter calmer period for storms The US Gulf of Mexico may emerge unscathed from the Atlantic hurricane season for the first time in more than two decades, signaling a calmer future for storm activity in that energy-rich region. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas Oil products Europe North America More filters
09 October 2014 EPA sends ozone standards to White House The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday sent its proposal for revising federal air quality standards for ozone to the White House for review. Filter: Emissions North America More filters
