08 April 2020 Oman tightens Covid-19 restrictions with Muscat closure Oman has announced a near two-week closure of all crossings in and out of Muscat governorate as part of precautionary measures aimed at limiting the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak. Filter: Oil products Middle East More filters
08 April 2020 Monjasa’s bunker sales boosted by IMO 2020 Danish bunker supplier Monjasa increased marine fuel sales by 14pc on the year in the first quarter, following the introduction of the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) marine fuel sulphur cap on 1 January. Filter: Oil products More filters
08 April 2020 US jet fuel production falls to 35-year low US jet fuel production fell to a 35-year low last week due to significantly lower air travel demand from the Covid-19 pandemic. Filter: Oil products North America More filters
08 April 2020 UCO prices follow weaker biodiesel demand Northwest European spot prices for used cooking oil (UCO) fell to their lowest since August 2019 in March, with demand for used cooking oil methyl ester (Ucome) biodiesel thinning amid lockdowns for Covid-19. Filter: Bioenergy Asia-Pacific Europe More filters
08 April 2020 Q&A: IEA's Fatih Birol on G20 meeting expectations Saudi Arabia will chair an extraordinary virtual meeting of energy ministers from the G20 group of the world's biggest economies on 10 April to discuss the stability of energy markets amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Filter: Crude oil More filters
08 April 2020 Atlantic coking coal: Prices fall on lower China cfr US coking prices continued to fall today, weighed on by falling delivered prices to China, as any spot interest in the market is resting with Chinese buyers amid port restrictions in India and the idling of several blast furnaces across Europe. Filter: Metals Europe North America More filters
08 April 2020 Viewpoint: Iron ore holds up despite headwinds Iron ore prices have fared well in the face of collapsing steel demand and prices, despite widespread blast furnace production reductions and outages. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
08 April 2020 Sims suspends Rhode Island shredder ops Sims Metal Management has temporarily idled its Johnston, Rhode Island, shredder in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Filter: Metals North America More filters
08 April 2020 OECD resumes CLI survey with biggest drop on record The OECD has resumed its monthly composite leading indicators (CLI) survey after a month off to adjust for the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, and its latest data show the largest drop on record for most major economies.
08 April 2020 Senators urge USDA to aid biofuel industry Senate Finance Committee chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 14 other senators have asked the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assist the biofuel industry through the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) because of slashed sales amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Filter: Bioenergy North America More filters
08 April 2020 US CO2 to fall on Covid-19: EIA The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) is forecasting a sharp drop in US energy-related CO2 emissions due to the slowing economy and restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. Filter: Emissions North America More filters
08 April 2020 Mudslides knock out Ecuador crude pipelines Ecuador's two crude export pipelines were knocked out of service by mudslides. Filter: Crude oil Latin America and Caribbean More filters
08 April 2020 CWE spot power price convergence rises in March Day-ahead hourly power prices in the central-western European (CWE) flow-based market coupling (FBMC) region converged nearly two-thirds of the time in March 2019, the highest level for the period since the algorithm was launched in 2015. Filter: Power Europe More filters
08 April 2020 Polymer inventories in China fall slightly Polymer inventories in China have slipped slightly as the country gradually returns to work after the months-long Covid-19 lockdown. Filter: Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific Middle East More filters
08 April 2020 Indian cement makers may delay restart of plants Cement companies in India, the world second biggest market, are wary about short-term prospects for demand and may not rush to restart plants if the federal government begins lifting its lockdown from 15 April. Filter: Coal Asia-Pacific More filters
