10 April 2018 Ecuador to merge state oil companies, ministries Ecuador plans to merge its state-owned oil companies and energy and mining ministries as part of a broad four-year plan to reduce bureaucracy and cut public spending. Filter: Crude oil Power Metals Natural gas/LNG Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
10 April 2018 National Fuel acquires storage field, capacity National Fuel Gas will assume full ownership of an underground natural gas storage field in New York and lease 39mn cf/d (1mn m³/d) of capacity on Tennessee Gas pipeline in the US northeast, according to a decision from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Filter: Natural gas/LNG North America More filters
10 April 2018 Cove Point LNG starts long-term service The Cove Point LNG export terminal near Lusby, Maryland, has started long-term contractual service for gas liquefaction and LNG exports, facility owner Dominion said today. Filter: Natural gas/LNG Asia-Pacific North America More filters
10 April 2018 AES Panama to receive maiden LNG cargo in May US utility AES will receive a commissioning cargo of LNG next month at its planned Costa Norte LNG terminal in Panama, company, government and maritime authorities tell Argus . Filter: Natural gas/LNG Latin America and Caribbean More filters
10 April 2018 South African coal mines agree supply deal with Vitol South Africa's Optimum and Koornfontein coal mines will supply a minimum of 200,000 t/month to commodities trading firm Vitol under a 12-month offtake agreement that will help save the collieries from liquidation. Filter: Coal Africa More filters
10 April 2018 UK's Vivergo ethanol plant restarts production UK producer Vivergo's 420mn l/yr ethanol plant has restarted production following a four-month shutdown caused by low spot prices and plant maintenance. Filter: Bioenergy Europe More filters
10 April 2018 Neometals produces test Li hydroxide Test work on run of mine lithium concentrate from the Mt Marion lithium mine in Western Australia has produced lithium hydroxide monohydrate suitable for use in the lithium-ion battery sector. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
10 April 2018 China's Baowu expects steel sales growth to slow Chinese state-controlled steel producer Baowu expects its sales and output growth to slow this year as China's steel consumption either remains flat or falls slightly. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
10 April 2018 Queensland coal ports return to normal operations Australia's Queensland coal ports are returning to normal following Cyclone Iris, but forecast weaker April shipments after a rebound in exports from the four largest coal ports in March. Filter: Coal Asia-Pacific More filters
09 April 2018 Pemex not liable for fuel theft damage: court Mexico's supreme court for the second time this year sided with state-run Pemex on whether the oil company is legally responsible for environmental damage caused by fuel theft. Filter: Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
09 April 2018 Venezuela restores transport links with Dutch islands Venezuela restored air and sea connections with the Dutch Caribbean, even as relations with another neighbor, Panama, broke down. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
09 April 2018 Canada's RNC targets EV market Canadian mining firm RNC Minerals will begin test work at its Dumont site to produce nickel and cobalt sulphate for use in electric vehicle batteries. Filter: Metals North America More filters
09 April 2018 Kinder Morgan may scrub BC crude pipeline: Update Kinder Morgan will scrap its planned 590,000 b/d Trans Mountain crude pipeline expansion from Alberta to the southern British Columbia coast if it cannot win an assurance by 31 May that the project can continue through BC, which vehemently opposes it. Filter: Crude oil North America More filters
09 April 2018 Pilbara iron ore producers to merge Australian mining firm Mineral Resources has agreed to acquire Atlas Iron in a push to create a profitable 50mn t/yr mid-tier iron ore firm in the Pilbara region of Western Australia (WA) that is resilient to the current lower prices for low-grade iron ores. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
06 April 2018 Compras brasileiras de adubos estão atrasadas As aquisições brasileiras de fertilizantes para a safra de soja 2018-19 estão atrasadas em virtude da significativa alta nas relações de troca entre o grão e os adubos observada no primeiro trimestre, o que tem limitado o interesse comprador dos agricultores desde o início do ano, revelam dados leva Filter: Fertilizer Latin America and Caribbean More filters
