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30 12月 2021

India’s ONGC targets to boost exploration acreage

India's state-controlled upstream firm ONGC plans to raise its oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) acreage by nearly fourfold by 2025, as the country attempts to increase domestic crude production and minimise its dependence on imports. "The company plans to steeply enhance the acreage und

30 12月 2021

Viewpoint: Japan power pricing reform may boost futures

Japan's wholesale electricity prices are poised to more closely reflect spot fuel prices, as part of major reforms to the Japan Electric Power Exchange (Jepx). This may cause large fluctuations in physical power prices and further drive demand for futures contracts. The recent discussion by Japan's

30 12月 2021

Japan's biofuels focus pivots to SAF: USDA

Japan is focusing on commercialising domestically produced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as its main transport biofuels strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Japan's trade and industry ministry (Meti) plans to use its ¥2 trillion ($17.4 bn) Green Innovation Fund to support research

29 12月 2021

US coal power on track for end of year decline

Coal-fired generation in most of the US is on track to end this year on a weaker note after surpassing expectations for most of 2021. Generators dispatched an average of 1.95mn MWh/d of coal power in the Lower 48 US states from 1-27 December, according to hourly data collected by the US Energy Info

29 12月 2021

Viewpoint: Biden set to speed regulatory push in 2022

President Joe Biden is poised to scale up his regulatory efforts to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions next year, as Democratic lawmakers struggle to enact ambitious climate policy through a $1.85 trillion spending bill that has stalled. The regulatory actions queued up for next year include gree

29 12月 2021

US rail regulators to proceed with arbitration rule

US rail regulators are pushing ahead with plans to implement a proposed rule to create a voluntary arbitration program to handle small rate disputes. The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on 28 December denied a motion from shipper groups that it put the arbitration plan on hold unless Class I rai

29 12月 2021

Viewpoint: RGGI states face membership unknowns

The 11 members of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) cap-and-trade program in the eastern US may have to shuffle around their membership cards next year, as some states plan to join while others look to exit the program. Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf's (D) appears poised to succeed in h

29 12月 2021

Solar to lead new US capacity in 2022-23: EIA

Solar, wind and battery storage will account for most of the new US generating capacity over the next two years as project developers try to take advantage of key federal tax incentives, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Utility-scale solar projects will make up 49pc of t

29 12月 2021

Viewpoint: Eastern US gas prices may remain volatile

Spot natural gas prices in the eastern US may remain volatile through the next few months as winter temperatures will be a key driver of gas consumption. This winter was forecast to be warmer-than-average, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with November the fo

29 12月 2021

Competitive Indian coils dampen global market

Competitive offers of Indian hot-rolled and cold-rolled coils are dampening sentiment in the global steel market, as mills look for business and traders increase their short positions. One Indian mill was offering hot-rolled coil (HRC) into Antwerp as low as $855/t (€753) cfr for January-February s

29 12月 2021

Viewpoint: European VGO supply likely to drop in 2022

European vacuum gasoil (VGO) prices could find support again in 2022 with market expectations of lower Russian exports, just as in 2021, and the year's demand outlook could hang on a broader oil market recovery from Covid-19. Russia's refinery upgrade programme is whittling away at VGO exports as m

29 12月 2021

Viewpoint: Mexico in driver seat for US-made MTBE

US production of gasoline additive MTBE will continue to depend on demand from Latin America — primarily Mexico, but to a lesser degree Chile. In 2020 the US exported 1.1mn metric tonnes of MTBE, of which 62pc was sent to Mexico while Chile took in about 20pc. If the US is producing MTBE at full ra

29 12月 2021

Viewpoint: Aero support increases for US cobalt

Rising US cobalt prices are leading some consumers to change their buying habits as market participants expect growing US aerospace and lithium-ion battery demand to provide further support in 2022. The Argus price for minimum 99.8pc cobalt in the US more than doubled in a year to $33.10-33.90/lb o

29 12月 2021

2021 Review: Firm Europe demand propels API 2 to record

European coal prices hit new record highs in October, alongside other seaborne coal and global gas markers. Argus ' daily NAR 6,000 kcal/kg cif Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) assessment reached an all-time high on 5 October at $301/t, more than eight times higher than the 2020 low on 26 April du

29 12月 2021

Novak plays down impact of US-led SPR releases

A planned release of strategic crude reserves by the US and five other major consumer countries over the coming months is unlikely to be significant enough to have a serious impact on supply-demand balances, according to Russian deputy prime minister Alexander Novak. "We are certainly monitoring su

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