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Russian Gas Giant Gazprom Held Discussions Wednesday with Japan's Ministry of Economy

Apr 19, 2013

Russian gas giant Gazprom held discussions Wednesday with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on expansion of energy cooperation, with joint design and construction of a nationwide gas grid for Japan among the issues on ...

Tags: National Gas Grid, Chemicals

Indonesia's State-owned Oil and Gas Entity Pertamina Has Lined up Gasoline Term Imports

Apr 19, 2013

Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas entity Pertamina has lined up gasoline term imports of 8.9 million-9.1 million barrels for May, down from total imports of 9.48 million-9.68 million barrels in April, trade sources said this week. Of ...

Tags: Indonesia Pertamina, Barrels Gasoline Term

Oil-linked Prices for Liquefied Natural Gas Are Not Rational Given The Diverse Sources

Apr 19, 2013

Oil-linked prices for liquefied natural gas are not rational given the diverse sources of supplies coming from North America and Australia or via pipeline from Russia, the chief executive of Japan's largest utility, Tokyo Gas, said ...

Tags: Oil-Linked LNG Price, Chemicals

Noble Biomaterials Announced The Acquisition of Carolina Silver, a Full-Service Manufactur

Apr 18, 2013

Noble Biomaterials, Inc., the global leader in bacterial management solutions and manufacturer of X-STATIC? silver fiber technology, announced the acquisition of Carolina Silver LLC, a full-service manufacturer of silver-based fabric, yarn ...

Tags: Textile, silver fiber technology

It Was Assessed by SunSirs That in The Tracked 100 Spot Commodities

Apr 18, 2013

It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,22 commodities increased in prices, 39 fell and 39 remained unchanged on 16/04/2013.The largest rises were Hydrochloric acid (1.42%),Sulfuric acid (1.34%),Nitric acid ...

Tags: Spot Commodities, Price Chart

US Spot Paraxylene Jumped $55/mt This Past Week Amid Stronger Demand From Asia

Apr 18, 2013

US spot paraxylene jumped $55/mt this past week amid stronger demand from Asia, industry sources said Friday. Thursday's spot PX assessment of $1,445/mt FOB US Gulf Coast marks the highest level since March 25, when it was assessed at ...

Tags: US Spot PX, Chemicals

A Sharp Drop in ABS Demand in China Could Be Linked to a Record Decline in Worldwide Sales

Apr 16, 2013

Asian acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene producers Thursday said a sharp drop in ABS demand in China in the first quarter of 2013 could be linked to a record decline in worldwide sales of personal computers as reported by the US-based research ...

Tags: Producers Link, ABS Demand

It Was Assessed by SunSirs That in The Tracked 100 Spot Commodities

Apr 16, 2013

It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,15 commodities increased in prices, 23 fell and 62 remained unchanged on 12/04/2013.The largest rises were FULLDRAWNYARN (4.16%),Ethylene glycol (3.18%),PREORIENTEDYARN ...

Tags: Spot Commodities, Price Chart

US Fuel Oil Crack Spreads Widened Through The Day Friday

Apr 16, 2013

US fuel oil crack spreads widened through the day Friday as support slowly crumbled in the face of weakening Brent crude futures. Traders had pegged fuel oil as well-supported compared with crude early in the morning, noting fuel oil ...

Tags: Fuel Oil, Crude Weakness

Shell Said It Reduced by 50% The Volume of Oil Spills From Its Onshore Operations

Apr 16, 2013

Shell said it reduced by 50% the volume of oil spills from its onshore operations in Nigeria's Niger Delta in 2012 compared with the previous year, but that oil theft from the company's facilities remain a long-term challenge. "The volume ...

Tags: Shell, Oil Spill, Nigerian Fields

Team of University of California-Berkeley Researchers This Week Released a Report

Apr 16, 2013

Citing a lack of data on hydraulic fracturing specific to their state, a team of University of California-Berkeley researchers this week released a report calling for better tracking of frack jobs and handling of fracking wastewater. In a ...

Tags: hydraulic fracturing specific, Chemicals

Japan's Marubeni Plans to Begin Transporting LNG From The US to South Korea

Apr 16, 2013

Japan's Marubeni plans to begin transporting LNG from the US to South Korea via a joint venture with a major South Korean shipping group, the Nikkei newspaper reported Friday. The Japanese trading house and SK Shipping have jointly ...

Tags: Marubeni, LNG

China's Imports of Thermal Coal Could Contract in 2013 as Demand Growth

Apr 16, 2013

China's imports of thermal coal could contract in 2013 as demand growth in the seaborne market is expected to moderate to 2% over the next four years, Goldman Sachs warned in a research note on Friday. "We believe 2013 will represent a ...

Tags: Thermal Coal, Chemicals

LyondellBasell Has Settled Its April Northwest European Styrene Monomer Contract Price

Apr 16, 2013

LyondellBasell has settled its April Northwest European styrene monomer contract price at Eur1,413/metric ton ($1,837/mt) FCA Rotterdam, one of the company's customers confirmed Friday. LyondellBasell wasn't immediately available Friday ...

Tags: LyondellBasell, Chemicals

It Was Assessed by SunSirs That in The Tracked 100 Spot Commodities

Apr 15, 2013

It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,24 commodities increased in prices, 31 fell and 45 remained unchanged on 11/04/2013.The largest rises were 2-EH (1.59%),Chloroform (1.39%),PTA (1.28%),while the largest ...

Tags: Spot Commodities, Price Chart

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