Omnitracs, a global pioneer of fleet management solutions to transportation and logistics companies, announced the introduction of Intelligent Vehicle Gateway (IVG) – brand new, cutting edge technology designed to spearhead the next ...
China's apparent oil demand in 2015 grew 5.8% year on year to 11.11 million b/d, the fastest pace since 2011, despite the country's economy growing at the slowest rate since 1990, Platts calculations based on recently released official data ...
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Ford will begin testing self-driving cars on public roads in California next year. Fully autonomous Ford Fusion Hybrid sedans will take to the streets after the company secured a permit to begin testing the vehicles on public roads in ...
The Chinese government Tuesday refrained from adjusting retail oil product prices in line with global crude oil fluctuations for the first time in nearly three years, sending a strong signal to the market that it believes prices may have ...
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Telensa, which provides end-to-end smart city solutions using its low power Ultra Narrow Band (UNB) wireless technology, has announced that work has begun on a major new deployment which will cover 55,000 LED streetlights over approximately ...
The announced merger between petrochemical giants Dow Chemical and DuPont will have a significant impact on the low-density polyethylene market and could be just the beginning of large-scale consolidations, an industry consultant said ...
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The amount of natural gas used by UK power stations to generate electricity neared an 11-month high Monday as unfavorable weather conditions for renewable generation technologies led to higher gas-fired generation, figures from the National ...
Restart of nuclear reactors in Japan, growing renewable sources of energy and a slow economy are expected to push down the country's LNG consumption by 2020 by as much as 10.5% from 2014 levels, Eclipse Energy said this week. Japan's LNG ...
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After more than doubling its strategic oil reserves since last year, China may apply the brakes to its buying spree as storage availability is expected to be limited, while a climate of depressed prices will reduce any urgency to snap up ...
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Dutch and German gas prices continued to slide Monday morning as weather forecasts remained mild and crude oil weakness weighed on the curve. By midday London time, Dutch TTF day-ahead slipped below Eur16.00/MWh, last trading 37.5 euro ...
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Ford is releasing a new software update for more than 5 million SYNC-equipped vehicles dating back to the 2011 model year, adding more convenience for Apple iPhone users with Siri Eyes-Free capability. "SYNC, Ford's entertainment and ...
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Ford is returning to CES in January with even more news on the company’s holistic approach to create products and services that make people’s lives better. "Ford was the first automaker to have a significant presence at CES ...
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Dutch and German gas spot prices lacked direction on the first day of the month Tuesday, with the Dutch day-head TTF losing ground, and the German equivalent ticking up. By midday London time, TTF day-ahead last dealt 25 euro cent lower ...
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Swedish automaker Volvo is teaming up with Silicon Valley giant Microsoft to develop next generation automotive technologies. The automaker is planning to use HoloLens to help customers configure their cars in three dimensions and to ...
Tags: Volvo, S90 premium sedan, autonomous driving
US Central Appalachian coal producers and brokers are still hoping some kind of thermal spot market will develop with winter approaching, but many in the industry said this week they aren't holding out much hope. Market players continued ...
Tags: CAPP coal, MISO coal, fossil fuel