China's cabinet, the State Council,approved major hydropower and nuclear power projects on Wednesday, vowing to continue developing clean energy to secure steady economic growth. The approved projects are the Wudongde hydropower station ...
Tags: clean energy, economic growth
The cash price for CARBOB gasoline in Los Angeles, California, climbed 14 cents/gal Wednesday, supported by nearly 1 million b/d of refinery capacity affected by unplanned maintenance issues. Los Angeles CARBOB was assessed at NYMEX ...
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Platts assessed spot aluminum premiums on a CIF Japan basis at $90-$100/mt plus London Metal Exchange cash on Tuesday, up from $90-$95/mt plus LME cash on Monday as sellers held on to higher premiums. Two overseas sellers said they would ...
Major iron ore producers will have to cut production like aluminum producers did in 1994 to halt the current slump in spot prices, investment bank Investec said in a note Tuesday. "In our view if iron ore prices prevail at current levels ...
The European passenger car market recorded almost 14% more registrations in November than in the same month of 2014, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association reported Tuesday, which should help boost demand for platinum and ...
Tags: auto catalysts, platinum, palladium
With the approaching Christmas holiday and the typical seasonal construction slowdown, buyers are expecting US rebar prices to remain largely flat through year-end. "Our fabrication division is staying very busy and is not wrapping up by ...
Tax revenue from coal production in the Australian state of Queensland is forecast to rise to A$1.93 billion ($1.4 billion) in fiscal year 2016-2017 (July-June), based on assumptions that hard coking coal prices will average $100/mt in the ...
The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards program that governs utility emissions will remain in effect while the US Environmental Protection Agency, under instruction from the US Supreme Court, continues to review the rules, an appeals court ...
Tags: MATS, coal-fired power
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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The UK needs to allow more shale gas exploration wells nation-wide before a reliable picture of the effect of a shale industry on the country can be properly formulated, the Task Force on Shale Gas said late Monday. The Task Force on ...
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The NYMEX January natural gas futures contract continued its downward slide Tuesday, dropping 6.8 cents to settle at $1.826/MMBtu as warm weather forecasts continue to put significant pressure on the contract. The National Weather ...
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Gas Natural Fenosa plans to invest $1.1 billion over the next decade to double its number of clients at Chilean subsidiary Metrogas to 1.5 million, from around 700,000 currently, CEO Rafael Villaseca said Tuesday. During the first five ...
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 ...
Tags: Oil Reserve, crude, oil price
A weak crude complex which has seen futures values drop to multi-year lows is only adding to an already depressed Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp spot propane market, where demand has failed to benefit from any increase in end-user heating ...
Tags: Weak Crude, temperatures, propane