Solvay plans to increase its annual production capacity of natural soda ash at its Green River plant in Wyoming by 150,000 metric tons as of early next year, to meet growing demand of its U.S. export markets. "This capacity expansion ...
One of the inconvenient truths about fuel cells for powering automobiles—a key to the establishment of the so-called hydrogen economy—is that it is extremely costly and energy intensive to isolate hydrogen gas. The last couple ...
Tags: Gas Production, Hydrogen Gas, nanomaterials
China predicted to use 45 billion cubic meters of gas by 2030 As China strives to convert to cleaner energy, its liquefied natural gas production capacity will soar in 2014, with higher profits supporting more projects. Fifty-five ...
Tags: LNG Growth, Mineral
Indonesia's Industry Minister Mohammad S. Hidayat said on Thursday that non-oil and gas industry in the country would grow up between 6.4 to 6.8 percent this year with an estimated export earning of 125 billion U.S. dollars. The growth in ...
Tags: Gas Industry, Non-Oil, Mineral
China saw its aggregate volume of natural gas imported from overseas jump 25 percent year on year in 2013, approaching one-third of its apparent consumption, a new report has showed. The country imported 53 billion cubic meters of natural ...
Tags: Natural Gas, Chemicals
Rapidly increasing natural gas demand led to a surge in imports to China last year. Total consumption of natural gas last year rose 13.9 percent with total consumption hitting 167.6 billion cubic meters, according to a report by China ...
Tags: Natural Gas, Petroleum
TOKYO, Jan 29, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) --- JSR Corporation is pleased to announce that JM Energy Corporation, a 100% JSR subsidiary focusing on lithium ion capacitors technology (LICLithium Ion Capacitor.), has decided to expand its existing ...
Tags: Lithium Ion, JM Energy
The exploration of shale gas is a revolution, and is changing global energy picture, chief economist of the International Energy Agency Fatih Birol said in a recent interview with Xinhua. Birol said several major changes were seen in ...
Argentine polymer and synthetic rubber output fell 4.6% in December compared with the year-ago period, state statistics office Indec said Friday. Production of the petrochemicals rose 0.6% in December compared with November, and was down ...
Tags: Argentina Polymer, Polymer, synthetic rubber
China's apparent demand for gas in December rose 14.1% year on year to a record high of 16.26 billion cu m, according to Platts calculations of recently released government data. China does not release consumption data on gas. Platts ...
Tags: natural gas, gas demand
Supply offers nation more import sources, enhances energy security Energy-rich Russia has started delivering crude oil to China as of the beginning of the year after the contract signed between the two countries last June, which will ...
Tags: Oil, energy security
Energy transition would not complete in an easy way, and the public should be ready for higher energy price, said Total CEO Christophe de Margerie on Wednesday. "This transition will be long and slow," said de Margerie in a written ...
Tags: Energy Transition, Energy
China has huge potential for liquefied natural gas (LNG) development, according to the organizer of an international industry event underway. Pat LaStrapes, vice-chairman of the World LNG Fuels 2014 event committee, told Xinhua he saw the ...
Gazprom expects to sign a long-awaited gas supply contract with China National Petroleum Corp during the planned visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to China in May, despite the ongoing failure of the two sides to agree on a price for ...
Tags: Gas Supply, China's CNPC
Platts margins reflect the difference between a crude's netback and its spot price. Netbacks are based on crude yields, which are calculated by applying Platts product price assessments to yield formulas designed by Turner, Mason & Co. ...
Tags: Gas, Refining Margins