Japan's export of oil products slid 3.7% to 2.95 million barrels over March 3-9, from 3.06 million barrels in the previous week, data released Wednesday by the Petroleum Association of Japan showed. Middle distillates at 1.88 million ...
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The FOB Singapore cash differential to the Mean of Platts Singapore assessment for 180 CST high sulfur fuel oil widened to a near six-month high Monday, on increased demand for 180 CST as a cutter stock amid heavy refinery maintenances in ...
US fuel oil exports to the Netherlands, Europe's primary demand hub, were the second-highest on record for 2012 but slowed in the latter part of the year, according to US data, signaling a shifting dynamic as domestic demand for the ...
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The US residual fuel oil hi-lo, the spread between Atlantic Coast 1%S and Gulf Coast 3%S, registered its largest physical and paper drop in six weeks Tuesday as the recent LSFO demand pop subsided. At the same time, the tightness in the ...
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US steam cracker margins climbed week-on-week as ethylene prices reacted to the news of planned and unplanned outages in the US Gulf Coast region. ExxonMobil suffered an upset at its Baytown, Texas, olefins plant Tuesday. Westlake ...
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US steam cracker margins rose week on week as feedstocks prices declined, and while the continental US is enjoying a relatively warm winter. Mild weather forecasts for the upcoming months have lead to a drop in the price of propane, which ...
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US steam cracker margins climbed last week on higher spot prices and chemical plant outages. The US ethylene spot price jumped 6 cents on the week and was assessed Friday at 60-60.50 cents/lb FD USG, as olefins producer Williams ...
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Hawaii has seen an ever larger increase in solar electricity production from solar farms and residents. Hawaii electricity comes from its imports of diesel, low sulfur fuel oil (LSFO), and naphtha, but with government incentives, increased ...
The differentials spread between Angolan crude grades Cabinda and Dalia has reached its widest point in more than a year, as the market shuns the heavier Dalia in favor of the lighter, more popular Cabinda, market sources said Friday. On ...
Fuel oil consumption in power plants in Bangladesh will more than double to around 800,000 mt in the first half of 2013 from around 320,000 mt in H1 2012, a senior official at Bangladesh Power Development Board said Thursday. The ...
US steam cracker margins showed minor increase against lower feedstock costs in a shortened holiday week,as US markets were closed for celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday. Platts'close of assessment for the week was at 12:30 p.m.CST ...
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