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
The US styrene-benzene spread narrowed as it remained below $200/mt, assessed at $161.07/mt Tuesday, down $19.52 on the week, according to Platts data. The spread has been below $200/mt for the majority of November, assessed above $200/mt ...
A shipment of ethanol from Brazil left Santos on November 21 and is due to land in Dunkirk, France December 7, according to Platts' trade flow software cFlow. The Chemroad Hope is carrying a combination of 2,500 cum of neutral ethanol, ...
Tags: ethanol, T2 ethanol, neutral ethanol
* Stocks climb at EMO Dry Bulk Terminal and OBA Bulk Amsterdam * Low Rhine river levels impact barging from ARA ports Four delivery terminals in Northwest Europe's Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp trading hub had combined coal stocks of ...
European refining margins have recovered from their lows of last month, driven by a pick-up in products markets, especially jet fuel and gasoline, following run cuts throughout the region, according to traders. "Demand for products ...
Tags: Gasoline, pick-up in products, jet fuel
European ultra low sulfur diesel premiums to the front-month ICE gasoil futures contract hit their weakest level in over four months Friday as large volumes flooded the region from the Americas and the Baltic. Northwest European cargo ...
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Coal stocks at ports in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region have firmed to their highest levels this year at around 6 million mt, according to data collected from port sources Monday. Sources said coal stocks at EMO Dry Bulk Terminal ...
Tags: Coal Stocks, Drummond's exports
Refining margins for sweet crudes are out-performing margins for sour crudes like Urals in Northwest Europe, Platts data shows, as lighter refined products have surged while heavier products have dropped. While cracking margins -- which ...
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The fuel oil inventory spread between the US Gulf Coast and Japan narrowed to 6.668 million barrels, the tightest spread since January, comparison of recent data shows. BNP Paribas said in its weekly oil inventories report, published ...
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Rotterdam diesel barge daily trading volumes have risen to their highest level since October due to planned maintenance at refineries and low physical stocks in Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp, traders said Friday. A total of 240,000 mt has ...
Tags: Diesel, distillate products, jet fuel
Low-sulfur crude grades in the North Sea have dropped to more than four-month lows on differentials versus Dated Brent on pressure from competing grades in the Mediterranean. On Tuesday, Norwegian North Sea crude grade Ekofisk hit a ...
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South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) exported 4.6 million mt of coal in January, tumbling 33% on-month from the 6.8 million mt shipped in December, according to the latest operating data released by the port Friday. January ...
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The spot price for FOB butane barges in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region have remained weak since the beginning of the year on poor demand, industry sources said Thursday. In winter, butane barges from ARA refineries are used for ...
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Increased buying interest for North Sea crude oil cargoes, resulting in a sharp increase in price for a number of key grades, has negatively impacted Northwest European refinery margins, according to traders Wednesday. The cracking yield ...
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US spot benzene Wednesday was assessed at $4.17/gal ($1,246.83/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast, up 5 cents/gal ($14.95/mt) from Tuesday, tracking higher European benzene spot prices, sources said. The last time US spot benzene was at this level was ...
Tags: Spot Benzene, Chemicals