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 ...
Tags: Ara Butane, Chemicals
European butadiene buying interest for February loading material has climbed to $1,300/mt FOB Rotterdam on the back of firm demand for exports to the US, market sources said. Reflecting this, Platts assessed butadiene at $1,287/mt FOB ...
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 ...
Tags: Refinery, crude oil cargoes
Spot European-delivered thermal coal traded a hefty $4 higher in early trading Wednesday, as an intervention by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos cast fresh doubts on whether US producer Drummond will manage to evade an export ban in ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, Mineral
European refineries are enjoying a rebound in the profitability of turning crude oil into products at the start of the year, after reaching their worst point of last year in December, traders said Tuesday. "Margins are decent," said a ...
Tags: Crude Oil, European Refining
An enduring mystery of archaeology involving a well-known historical site in ancient Rome is being quietly unraveled in Indiana, thanks to a sophisticated computer simulation created by Ball State University digital artists. The ...
Wearable gadgets, curved smartphones and new game consoles defined technology in 2013. That's why it's no surprise they make up the bulk of our top 10 devices of the year. Some of these devices are essentially much better versions of ...
Organic, cage-free or home-grown? We think about our purchasing ethics in many areas of daily life, but not often about technology. As with any product, though, we should think about the effects of our actions on workers and the ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Phone
At the recent AUSRail Conference, both sides of politics made big announcements regarding rail projects, although the projects are wildly different. Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss announced that the government will be establishing an ...
Pre-Google, who ever imagined that Motorola would be one of the world's most forward-thinking mobile manufacturers? The company recently signed a deal with 3D Systems to develop a futuristic 3D-printing production platform for?Project ...
The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) is asking the government to consider modal equality under the proposed Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) scheme. CEO of the ARA Bryan Nye said there were considerable synergies between the intent of ...
A spike in the front-quarter CIF ARA c had eastern US coal export executives guessing Wednesday how much the out-of-the-money range for Central Appalachian thermal coal prices had narrowed. Platts assessed Wednesday the API2 Q1 2014 ...
Tags: East Coast Coal, Coal
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the U.S. East Coast bunkering business of Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES). This transaction, for a purchase price of $30 ...
Tags: Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, acquire, bunkering, business
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited (SEHK: 0001) under Li Ka-shing has sold off a 6.03% stake in ARA Asset Management, cashing in rich money. Target company is currently listed in Singapore, 13.87% held by Cheung Kong Holdings formerly. The ...
The production margins for styrene monomer in Asia have shrunk to its lowest level in over six months as SM prices have tumbled globally since early September, Platts data shows. The SM price in Asia fell $34.50/mt, or 2.1%, day on day ...