In a recent report,US based consulting firm Mcquilling Services attempted to forecast the course of bunker prices during the next few years,as this factor is among the most important ones when it comes to ship owning operating costs. ...
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“The most valuable commodity I know of is information.” (Gordon Gecko in “Wall Street” by Oliver Stone) Commodities have experienced a renaissance after the bursting of the internet bubble at the end of the ...
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While analysts are generally in consensus in forecasting Brent crude to average around $110/b in 2013, the surge in North American production and question marks on the timing of new infrastructure has made for a highly divergent set of ...
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Japan imported 6.66 million mt of LNG in November, almost stable from October, when imports were recorded at 6.67 million mt, customs data released Thursday by the Ministry of Finance showed. However, LNG imports were down 4.5% from ...
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The West's energy agency said that Global oil demand will be sluggish throughout 2013 as economic expansion remains tepid also predicting comfortable oil supply levels which could alleviate oil price pressures on consumers. The ...
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Current economic struggles and the recent heavy focus on environmental matters, has many searching for new ways to improve both issues. Addressing such topics, a new report from Oil Price discusses the benefits that heat pumps provide to ...
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Brent Crude oil has, despite times of elevated uncertainty, been trading within a relative stable trading range during the last couple of years, especially compared with previous years where extreme peaks and troughs appeared. Looking ...
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After a solid first half, BASF maintained good business performance overall in the third quarter. Sales rose by 8% to €19 billion, particularly due to higher volumes. At just under €2.1 billion, income from operations (EBIT) ...
The latest article from our Expert Blogger Mark DeWeaver gives a concise overview of the fall and rise of the Iraqi Stock Market (ISX) over the past 15 months, and of some of the factors driving (and not driving) it. For the average ...
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According to a Reuters survey, Iran posted increases in its oil output in November. Iranian supply has risen by 40,000 barrels per day to 2.71 million barrels per day. Sources in the survey said that a resumption in sales to South Korea ...
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RIA Novosti reported that Russia may lose its investment grade rating if world oil prices plunge to USD 80 per barrel and the Russian government continues massive social and defense spending. Mr Alexei Kudrin ex finance minister of Rusia ...
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Finnish retailer S Group has booked higher half-year profits on the back of improved sales. S Group today (16 August) reported a 2.9% increase in first-half profit to EUR80.6m (US$99.6m). Retail sales were up 5.8% to EUR5.84bn. The ...
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Gulf Oil Review said that as OPEC members meet in Vienna next week they have good reason to feel satisfied. For the first time in history, the average price of the group's basket of oil has been above USD 100 a barrel for 8 consecutive ...
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The main factor in determining oil prices next year, whether they will hold near current levels or come off what looks to be the highest ever annual average, will depend on how the economies of the world's main demand centers fare, ...
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The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China issued the business in China textile city during the month of September 2012. According to the monthly statistics, in September, 2012, the total sales volume of the textile markets ...
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