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China's Apparent Oil Demand up 5.3% in 2017

Apr 8, 2017

China's apparent oil demand rose 5.3% year on year in the first two months of 2017 to 11.65 million b/d on the back of robust economic growth, holiday transportation demand and efforts to build stocks ahead of the refinery maintenance ...

Tags: oil demand, Oil products

Weak Crude Adds to Ara Propane Woes as Spot Demand Slumps

Dec 16, 2015

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

Benzene Production Margins in Europe Have Sunk to Their Lowest Level in The Past Six Month

May 26, 2014

Benzene production margins in Europe have sunk to their lowest level in the past six months following a continuous drop in spot benzene prices over the last four weeks, Platts data showed. Benzene's premium to naphtha dropped to ...

Tags: Benzene, Benzene production

The North Sea Spot Butane Market Was Inactive Due to Thin Demand and Limited Availability

Apr 11, 2014

The North Sea spot butane market has been inactive due to a combination of thin demand and limited availability, according to industry sources. North Sea butane is used in Northwest Europe either by the gasoline related sector in the ...

Tags: Butane Market, butane, mixed butane

Singapore 380 CST High Sulfur Bunker Fuel Prices Dipped to a 21-Month Low of $586/Mt

Apr 8, 2014

Singapore 380 CST high sulfur bunker fuel prices dipped to a 21-month low of $586/mt Wednesday, on the back of weak demand and bearish crude. The outright price was last lower June 29, 2012, when it was $578.50, Platts data showed. ...

Tags: fuel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

Trader Procurement Continued to Boost Spot Demand in The Asian Iron Ore Market

Mar 17, 2014

Trader procurement continued to boost spot demand in the Asian iron ore market, as trades got concluded at increasingly higher levels on the day, supporting a firming market. The Platts 62% Fe Iron Ore Index rose $2.75/dmt to $111.50/dmt ...

Tags: Iron Ore Market, spot demand, steelmaker

Pipeline Flows of Gas Through Ukraine Wasn't Impacted by The Political Upheaval in Ukraine

Mar 6, 2014

The conflict between Ukraine and Russia could cause the global LNG market to tighten further if the crisis were to escalate and affect gas flows into Europe, but high gas storage inventories in the region should create a buffer in the ...

Tags: Natural Gas, Mineral

The Spot Price of Uranium Is About $35.25/Lb, Down 5 Cents From Friday

Mar 6, 2014

The spot price of uranium is about $35.25/lb, down 5 cents from Friday, as some sellers in the market, seeing demand wane, have lowered offer prices to conclude deals, analysts said Tuesday. Price publisher TradeTech said Friday in its ...

Tags: uranium, Discretionary Demand

Conway Propane Was Assessed at $1.7515/Gal,up 13.15 Cents

Jan 21, 2014

Allocated pipelines and terminals and potential brine issues at the Conway, Kansas, storage facility are likely behind the 25.3% spike in propane prices at the Midcontinent NGL trading hub this week, sources said Friday. On Friday, Conway ...

Tags: Conway Propane, pipelines

Platts Assessed 99.7% Manganese at $2,170-2,220/Mt FOB China Thursday

Jan 20, 2014

Electrolytic manganese metal prices remained stable for two consecutive weeks as a fall in spot supply balanced waning demand from international buyers. Platts assessed 99.7% manganese at $2,170-2,220/mt FOB China Thursday, unchanged from ...

Tags: Electrolytic manganese, Manganese

The July US Paraxylene Contract Price Settled at 71 Cents/Lb

Jul 17, 2013

The July US paraxylene contract price settled at 71 cents/lb ($1,565.27/mt), one cent lower from June's contract price, sources said Tuesday. The settlement is in line with market expectations of a 1-2 cents decline because of a weak spot ...

Tags: Paraxylene CP, Chemicals

Chinese Buying Interest Was Mostly Concentrated on Cargoes of Lower CV Thermal Coal

Mar 29, 2013

Chinese buying interest was mostly concentrated on cargoes of lower calorific value thermal coal from Indonesia Wednesday, as traders expressed fears that another decline in domestic thermal coal prices was not far away and could have a ...

Tags: Asia Thermal Coal, CV Coal, Chemicals

US Gulf Coast Premium Gasoline Differentials Fell Amid Thin Buying Interest

Jan 21, 2013

US Gulf Coast premium gasoline differentials fell Thursday amid thin buying interest, as spot demand for the fuel remained weak despite an upward move in the underlying NYMEX February RBOB futures basis. The 13.5 RVP premium gasoline ...

Tags: US, gasoline, gasoline differentials

Poor Weather Impeded Some Coal Shipments to Power Plants

Jan 17, 2013

Poor weather at Qinhuangdao and other coal export ports in northeast China have impeded some coal shipments to power plants along the Asian country's coastline, but well-covered Chinese end users were refraining from panic buying in the ...

Tags: Qinhuangdao, coal shipments, coastline

Copper Futures Prices Rose by 0.61% to INR 446.85 Per Kilogram

Dec 28, 2012

Reported that tracking a firm global trend, copper futures prices rose by 0.61% to INR 446.85 per kilogram as speculators created fresh positions. Besides, rising demand at spot markets also influenced metal prices. Analysts said that the ...

Tags: Indian copper, copper, copper futures prices, copper prices

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