04 December 2020 Companies see long-term shift to work-from-home Employers expect to increase work-from-home days even after the end of Covid-19-related restrictions, according to surveys commissioned by UK bank Barclays. Filter: Oil products North America More filters
04 December 2020 Venezuelan elections presage demise of Guaido era Venezuela's widely disputed National Assembly elections on 6 December will hasten the demise of US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido's authority as the Opec country's interim president in early 2021. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
04 December 2020 ArcelorMittal halts steel production at Gijon Steelmaker ArcelorMittal Asturias suspended production at its Gijon steel plant in Spain owing to a strike by the workers' union. Filter: Metals Europe More filters
04 December 2020 Cold outlook, Japan nuclear risk lifts S Korean coal Strength in Australian coal prices and a colder outlook in northeast Asia supported the South Korean market this week, while recovering crude prices pose an upside risk for prices and demand in 2021. Filter: Coal Asia-Pacific More filters
04 December 2020 US crude exports down in October, China top buyer US crude exports fell by about 10pc in October with China as the top buyer for the sixth consecutive month. Filter: Crude oil Asia-Pacific North America More filters
04 December 2020 UK sets new 68pc 2030 GHG cut target The UK has announced plans to up its target for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, ahead of hosting a global summit on increased climate ambition next week. Filter: Emissions Europe More filters
04 December 2020 Brazil round draws bids from Shell, independents Shell was the sole international oil company to participate in the second phase of Brazil's open acreage licensing round, picking up a deepwater exploration block adjacent to its existing Campos basin acreage. Filter: Crude oil Latin America and Caribbean More filters
04 December 2020 ArcelorMittal raises HRC prices yet again Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal increased offers for hot-rolled coils (HRC) for April deliveries onwards today to €650/t ex-works across all European plants. Filter: Metals Europe More filters
04 December 2020 Atlantic coking coal: Prices firm on tightness Supply tightness in the high-volatile coking coal segment and continuing demand strength from Chinese buyers for Atlantic low-volatile coals kept US prices firm today. Filter: Metals Europe North America More filters
04 December 2020 Nucor to take planned outage at US DRI plant US steelmaker Nucor will begin a planned one-week outage at its Louisiana direct-reduced iron (DRI) plant in Louisiana on 7 December. Filter: Metals North America More filters
04 December 2020 Opec+ January quotas raised on a pro rata basis Opec+ will divide next month's scheduled increase in crude production on a pro rata basis among the 19 countries participating in the group's output restraint pact. Filter: Crude oil More filters
04 December 2020 Denmark to phase out oil and gas production by 2050 Denmark's parliament has voted to phase out North Sea oil and gas production by 2050. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas/LNG Europe More filters
04 December 2020 Gas supply shortage hits Chinese urea producers A shortage of natural gas supplies has forced some ammonia and urea producers in southwest China to halt production, potentially removing as much as 6pc of total Chinese urea output from the market. Filter: Fertilizer Asia-Pacific More filters
04 December 2020 China iron ore import prices hit record high Seaborne iron ore prices for delivery to China have risen above $145/dry metric tonne (dmt) for the first time in at least seven years, as a rebound in global steel output outpaces raw material supplies. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
04 December 2020 Demand shift sends China iron ore lump premiums soaring Seaborne iron ore lump premiums have surged by 86pc in the last week, supported by strong demand as Chinese steel output stays high heading into winter and the dwindling supply of low-cost pellet alternatives. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
