21 September 2020 Petrobras to hold refinery tie-breaker Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras will launch a tie-breaking auction for its 208,000 b/d Presidente Getulio Vargas refinery (Repar) in Araucaria after a first binding round drew two comparable offers from China's state-owned Sinopec and domestic fuel distributors Raizen and Ultrapar. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
21 September 2020 Mexican crude, freight rail delayed by protests in 2020 Railroad lines in Mexico have been blocked by protesters during more than one-third of the year so far, delaying shipments of crude and metals crossing to and from the US, Kansas City Southern de Mexico president Oscar Del Cueto said today. Filter: Bioenergy Coal Crude oil Fertilizer Metals Oil products Petrochemicals Latin America and Caribbean More filters
21 September 2020 PdV refinery roller coaster heads back up The roller coaster of Venezuelan state-owned PdV's campaign to restart gasoline production is heading up again, but stable output at official specifications remains elusive. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
21 September 2020 Demand rise, tight supply lifts global methanol prices Methanol prices around the world are on an upswing with a demand lift and tightening supply across major regions. Filter: Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific Europe North America More filters
21 September 2020 Poland's PGNiG buys stake in Norwegian gas fields Polish state-controlled PGNiG has bought ownership stakes in two producing Norwegian fields and associated infrastructure from Shell, subject to approval, significantly lifting its expected Norwegian output. Filter: Natural gas/LNG Asia-Pacific Europe More filters
21 September 2020 Dutch Grijpskerk storage may be switched to low-cal gas The Netherlands' Grijpskerk high-calorie gas storage site may be switched to hold low-calorie supply, rather than being closed by the end of next year as initially planned by operator Nam. Filter: Natural gas/LNG Europe More filters
21 September 2020 Norway plans carbon capture and storage scheme The Norwegian government today outlined plans to launch an industrial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) Longship project in Norway that aims to reduce emissions and facilitate the development of new storage infrastructure and technologies. Filter: Power Emissions Europe More filters
21 September 2020 India's refinery runs fall in August Indian refinery throughput dropped last month as localised Covid-19 lockdowns eroded fuel demand and maintenance was carried out at two key refineries. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Asia-Pacific More filters
21 September 2020 Hungary's MVM eyes 1GW of solar capacity Hungarian state-owned utility MVM is planning to expand its solar photovoltaic (PV) portfolio to about 1GW in the "mid-term future", the company said. Filter: Power Europe More filters
21 September 2020 South Korea scrap imports fall on weaker steel demand South Korean ferrous scrap imports fell in August as Covid-19 continued to disrupt domestic and export steel business, which consequently limited steelmakers' scrap demand. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
21 September 2020 Lufthansa cuts 4Q capacity outlook on demand worries German airline Lufthansa has cut its capacity outlook for the final quarter of this year, because the outlook for international air traffic has "significantly worsened" in recent weeks. Filter: Oil products Europe More filters
21 September 2020 German Nord Stream 2 motions sent to economic committee The German lower house of parliament — the Bundestag — has sent two motions calling for government actions on the planned 55bn m³/yr Nord Stream 2 pipeline to its economic committee for consultation. Filter: Natural gas/LNG Europe FSU More filters
21 September 2020 Libya set for crude exports as fields restart Libya is poised to export a crude cargo from the Marsa el-Hariga port in the east of the country by the end of September, which would mark the first shipment from the terminal in eight months. Filter: Crude oil Africa More filters
21 September 2020 Saudi petchem companies discuss merger: Correction Saudi Arabia's petrochemicals sector could be in line for further consolidation after Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SIIG) revealed it has begun discussions to merge with National Petrochemical Company (Petrochem). Filter: LPG/NGL Petrochemicals Middle East More filters
21 September 2020 3D printing firms consolidate to develop metal powders The additive manufacturing (AM) sector is consolidating as companies move to strengthen their metal powder offerings for the aerospace and medical industries. Filter: Metals More filters
