Trade

Oil & Gas Trade

Qatar's LNG Megaprojects Are Making Markets Increasingly Competitive

Qatar Petroleum’s recently set a new record for the largest LNG export project ever.

Electricity Trade

State of Texas Should Pay for Enormous Energy Bills After Power Outages, Houston Mayor Says

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Sunday called on the state of Texas to pay for the enormous electric bills that scores of Texans reported after severe winter …

China was EU's Largest Trade Partner in 2020

The EU's trade with the U.S. dropped significantly in 2020, with a 13.2-percent dip in imports and 8.2-percent in exports, Eurostat said.

Oil & Gas Trade

U.S. will Import 62% more Crude by 2022 Due to Domestic Production Declines, Says EIA

Throughout much of its history, the United States has imported more petroleum than it has exported.

Oil & Gas Trade

China Is Fueling The Global Crude Oil Demand Recovery

The world’s top oil importer, China, significantly boosted its crude oil imports at the start of the year compared to the end of last year, helping to support …

Coal Trade

Japan Coal Imports Hit 13-Month High

Japan's coal imports hit a 13-month high last month, but although coal-to-gas switching economics should support coal consumption in the first half of 2021, ret…

Oil Price

Oil Falls Again as Opec and IEA Caution Ends Rally

Brent crude was down 0.8% at $60.67 a barrel on Friday

United States

US Renewables Trade Group Formally Launches

American Clean Power Association unveils new website and adverts showcasing the sector

Coal Trade

South African Campaigners Push for Faster Coal Exit in Presidential Commission

As president Cyril Ramaphosa launches an initiative to deliver net zero emissions, campaigners prepare to confront trade unions over coal

Coal Production

Pakistan Coal Imports Dip from 2020 Highs

Pakistan's January coal imports declined from highs in late 2020, while South Africa's share of the import mix dropped to a 45-month low.

Oil & Gas Trade

Nigeria's Crude Oil Exports Hit Three-Year Low

West Africa's oil exports slumped to the lowest level in at least three years last month as infrastructure woes for some of Nigeria's biggest streams combined w…

Oil & Gas Trade

Petrobras Opens 2021 with Record Oil Exports

Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras says crude exports through its Angra dos Reis terminal reached a record 19.3mn bl in January, the extension of an upward tre…

Crude Oil

Iraq Raises Crude Oil Exports In January

Iraq’s oil exports increased slightly in January 2021 compared to December 2020, data from the country’s oil ministry showed on Monday, suggesting that Iraq i…

Crude Oil

Belarus to Raise Export Duties on Oil

Belarus will raise export duties on oil and oil products for destinations outside the Eurasian Economic Union, on Feb. 1, 2021, the government said in a stateme…

Oil Exploration

Exxon and Chevron CEOs Discussed Potential Merger

Talks were "preliminary" and are not ongoing, but could be rekindled later.