Trade

Coal Trade

Bearish US Thermal Coal Export Market Driven by Unsupportive Pricing

Exports of Illinois Basin coal from the US Gulf Coast and Northern Appalachian coal exports through Baltimore have both slowed considerably from levels seen thi…

Coal Trade

Japan to Keep Pushing Coal in Developing World Despite Criticism

Japan will continue providing backing to new coal-fired power projects in developing countries, a government source said Monday, despite international efforts t…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Up with Positive US, China Trade Talks

Crude oil prices were up early Tuesday supported by a top U.S. official's comments on positive trade talks between the U.S. and China on Monday.The trade talks …

Oil & Gas Trade

China Is Winning the Offshore Oil Competition

Hydrocarbon-hungry China is tearing it up on the offshore oil and gas scene, and its rapidly growing global footprint is helped along because it’s not unconcer…

EU and Africa Signed A $120m Deal to Fund Sustainable Energy Projects

The European Investment Bank and the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) have signed a deal to fund sustainable energy projects over t…

Coal Mine

Albanese says Australia Should Continue to Export Coal

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has backed the case for Australian coal exports amid a divisive debate on shutting down the trade to act on climate change, arguin…

Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe

Europe’s largest hydrogen and fuel cells exhibition 2020Hydrogen + Fuel Cells EUROPE is part of HANNOVER MESSE· World’s leading trade fair for industrial tec…

Coal Trade

China's Jan-Nov Coal Imports Rise 10% on Year to 299 Mil mt; Exceed 2018 Total

China imported 299.3 million mt of coal, including thermal and coking coal, over January-November, up 10.2% year on year, exceeding its 2018 full year import vo…

Oil & Gas Trade

Demand Slowdown in Top Gas Buyer Set to Worsen

A slowdown in gas demand growth in China, the driver of global use over the past two years, is expected to slacken further, adding to investor concern as supply…

Reversal of U.S. Bifacial Solar Tariff Exemption Will Bite, But Growth Expected to Continue

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in early October abruptly and unexpectedly reversed its decision to exempt bifacial solar modules from global import tariff…

Gas power plant

Vietnam Trade Ministry : $4-billion Power Plant Can't Commit to Its Proposed Electricity Price

The trade ministry supports inclusion of a 3,200 MW liquefied natural gas-fired power plant in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu as part of the national pow…

Oil & Gas Trade

Oil Security Issues Remain Major Challenge for African Energy Industry

Security issues remain a major challenge for African energy industry, necessitating the urgency for African governments and oil companies to do more to protect …

Oil & Gas Trade

Gail India Offers Up to 10 LNG Cargoes for Loading from U.S.

Gail has offered up to 10 liquefied natural gas cargoes for loading in the United States over early 2020 to early 2021, two industry sources said on Thursday.

Crude

Crude Oil Futures in Consolidation Mode as Markets Await OPEC Meet

Crude oil futures were marginally lower during morning trade in Asia on Thursday amid some profit-taking after gaining more than $2/b during Wednesday's trading…

Oil & Gas Trade

In 2020 OPEC+ Faces Slowing Demand Growth in Rival Production

OPEC and its allies sent mixed signals about whether they were considering deeper production cuts, fanning oil-market speculation before crucial talks in Vienna…