Trade

LNG

European Gas Market May Be Unable to Absorb The Ongoing Surplus of LNG

European gas prices are set to remain “weak” this winter with the market unable to absorb the ongoing surplus of LNG, which has led to an unprecedented number…

Coal Price

EU Thermal Coal Imports at Lowest This Century

Net EU thermal coal imports from countries outside of the region fell by 3.7mn t on the year to 5.5mn t in July. This was down from 5.7mn t in June and is the E…

Oil & Gas Trade

​Exxon Mobil Bars Use of Oil Tankers Linked to Venezuela -Sources

Exxon Mobil Corp this week banned the use of vessels linked to oil flows from Venezuela in the last year, according to four people familiar with the matter, put…

Solar Power Panel

U.S. Eliminating Tariff Exemption for Imports of New Solar Panel Technology

U.S. trade officials said on Friday they were eliminating the exemption for bifacial solar panels from the Trump administration's tariffs on overseas-made solar…

Insurance

Chubb

Chubb is the world’s largest publicly traded P&C insurance company and the largest commercial insurer in the U.S. With operations in 54 countries and territori…

Oil & Gas Trade

British Tanker Docks in Dubai After Detention by Iran

A British-flagged tanker that was detained by Iran for 10 weeks, docked in Dubai on Saturday, after a standoff that has stoked tensions along a vital global shi…

Oil & Gas Trade

Canada's Heavy Oil Exports To Asia From US Surge

Shipments of Canadian crude from the U.S. Gulf Coast since May have more than doubled all of 2018's exports as Asian refiners scramble for heavy sour oil, accor…

Oil & Gas Trade

Turkey will Continue Oil, Natural Gas Trade with Iran

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it was impossible for Turkey to stop buying oil and natural gas from Iran, despite the threat of U.S. sanctions,…

Oil & Gas Trade

Curbs on Iran and Inflating US Oil Exports

The most hawkish of Trump’s aide and staunch advocate of pre-emptive strikes on Iran, former national security adviser John Bolton, was ousted from the White H…

Oil & Gas Trade

Sinopec to Start Producing Low-Sulphur Bunker Fuel at Qilu by End-Oct

Sinopec Corp expects to start operations at the marine fuel oil blending facilities at its Qilu refinery in eastern China’s Shandong province by the end of Oct…

The Australian Workers Union Supports the Lifting of The Country's Ban on Nuclear Energy

The Australian Workers Union (AWU) has told a federal government roundtable event that it supports the lifting of the country's ban on nuclear energy. The union…

Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar

BRI to Enhance Trade, Beef up Infrastructure

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) by China provides opportunity for Bangladesh to improve its infrastructure, increase investment, trade and enhance connectivi…

Oil & Gas Trade

Trump’s Disdain for Alliances Backfires

A strange thing happened when the Trump administration tried to recruit an international coalition of naval forces to protect oil tankers in the Persian Gulf th…

Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar

BRI: Risks and Opportunities for Bangladesh

The belt and road initiative (BRI), initiated by Chinese president Xi Jinping in 2013, is expected to increase global connectivity through land and sea routes a…

Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar

Speakers: Bangladesh must Negotiate More for BRI Opportunities

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is significant for the country's infrastructure development and trade, speakers added.