Trade

Metal

MP Materials Halts Rare Earth Supply to China Amid Retaliatory Tariffs

MP Materials, a U.S.-based rare earth minerals producer, has ceased shipments of rare earth concentrate to China for processing due to new tariffs and trade res…

Coal Trade

China’s Coal Imports From Russia Rise 6% in March, Indonesia Slides

China's coal imports from Russia increased by 6% in March compared to the same period last year, reaching 7.33 million metric tons, according to data releas…

Oil & Gas Trade

Russia Ramps up Oil Products Supplies to Indonesia

Russia has increased its oil product shipments to Indonesia as it seeks new markets for its exports, according to market sources and LSEG data reported on April…

Crude Oil

Qatar Raises June Term Price for Al-Shaheen Oil, Sources Say

QatarEnergy has raised the term price for al-Shaheen crude oil for June-loading cargoes, setting it at a $1.76 per barrel premium above Dubai quotes, according …

Solar Battery (Storage)

Vietnam Publishes Feed-in Tariffs for Large-Scale Solar-Plus-Storage

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has announced new feed-in tariffs (FiTs) for utility-scale solar power plants, tailored to different regio…

Renewable Diesel

CoBank: Policy Uncertainty Negatively Impacts Biobased Diesel Producers

On April 10, CoBank released its quarterly research report, detailing challenges in the biobased diesel industry. The report identifies policy uncertainty and t…

Coal Trade

China’s March Coal Imports Sink 6% as Domestic Prices Slide

China's coal imports in March totaled 38.73 million metric tons, a 6% decrease from 41.38 million tons in March 2024, according to the General Administratio…

Oil Shale

Shale Drillers Idle U.S. Rigs at Fastest Pace in Almost Two Years

U.S. shale drilling activity slowed significantly this week, marking the steepest decline in nearly two years, as global trade uncertainties weigh on energy dem…

Electricity Trade

Adani Energy’s Transmission Network up 30% in Q4 FY 2025

Adani Energy Solutions has expanded its transmission network by 30%, reaching 26,696 circuit kilometers (ckm) in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. The gro…

Metal

China Imposes New Export Restrictions on Rare Earths, Escalates Trade Tensions

China has implemented export controls on seven additional rare earth elements, including yttrium, dysprosium, and terbium, essential for technologies like jet e…

Crude Oil

USA Crude Flows to China Trickle to Near Zero After Tariff Blitz

The flow of oil from the United States to China, one of the world’s largest importers, is projected to drop significantly due to increasing trade tensions…

Oil & Gas Trade

Venezuela’s PDVSA Suspends Oil Loading Authorizations to Chevron, Sources Say

On Thursday, Venezuela’s state oil company, PDVSA, revoked several authorizations previously granted to U.S.-based Chevron for loading and exporting Venez…

Metal

China Retaliates Against US With New Tariffs and Rare Earth Export Controls

China has introduced a set of countermeasures in response to recent U.S. tariffs, intensifying the trade dispute between the two leading global economies. Effec…

Electricity Trade

Autoliv to Buy Power From Alight’s 100MWP Solar Park in Finland

Nordic solar developer Alight, an independent power producer, has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Autoliv, an automotive safety supplier, for…

Oil & Gas Trade

China’s CNOOC Exits U.S. Offshore Oil and Gas

British energy firm Ineos has finalised its acquisition of the U.S. Gulf assets from China’s state-owned oil company, CNOOC. The deal, completed on April …