China stressed the importance of keeping the people’s “rice bowl” filled with domestically grown grain at a time when available farmland is shrinking, the weather’s turning more extreme and imports Continue Reading
China’s crude oil imports fell from a record high in July, snapping a three-month rally, as sluggish domestic fuel demand due to flooding capped refinery feedstock requirements. Receive daily email Continue Reading
China’s independent refineries ramped up US crude imports in July, picking up 1.37 million mt in the month, while at least 965,000 mt of North American crude cargoes are waiting Continue Reading
In December 2007, Charles Perilloux, an American chemical engineer, traveled to China to help install inexpensive and game-changing technology at a Chinese chemical plant that was spewing a climate “super-pollutant” Continue Reading
NOAA, via Reuters Following a record number of Atlantic Ocean storms over the past two months, including five that struck the United States, government scientists on Thursday updated their forecast Continue Reading
Demand for offshore rigs will slump this year as a result of the pandemic and the low oil prices that are forcing offshore operators to delay drilling activities, but the Continue Reading
Pennsylvania more than doubled as of August 1 the fee for all unconventional well permit applications, while shale companies call on state officials to find other mechanisms to fund the Continue Reading
On the heels of the havoc wrought by hurricane/tropical storm Isaias, with loads commensurately lighter and spot prices generally weaker than normal, experts have increased the number of named storms Continue Reading
After slashing capex plans for 2020 and idling rigs by the dozen, U.S. shale drillers are still not ready to return to their default state of perpetual growth. Oil is Continue Reading
As so many other things have been, the U.S. auto market has been whipsawed by the coronavirus pandemic. In April, seasonally adjusted U.S. car and light truck sales fell to only Continue Reading
