What effect will Trump’s tariffs have on US LNG exporters in particular and LNG trade? China is the world’s second largest importer of LNG after Japan and an important customer Continue Reading
The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on Monday on the Russia-born, South African national Vladlen Amtchentsev, for having advised North Korea on how to evade U.S. sanctions. The Continue Reading
China’s appetite for Iranian crude grew more than 4% year on year in the first nine months of 2018, a trend that could continue in Q4 as Washington’s decision to Continue Reading
China’s crude oil stocks as of end-October rose 29.09 million barrels from a month earlier, and stocks are expected to continue building in November on high crude oil imports amid Continue Reading
Refiners in Japan and South Korea are looking to resume Iranian oil imports from January after receiving waivers from U.S. sanctions on Tehran, sources familiar with the matter said. Steam Continue Reading
When China first announced its plans to slap EV production quotas on local carmakers back in 2017, the news got a lot of coverage. The media placed emphasis on the Continue Reading
There’s a reason that few people are thinking about world grain supplies. Last year saw record worldwide production of grains and record stocks of grains left over. But this year Continue Reading
Even if some Japanese refiners resume Iranian oil purchases thanks to the U.S. waiver, refiners have just a small window to clear all related transactions, so they are likely to Continue Reading
France-based oil and gas major Total said Friday it has signed an accord with the government of Papua New Guinea to double LNG exports from that country. Photo by Fletcher6/Wikipedia Continue Reading
China’s written response to U.S. demands for trade reforms is unlikely to trigger a breakthrough at talks between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping later this month, a senior Trump Continue Reading
