- + US moves to make nation's largest coal region unavailable to new mining—US officials on May 16 released a proposal to block future coal leases on public lands in the Powder River Basin, the nation's largest coal mining reg...
- + JERA to handle over 35 mil mt/year LNG, 7 mil mt/year hydrogen and ammonia by FY 2035-36—Japan's JERA expects to handle more than 35 million mt/year of LNG in fiscal year 2035-36 (April-March), as the country's largest power generation com...
- + Layers of IRA tax credits boost nuclear energy's economics, drive uprate interest—The US Inflation Reduction Act has provided multiple avenues for nuclear plant operators to benefit, with some options to layer multiple credits and e...
- + Colombian thermal coal sellers may turn to Indian buyers after failed Chinese offtake—Colombian thermal coal traders are looking to offer cargoes to Indian buyers after long congestion at Chinese ports led to the cancellation of shipmen...
- + Anglo American to divest its met coal operations, focus on copper, premium iron ore—Diversified miner Anglo American said May 14 that it will divest its metallurgical coal business and instead focus on copper and premium iron ore busi...
- + Russia targets combating sanctions as Novak role grows in new government—Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak is being given a new, broader economic role including combating sanctions in Russia's new government, adding to ...
- + Rimba Raya reignites regulatory and transparency concerns for carbon projects—(This is the second piece of a two-part series on the impact of the Indonesian government's revocation of the license of Rimba Raya, one of the world'...
- + Over two dozen states sue to overturn new EPA power plant emissions rule—A recently finalized federal rule requiring certain fossil fuel-fired generators to slash their carbon emissions is coming under legal fire, with doze...
- + Atlantic dry bulk market sees easing tonnage concerns amid Indonesia-India activity—The concerns of oversupply of tonnage from last week are expected to ease in the coming weeks as market sources now express confidence citing a balanc...
- + India's sweltering heat to perk up gas-based power demand—Above normal maximum temperatures and heat waves in parts of India are set to prop up gas-based power generation in the country, and possibly lead to ...
- + MET COAL SERIES: US suppliers flock to demand-rich Asia as regional steel expansion gains traction—This five-part story series examines the coking coal market from a few angles. This first part focuses on India's rising importance in spot markets. T...
- + MET COAL SERIES: China's 2024 met coal demand to rise only slightly amid property, infrastructure drag—This five-part story series examines the coking coal market from a few angles. This first part focuses on India's rising importance in spot markets. T...
- + MET COAL SERIES: India, China demand to widen Australia's lead as top coking coal exporter—This five-part story series examines the coking coal market from a few angles. This first part focuses on India's rising importance in spot markets. T...
- + MET COAL SERIES: Infographic - India’s meteoric rise in global met coal markets—This five-part story series examines the coking coal market from a few angles. This first part focuses on India's rising importance in spot markets. T...
- + MET COAL SERIES: India cautiously takes on greater say in coking coal spot market—This five-part story series examines the coking coal market from a few angles. This first part focuses on India's rising importance in spot markets. T...
- + INTERVIEW: Potential US long-run LNG-permitting pause to be 'devastating' for Asia - ANGEA CEO—Any potential long-term LNG-permitting pause by the US would likely be "devastating" for many Asian countries, forcing them to continue their use of c...
- + Expectations of tight summer to ramp up restocking in European gas, LNG markets: traders, analysts—Expectations of a tighter global natural gas summer balance this year and brewing warmer temperatures could see injections ramp up faster than previou...
- + Cheap iron ore, high scrap prices to widen Southeast Asia BF-EAF billet production costs in May—Cheaper iron ore and coking prices would bring down the blast furnace route of billet production cost, while higher scrap prices are pulling electric ...
- + INTERVIEW: DTEK's Ukrainian coal plant damages rise to 80% of available capacity—Ukrainian generator DTEK is in a race to rebuild six thermal power stations ahead of next winter after sustained Russian shelling reduced the company'...
- + Removal of export duty may lift demand for Russian thermal coal—Russian thermal coal may see higher demand following its government's decision to temporarily remove the duties on its export of thermal coal and anth...
- + Scorching heat across Asia drives up power, coal, gas demand—Asian countries including India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam are experiencing record early-summer temperatures that have driven up p...
- + Japan's JERA FY 2023-24 spot LNG procurement falls to 4.5 mil mt from record 7 mil mt year ago—Japan's largest power generation company JREA bought about 4.5 million mt of spot LNG for power generation in fiscal year 2023-24 (April-March), falli...
- + Saudi Aramco CEO says 80% of oil demand to come from Global South by 2050—Saudi Aramco's CEO Amin Nasser said April 29 that nations in the Global South will continue to fuel oil demand growth and urged investments in renewab...
- + Russian resilience amid sanctions may falter in face of technology gaps: experts—Russia has been surprisingly resilient in the face of oil and gas sanctions, but that resilience may not last too long because Russia has not found a ...
- + US EPA finalizes CO2 limits for power plants, updates mercury standards—The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized two rules aimed at tackling air emissions in the power sector, requiring certain fossil-fired gen...
- + Miner Anglo American rejects 'opportunistic' $39 billion takeover bid from BHP—Diversified miner Anglo American on April 26 rejected a GBP31.1 billion ($38.9 billion) takeover bid by another large miner BHP, saying the proposal s...
- + Costly Australian renewable hydrogen may lose upcoming supply deals to Middle East, US—Australia's renewable/low carbon hydrogen projects could miss out on large offtake deals due to high production costs and a greater focus on renewable...
- + Miner BHP proposes GBP31 bil takeover of Anglo American—Diversified miner BHP said April 25 it made a proposal for a potential takeover of another large miner, Anglo American, in a major deal that would giv...
- + Vietnam's draft policies for gas/LNG and renewables underpin market reforms—Vietnam's government has unveiled two key draft policies for public consultation before they are formally approved -- one on developing power plants f...
- + TRADE REVIEW: Chinese iron ore demand hinges on China's construction growth, restocking in Q2—This report is part of the S&P Global Commodity Insights' Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key tre...
- + US House panel leaders press DOE for internal documents on LNG pause—The House Science, Space and Technology Committee is pressing US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm for more transparency about the scope of studies t...
- + TRADE REVIEW: Asian steel, scrap to face headwinds in Q2 on lackluster demand, export challenges—This report is part of the S&P Global Commodity Insights' Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key tre...
- + TRADE REVIEW: Alumina to be supported in Q2 by refinery curtailments; metal sanctions on Russia in focus—This report is part of the S&P Global Commodity Insights' Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key tre...
- + TRADE REVIEW: Bearish signals loom for Asian met coal in Q2—The seaborne metallurgical coal market has entered the second quarter with bearish signals, fueling concerns that prime hard coking coal prices could ...
- + US power sector natural gas demand sets another record in Q1, remains strong in April—US power sector natural gas demand set another record in the first quarter and has remained higher year over year into April, although it could come u...
- + TRADE REVIEW: Cobalt metal market seen oversupplied through Q2 as demand subdued—This report is part of the S&P Global Commodity Insights' Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key tre...
- + US-Brazil met coal freight slumps as shipowners shift focus to ECSA grains—After a trading lull during the Lunar New Year in early February, US-Brazil met coal freight has dipped further, as time-charter rates dropped to mid-...
- + TRADE REVIEW: Asian nickel ore tightness seen easing in Q2 on potential Indonesian supply gain—This report is part of the S&P Global Commodity Insights' Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key tre...
- + Carbon capture, utilization and storage unlikely to play role in steel decarbonization: IEEFA—Carbon capture utilization and storage, or CCUS, is unlikely to play a major role in steel decarbonization due to its low carbon capture rate and the ...
- + Interactive: The Platts Benchmark Heatmap—The price wall visualizes 258 of the most important price benchmarks assessed by Platts across various commodities from crude through to chemicals, LN...
- + Italian renewables output climbs 29% in March, self-consumption hits record—Italian renewable power generation increased 29% year on year in March to 9.2 TWh, jumping from 37% to 52% of the monthly domestic supply stack over t...
- + TRADE REVIEW: Asian lithium prices to be steady in Q2 on measured demand, ample supply—This report is part of the S&P Global Commodity Insights' Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key tre...
- + Texas power burn records likely to extend into summer on low gas prices—Natural gas-fired power burn demand will likely see another record-setting summer in Texas this year as historically low gas prices sustain an ongoing...
- + TRADE REVIEW: China Q2 copper concs TC/RCs to be stable amid tight supply, smelters' output cuts—This report is part of the S&P Global Commodity Insights' Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key tre...
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