With the slow recovery of LNG demand, the global natural gas inventory is expanding. In addition, with the recovery of the economy, worries about the second wave of outbreaks have intensified market caution. Gas tanks in Japan, South Korea and Europe are full and dozens of LNG tankers are idle, trade and shipping sources said.

Recently, the excess supply of butadiene from Europe and the United States is expected to drag down the Asian butadiene market in the short term. Since the beginning of the year, about 150000 tons of butadiene goods from Europe and the United States have been shipped to Asia, most of which arrived in the Asian

A faster recovery in global oil demand and a sharp decline in global oil production are bringing the market closer to equilibrium than predicted a month ago. Brent crude oil futures closed at $39.99/barrel on June 4, 2020, up $13.55/barrel from May 1, 2020. Over the same period, West Texas Intermediate crude oil (WTI) futures

The demand for novel coronavirus pneumonia has led to a weak demand for LNG importing countries, and global LNG demand will be the first seasonal decline in 8 years. Demand for the summer will drop by 2.7% over the same period. According to giignl’s annual report on LNG industry 2020, Asia is the “leader” in

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This year, novel coronavirus pneumonia has affected the international crude oil prices, and the bulk chemical market has been affected to varying degrees. Take the organic raw material ethylene as an example, the price of CFR Northeast Asia fell by about 10% in the same period, and the performance of “triene” products was moderately higher.

The ethylene market in Asia began to rebound from the end of April to the record low. So far (May 25), the price of ethylene monomer in Northeast Asia is 672-680 US dollars / ton, and that in Southeast Asia is 612-620 US dollars / ton. In just over a month, the price of ethylene

Energy companies have been slashing exploration and production budgets since the outbreak and the collapse of oil prices, but with few profitable investment options, operators are now likely to increase their spending on oil and gas decommissioning projects. Rystad energy of Norway estimates that the total cost of global oil and gas decommissioning projects will

Mining operations in Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and parts of Canada began to pick up slowly in May, as countries halted global mining operations in March, in line with government imposed curbs on covid-19. According to data compiled by Reuters, the consequences of the coronavirus outbreak have forced global miners to cut their capital expenditure

By 2027, the global natural gas pipeline infrastructure market is expected to reach $3.228 trillion. The California based company said it would grow at a CAGR of 3.4% on a revenue / volume basis over the forecast period. Increased gas imports, as well as increased investment in infrastructure and network expansion, are likely to increase