Ethylene prices in Asia may remain strong
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
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
Global oil and gas decommissioning costs will reach 42 billion
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
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
Global mining companies cut spending
Thursday, 21 May 2020
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
Global gas infrastructure will grow to $3.2 trillion
Thursday, 21 May 2020
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
LNG prices in Asia soared by 20%
Friday, 15 May 2020
Spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Asia surged more than 20 per cent in a week as demand picked up in China and South Korea, the main importers, and buyers cancelled US LNG shipments. Several traders told Reuters that spot prices for several batches of LNG fluctuated between $2.40 and $2.65 per million
The dawn of international crude oil market
Friday, 15 May 2020
Boosted by the decline of US crude oil inventory and the record low level of Iran’s export, Saudi Arabia, the main producer of production reduction, is also earnestly implementing its production reduction commitment. It has reduced its supply to the Asian market at present, and the record production reduction agreement is giving the market a
The reversal of international oil price needs to be reconfirmed
Friday, 08 May 2020
On the supply side, OPEC + will jointly reduce production by 9.7 million barrels / day from May 1, according to the previous production reduction agreement reached between OPEC and non OPEC oil producing countries. At present, based on the agreement constraints and the demand of passive production reduction, the supply will tend to be
Global coatings giants actively respond to the crisis
Friday, 08 May 2020
Recently, the global listed coating companies have disclosed the first quarter report, and mentioned the “new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic” in the quarterly report at the same time. Due to the negative impact of the epidemic, the performance of several coating giants in the first quarter of this year has been affected to varying degrees, and
Global oil demand market is facing malaise
Thursday, 30 April 2020
Recently, one disaster after another novel coronavirus pneumonia and the international oil price collapse were also hit by the two major conflicts, the Middle East and North Africa, which had been in conflict and economic turmoil. At present, novel coronavirus pneumonia cases in the Middle East have been diagnosed in 200 thousand cases, and the
The price trend of polyethylene market goes up
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
In April, the polyethylene market experienced a sharp rise and fall, crazy interpretation of the roller coaster market. In the early ten days, affected by the global epidemic, the demand for medical materials was urgent, while crude oil and futures strongly promoted, polypropylene fiber material took the lead in opening the crazy mode. The polyethylene