Chinese steelmaking cuts hammer market
Chinese domestic market strength and reduced export volumes have been a primary driver of the global steel and iron ore rally this year. But...
Tariffs could come back to haunt US biodiesel industry
Already plagued by poor blending economics, the US biodiesel industry now faces a possible drop in demand thanks to the feds.
Technology underpinning bitcoin gets applied to contracts: Fuel for Thought
As the questions filed by the conference’s app popped up on the screen at the Blockchain in Oil & Gas conference in Houston earlier this month, it was pretty clear there were two types of people in the audience.
Residential electricity prices up 3% in first half of 2017
(Mon, 25 Sep 2017) Retail electricity rates paid by U.S. residential customers averaged 12.8 cents per kilowatthour (kWh) during the first six months of 2017, an increase of about 3% compared to the same period in 2016. First half of 2017 average electricity prices are higher than last year in most areas of the country, with only six states experiencing lower prices
Billionaires, Bruised Egos, and the Death of a Grand Project
Barry Diller was about to win the battle for his $250 million arts pier, but then came the ‘petty questions’ from his opponents and he decided to pull the plug.
Cracks in a Puerto Rican Dam Send Neighbors a Message: Leave Now
Officials of Isabela, in northwest Puerto Rico, are trying to evacuate residents after Hurricane Maria damaged the nearby Guajataca Dam.
Steel industry looks to jump-start Trump trade engine
Steelworkers from around the US descended on Washington to ask their legislators one thing: What’s happening with the Trump Administration’s Section 232 investigation?
EIA now publishes estimates of monthly rail shipments of petroleum coke and asphalt
(Fri, 22 Sep 2017) To document industry changes and improve data series on petroleum product shipments, EIAâs most recent <em>Petroleum Supply Monthly</em> includes new information on petroleum coke and asphalt movements by rail within the United States and to and from Canada. Similar to EIAâs petroleum and biofuel rail movement data, the new monthly data include rail movements dating back to January 2010.
Puerto Rico Faces Mountain of Obstacles on the Road to Recovery
For an island long crippled by enormous debt and an essentially bankrupt financial system, Puerto Rico’s road back has gone from long to seemingly endless.
Petroleum Supply Annual, Volume 2
(Thu, 21 Sep 2017) Final monthly statistics for the supply and disposition of crude oil and petroleum products.