Turkey coup attempt: What has been the impact on global commodities, energy markets?
Following on from a failed coup attempt launched late Friday, July 15, by Turkish army officers, what has been the impact -- if any -- on commodities markets?
Fuel for Thought: OPEC’s pyrrhic market share victory
Paul Hickin blogs on how OPEC’s decision to defend its market share by opting for freewheeling crude oil production appears to be working.
The future of US fracking and finding who gets the final say
Fracking helped unleash a flood of new US oil and gas production, but it also brought a question: who, or what federal agency, has the power to regulate it?
U.S. oil companies closer to balancing capital investment with operating cash flow
(Mon, 18 Jul 2016) Although the crude oil price decline since 2014 has led to significant reductions in operating cash flow for U.S. oil companies, their immediate financial situations are improving. As oil companies' spending falls and crude oil prices increase, the need for oil companies to find external sources of funding may decline, which could reduce financial strain in the coming quarters.
Is India the next big thing in the Asian ethanol market?
Chatter has grown increasingly loud about Indian buying interest for seaborne, imported ethanol and there has been a flurry of new players hoping to jump onto the bandwagon.
Beijing not Brexit the focus for European steel markets
At the recent Platts Steel Markets Europe conference in Barcelona, Brexit paled in comparison to concerns around the ongoing influence of China on European steel markets.
Turkey coup close call a near black swan Black Friday for scrap market
Most predictions come with a disclaimer that if some rare, high-profile, unforeseen event were to occur, all bets are off. Usually that disclaimer is unwritten. Sometimes it is written.
Several nonpowered dams along the Ohio River to be converted to hydroelectric dams in 2016
(Fri, 15 Jul 2016) In 2016, nearly 300 megawatts (MW) of electricity generating capacity is expected to come online from dams that did not previously have electric generating units, commonly referred to as nonpowered dams (NPDs). NPD capacity additions make up 92% of the 320 MW of planned hydroelectric capacity for 2016.
Natural gas-fired electricity generation expected to reach record level in 2016
(Thu, 14 Jul 2016) Natural gas-fired electricity generation in the United States is expected to reach a record level this year, providing an average of 3.8 million megawatthours per day in 2016, or 4% higher than in 2015. Based on EIA's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), monthly natural gas-fired generation is expected to reach record highs in July and August, when weather-related demand for air conditioning increases electricity demand.
Mozambican thermal coal heads to Europe
Jacqueline Holman and Cameron Carswell discuss European utilities importing high ash thermal coal from Mozambique and whether demand is likely to rise in the coming months.