Platts MVS China Steel Mill Margins show heightened volatility, challenges for steel
We assess current trends for steel mill margins in China and for EAF mills in Turkey and the US, and examine the challenges facing global steel markets.
Government Must Play a Role Again in Job Creation
What has stopped the United States from creating better-paying jobs is not a lack of ideas but an encrusted ideological opposition to government activism.
Crude oil volatility decreases as prices rise from early 2016 levels
(Tue, 10 May 2016) During the first three months of 2016, crude oil prices were relatively more volatile than in recent history. This elevated volatility occurred when overall oil prices were low, and volatility was driven by high uncertainty related to supply, demand, and inventories. Crude oil price volatility has declined since its peak in March. Prices have risen as concerns about future economic growth have abated and as inventory growth has slowed since the start of the year.
Venezuela's power struggle a race against time: Fuel for Thought
Venezuela's oil industry is at risk of grinding to a halt, along with the rest of the nation, as El Guri, Venezuela’s largest hydroelectric power facility, could see a drop in output of 3,800 megawatts if eight of 18 turbines are shut down.
U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in 2015 are 12% below their 2005 levels
(Mon, 09 May 2016) After increasing in 2013 and in 2014, energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell in 2015. In 2015, U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were 12% below the 2005 levels, mostly because of changes in the electric power sector.
Border protection: A lot more than a wall is already in place to protect steel trade
Donald Trump promises to build a wall along the Mexican border, but what about other ports of entry to the US market? Joe Innace investigates.
Nord Stream 2 heats up Russia, Ukraine's gas transit dispute
Will Russia's controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project to Germany be online by the end of 2019, before its ten-year transit contract with Ukraine expires?
The multifaceted metamorphosis ahead for Mexico's energy markets
The Mexico energy market has been a hot topic ever since late 2013 when the government decided to liberalize the energy sector, opening it up to foreign investment.
US steelmakers rummaging in the trade case toolbox for imports relief
It took four years, but we might now know what former Nucor CEO Dan DiMicco meant in 2012 when he said Nucor was "exploring some very new and unique ways" of combating unfairly traded steel imports.
Nigeria Country Analysis Brief
(Fri, 06 May 2016) Nigeria is the largest oil producer in Africa and is among the world?s top five largest exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Supply disruptions, typically caused by pipeline sabotage from thieves siphoning crude oil and condensate, are common in Nigeria?s oil and natural gas industries. Pipeline sabotage and oil supply disruptions have increased in 2016, leading to a decline in Nigeria?s crude oil production. Because Nigeria heavily depends on oil revenue, its economy is noticeably affected by changes to its oil production and/or to global crude oil prices.