Tag: fuel surcharges

Best in Energy – 14 April 2022

Global industrial metals inventories very depleted

China to stimulate consumer expenditure (trans.)

U.S. central bank tries to avoid hard landing ($FT)

China’s coal shipments hit by long delays ($BBG)

Oil traders set to reduce purchases from Russia

U.S. Haynesville gas production rises

Amazon adds fuel surcharges ($BBG)

U.S. PETROLEUM inventories including the strategic petroleum reserve rose +3 million bbl to 1,712 million bbl last week. Inventories have risen by a total of almost +5 million bbl in the two most recent weeks after declining by -81 million bbl over the previous twelve weeks:

U.S. DISTILLATE stocks fell by almost -3 million bbl to just 111 million bbl, the lowest for the time of year since 2008:

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Best in Energy – 11 April 2022

EU’s Russia coal ban upends market ($BBG)

U.S. SPR sales and impact on oil prices

Nigeria power grid collapses for second time

Germany expects “brief spike” in coal costs

Germany to help firms hit by sanctions ($FT)

EU divided on Russia energy embargo ($FT)

EU divided on Russia oil import ban ($WSJ)

Biomass supplies hit by Russia conflict ($FT)

U.S. transport firms raise fuel surcharges ($WSJ)

Japan orders gas companies to boost inventories

EU/Japan competition for energy imports ($FT)

China’s grain supply threatened by covid ($BBG)

U.S. nuclear generation fell in 2020 and 2021

China accelerates nuclear armament ($WSJ)

U.S. OIL AND GAS producers added +16 new rigs last week with increases in both oil (+13) and gas (+3). The total number of active rigs climbed to 689, up from a cyclical low of 244 in August 2020 but below the pre-pandemic level of 793 in early March 2020:

U.S. NET GAS EXPORTS averaged 332 billion cubic feet per month in the three months from November to January compared with 294 billion in the same period a year earlier, as a result of the growth in liquefaction capacity and strong demand from Europe and Asia:

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