Journals By Industry - Commodities Markets

Puma, a unit of Europe-based commodities giant Trafigura, on Dep. 15 said it will buy Chevron's fuel marketing and aviation businesses in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The assets include 192...

InterEnergy Holdings, the owner of the Consorcio Energetico Punta Cana-Macao (CEPM), on Jan. 10 announced a joint venture with the BW Gas company to build of a new liquid natural gas terminal in...

At the end of the 2010-2011 harvest, Honduras exported 5.2 million 48-kilo bags, 13% more than in the 2009-2010 harvest, reports Elsalvador.com (Dec. 19, 2011). The value of exports of the crop totaled...

The volatility that marked energy markets over the past year is almost guaranteed to continue in 2012. Geopolitical factors, such as Europe's financial crisis and conflicts with Iran and other regions, make long-range...

The spark spread represents the theoretical margin of electric power producers. Its understanding can reveal several speculative opportunities that traders can use to expand their market activity. There are several fundamental methods of...

In mid-December 2011, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) surprised the energy markets by deciding to increase oil production with a new output target of 30 million barrels a day. Bloomberg reported...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Recently, there has been substantial growth in mutual funds utilizing managed-futures-based strategies. The number of distinct managed futures mutual funds doubled to 24 in 2011, according to Morningstar Inc. The funds...

Guatemalan exports grew in 2011 by 25%, the highest percentage in the last 30 years, reports Elperiodico.com.gt (Jan. 2, 2011). Due to the high world price of coffee, silver and gold, oil and...

HEADNOTE On November 15, 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held a conference to explore what has been driving the large and rapid increases in Midwest farmland values. Academics, industry representatives, and...

HEADNOTE According to participants in the Chicago Fed's annual Economic Outlook Symposium, the U.S. economy is forecasted to grow at a pace below its historical average in 2012, following a year with an...

Byline: Staci Matlock New Mexico Gas Co.'s residential customers will see their monthly service rates rise about $3 beginning Feb. 1. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission approved a rate increase request by...

Establishing manufacturing structure of four production centers worldwide and strengthening BCP Tokyo, Jan 31, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Tanaka Holdings Co., Ltd. (a company of Tanaka Precious Metals) today announced that Tanaka...

The State-owned Oman Gas Co. (OGC) has expanded its gas network with a pipeline tying the Nimr field to Salalah on the south-western coast. The MOG has said domestic demand for natural gas...

Oman in 2008/09 weathered the global financial crisis and since then the economy has returned to pre-crisis GDP growth levels. In 2011, the government began investing RO30bn ($77.9bn) under a five-year plan to...

In his third State of the Union address to the US Congress, President Barack Obama on Jan. 24 said he was "determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon", stressing: "I will...

The EU may allow some of its members to use strategic oil reserves after an oil embargo on Iran goes into effect on July 1. In Davos, EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Ottinger on...

By the end of 2011, China Development Bank (CDB)'s total assets exceeded 6 trillion yuan (approx. US$952 billion) with a non-performing loan ratio of 0.4 per cent. In early January this year, Moly...

Verifying Businesses for Next-generation Transportation Infrastructure to Accommodate Expanded Use of EVs Tokyo, Jan 27, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI:TSE/7011), Hitachi, Ltd. (Hitachi:TSE/6501, NYSE/HIT) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC:TSE/8058)...

Energy Ministry does not rule out raising export duties on thermal coal Russia's Energy Ministry is unhappy with rising prices for "certain brands of coal" and is prepared to raise the issue of...