Journals By Industry - Energy Markets

Tokyo, Feb 8, 2012 - (JCN) - Furukawa Electric has completed the acquisition of the New York-based second generation high temperature superconductivity wire manufacturer SuperPower Inc. from the Philips group. Through this acquisition,...

The opening of a downstream plastics manufacturing plant in the Salalah free zone in December 2006 marked the beginning of a new phase in the region's petrochemical industry. It caught many by surprise...

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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...

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...

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...

ORDERS & CONTRACTS Brazil's tissue producer MiIi has recently acquired a new PM from Voith to be installed at its 1 00,000-tonne/yrTrês Barras mill, in Santa Catarina state. The new PM 7 will...

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...

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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...

The Renewable Energy Ministry 2010 said he was in talks with several countries, including Germany, China and India, for co-operation in renewables. This ministry actively participates in annual World Future Energy Summit conferences...

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...

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)...