Overview Ultrapetrol serves the shipping markets for grain, vegetable oils, minerals, crude oil, petroleum and refined petroleum products, as well as the offshore oil platform supply market. It operates three segments: a river...
China's imports of nickel ore and concentrate declined 30.66 percent on monthly basis in December to 4.37 million tons amid soft domestic demand and high stockpiles, Antaike analyst Xu Aidong told Interfax Feb....
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 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...
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...
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...
Saudi Petroleum & Mineral Resources Minister Ali al-Na'imi has repeatedly stated in recent days that the kingdom will be able to almost instantly raise its crude oil production from 10m to 11.8m b/d...
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...
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...
There are fuel shortages in the country caused partly by financial difficulties being faced by the interim government since the fall of President Mubarak and partly in view of rising domestic prices. Long...
Carlsbad's SkinMedica Inc. is getting into the mineral makeup action. The privately held aesthetics company said it acquired Colorescience, a $10 million cosmetics brand with headquarters in Aliso Viejo. Financial terms were not...
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation (NYSE:CDE)(TSX:CDM) today announced the appointment of Randy Buffington to the position of Senior Vice President of Operations. In this role, Mr. Buffington will oversee the...
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. -- Directors of AmeriGas Propane, Inc., general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (NYSE: APU), have declared a quarterly partnership distribution of $0.7625 per limited partnership unit, payable February 17, 2012...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f0dc8a/global_and_chinese) has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Offshore Rig Industry Report, 2011" report to their offering. Offshore Rig Can Be Divided into 8 Categories: *...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a6cbf5/bulgaria_coal_mini) has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Bulgaria Coal Mining Market Overview and Forecast to 2020: Trends, Fiscal Regime, Major Projects, and Competitive Landscape" to their...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/999687/china_power_report) has announced the addition of the "China Power Report Q1 2012" report to their offering. Data released by China's National Development and Reform Commission in November 2011...