Trade debate simmers at global steel meeting
Understatements can be jarring in a place like Dubai, where little is left to the imagination when it comes to wealth and statements of status are a way of life.
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It is six years since a prominent newspaper dubbed BP’s chief executive the “most hated and clueless man in America” and in that time the company has paid $62 billion in fines and compensation for its role in the Macondo Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Hurricane Matthew caused millions of customers to go without power
(Mon, 17 Oct 2016) Hurricane Matthew resulted in temporary electricity outages for millions of customers along the southern Atlantic Coast. Matthew was a Category 3 hurricane when it hit the east coast of Florida, just north of the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, on Thursday, October 6.
Dakota Access protests come to Houston as the light crude market keeps shifting
The fight to halt construction of the Dakota Access crude pipeline made its way to the US energy capital as dozens of activists marched in downtown Houston.
Recovering and recycling paper has saved energy
(Fri, 14 Oct 2016) The recovery, or recycling, of paper and paperboard has increased from 34% of supply in 1990 to 67% of supply in 2015. Most of this recovered paper is consumed in the United States, but some is exported. Based on data from the American Forest and Paper Association, domestic consumption of recovered paper at U.S. mills increased to 31 million tons in 2015, while net recovered paper exports increased to 21 million tons.
Coking market could up CAPP thermal prices in more connected coal market
Speculation over a fourth-quarter benchmark settlement near $200/mt in the Asian seaborne coking coal market has Central Appalachian sources talking of strengthening Central Appalachian thermal prices through the winter, with pricing potentially approaching $70/st.
What’s in store for global polyethylene and polypropylene out to 2026?
Worldwide polyethylene production is seen to grow from 84.7 million mt in 2015 to 121 million mt by 2026.
Winter heating bills likely to increase, but still remain below recent winters
(Thu, 13 Oct 2016) Most U.S. households can expect higher heating expenditures this winter (October through March) compared with last winter, according to EIA's Winter Fuels Outlook. Winter heating expenditures for most fuels were especially low last winter, when energy prices were relatively low and warm weather reduced heating demand to the lowest level nationally in at least 25 years.
Preliminary estimates show that U.S. manufacturing energy consumption increased between 2010 and 2014
(Thu, 13 Oct 2016) Preliminary estimates for the 2014 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS) show that the total U.S. manufacturing energy consumption increased about 3.7% between 2010 and 2014. This is the first measured 4-year increase in manufacturing energy consumption since 2002. More detailed data tables and analysis of the 2014 MECS will be released in 2017.
Clinton’s energy independence claim may signal likely policy path
Near the end of Sunday’s contentious and much-maligned presidential debate, Hillary Clinton made, arguably, the most revealing statement yet on the likely path of energy policy in her White House.