Brazilian recession changes dynamics of its aluminum industry
The expression, "Crisis brings opportunity and change", sums up the current situation in the Brazilian aluminum industry perfectly.
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Instead of the relatively ho-hum day-to-day ups and downs that pass for normal in the world of buying and selling commodities, those who deal in jet fuel in the Chicago area have had to familiarize themselves with terms enough to make market players pull their hair out.
EIA provides daily summary of Southern California energy conditions
(Tue, 20 Sep 2016) The U.S. Energy Information Administration now provides a report with daily information on Southern California energy markets, the <em>Southern California Daily Energy Report</em>, to help give context to the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage situation.
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S&P said in May: “We believe that a decision to go ahead on the Hinkley Point C nuclear newbuild would likely lead to a one-notch rating downgrade given the embedded high execution risks and significant investment needs.”
UK Nuclear Analysis: Hinkley Point C - An uncertain gateway for new nuclear
If Hinkley Point C proceeds, it points to a future UK generation mix heavily reliant on fixed-cost generation and provides a bleak outlook for gas-fired operators, CCS and new forms of renewables like tidal power.
Southern California Daily Energy Report
(Mon, 19 Sep 2016) EIA?s Southern California Daily Energy Report shows how electricity and natural gas are being managed in Southern California following the discovery of the leak at the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility in October 2015.
The United States is both a major importer and exporter of motor gasoline
(Mon, 19 Sep 2016) The United States simultaneously imports and exports gasoline because of regional differences in gasoline supply and demand balances. The two regions with the largest supply and demand imbalances are the East Coast, which imported 581,000 barrels per day (b/d) of gasoline in 2015, and the Gulf Coast, which exported 551,000 b/d of gasoline in 2015.
Steel slowdown curbs scrap enthusiasm in US
An American scrap trader was cleaning out his garage earlier this summer. Nicholas Tolomeo explains.
Recent energy intensity decline in government buildings exceeds commercial sector average
(Fri, 16 Sep 2016) About 14% of commercial buildings in the United States are owned by a government agency at federal, state, and local levels. The latest data from EIA's Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) show these buildings have significantly reduced their energy intensity in recent years.
Electricity customers' service restored in Tallahassee after Hurricane Hermine
(Thu, 15 Sep 2016) Many electric customers lost service as Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida and moved over portions of several southern states in early September. Electricity use in the city of Tallahassee, Florida dropped rapidly in the hours after the hurricane's landfall around midnight on September 2, falling to less than 20% of forecast normal hourly demand. Service was not back to near normal levels until at least three days later.