Links to previous press releases are below.
Japanese Coal Receipts Flat
Overall coal imports were unchanged year-on-year in February at 14.4 Mt, provisional data from the Japanese finance ministry show.
Japanese Iron Ore Imports Fall
Japanese iron ore imports fell by 2.1% year-on-year to 9.5 Mt in February, according to provisional finance ministry data. Shipments have now fallen on an annual basis in twelve of the last sixteen...
Read MoreEast-West naphtha spread reaches record high
The Europe-Asia naphtha spread hit a record high on Tuesday of $42/t on weakened European petrochemical demand from the coronavirus pandemic, Platts reports.
Demand for naphtha has been weak...
Read MoreOman to increase oil supply to 1M b/d
Oman is set to join Saudi Arabia and the UAE in increasing oil production when the OPEC+ agreement comes to an end this month, Platts reports.
Oman is planning to increase oil supply to its...
Read MoreUS Industrial Production Climbs in February
After five successive month of annual contraction, US industrial production was flat year-on-year in February, although manufacturing output was 0.4% below the year-ago level, data from the US Federal Reserve reveal.
Annual Growth in Chinese House Prices Slows
Growth in Chinese house prices slowed in February with the sales prices of newly constructed commercial residential buildings in 70 medium and large cities, monitored by the National Bureau of...
Read MoreIndonesian Bauxite Exports Extend Rise
From a peak of 1.8 Mt in December (the highest month since shipments restarted in June 2017), Indonesian bauxite exports slipped to a three-month low of 1.6 Mt in January, although still up by 0.3 Mt...
Read MoreIndonesian Coal Exports Decline
Indonesian coal exports fell to 38.2 Mt in January (including lignite), down by 1.5 Mt year-on-year and the first annual decline since June 2019, according to data from Bank Indonesia. However, loadings rose from 37.2 Mt in December 2019.