NYMEX: Gas futures ease with higher US gas output
Front-month US natural gas futures eased on 3 October as [...]
CRUDE SUMMARY: OPEC+ oversupply concerns fuel steep crude price losses this week
Investors await 5 October OPEC+ meeting where production hike is [...]
Plant status: Fire extinguished at US Chevron’s El Segundo refinery
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Here is a plant status report: Name: Chevron Location: [...]
Plant status: Thailand’s PTTGC plans end-Oct maintenance at PX unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here is a plant status report: Name: PTT Global [...]
French Year ’26 and Year ’27 contango may widen with limited risk expected in 2026
Widening contango on the French Year ’26 and Year ’27 [...]
PODCAST: Asia LAB demand optimistic for 2026, more competitive than fatty alcohols
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Demand for fatty alcohols mid-cuts C12–14 is expected to [...]
China’s average MTBE plant run rate slightly up to 58.4%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–The average run rate of China’s methyl tertiary butyl [...]
Plant status: China’s Shandong Yulong starts up No 2 MTBE plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here is a plant status report: Name: Shandong Yulong [...]
US UAN values ease slightly on fresh prompt terminal trading
HOUSTON (ICIS)–US urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) values decreased slightly as [...]
SHIPPING: Asia-US container rates mixed, face downward pressure on trade war, soft demand
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Rates for shipping containers from east Asia and China [...]