Market Update: OPEC’s Global Oil Production Cuts Extended till End 2018
OPEC and non-OPEC oil producing countries agreed last week (30 November) to prolong the oil production cuts until the end of next year as they
Fertilizer Industry News: Emmerson, Phospholutions and Verdesian Life Sciences
EMMERSON, a British company whose primary focus is on developing the Khemisset Potash project located in Northern Morocco, intends to start the construction of an
Market Update: Potash Corp Still Faces Weak Prices Despite Healthy Demand
Canada’s Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, the world’s largest producer of the crop nutrient by capacity, is thought to post $901.37 million in sales for October-December,
Russia’s Sakhalin-1 Project Jeopardizes OPEC Output Freeze
Oil production from Russia’s Sakhalin-1 project is poised to go up by about 25% to 250,000-260,000 barrels per day from January 2018, suggesting that the
Chinese Fertilizer Company Opens US Office in Los Angeles
The Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group Co. Ltd., based in Shandong, China, which produces crop nutrients made from seaweed had set up a store in Los
India Rolls Out Direct Fertilizer Subsidy Distribution
The public sector company, Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT), which is the major fertilizer supplier in the Indian state of Kerala, has been leading
Powering South America: Bolivia Signs Gas Deal with Foreign Energy Companies
The Bolivian government signed natural gas development contracts with Spain’s Repsol, Brazil’s Petrobras, Royal Dutch Shell and Pan American Energy earlier this week. Covering blocks
Nebraska Approves Controversial Keystone XL Pipeline
Nebraska officials yesterday (20 November) gave a green light to the Keystone XL pipeline, thus essentially getting rid of the last major regulatory obstacle standing
Greening Africa: Zimbabwe Softens Restrictions on Fertilizer Imports
Zimbabwe has softened some restrictions on crop nutrients and agro-chemical imports as local producers are having a hard time to meet demand. In June last
Expert Analysis: Water-Energy-Food Nexus Towards Achieving and Managing Sustainability
Security in energy, food, and water is inseparably connected with human, economic and environmental sustainability, and this link is strengthening under increasing natural resource scarcity
Focus on Fancy Fertilizers: EuroChem Serving Asia’s Potash Market
EuroChem Group AG, owned by Russian commodities tycoon Andrey Melnichenko, is investing more than $6 billion in two potash-producing mines. EuroChem is relying on Asian