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March 25, 2025
Chicago wheat futures eased Tuesday after the United States announced that it has reached agreements with Russia, Ukraine and other countries to ensure safe navigation on the Black Sea. Analysts predicted a large South American soybean crop and corn prices also dropped.
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March 25, 2025
Chicago wheat futures eased Tuesday after the United States announced that it has reached agreements with Russia, Ukraine and other countries to ensure safe navigation on the Black Sea. Analysts predicted a large South American soybean crop and corn prices also dropped.
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March 24, 2025
Donald Trump, the U.S. president, said Monday that any country buying oil or gas in Venezuela would be charged a 25% duty on all trades with the United States. The "secondary tariffs" will go into effect on April 2nd, Trump stated in a Truth Social posting.
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February 2, 2025
Marco Rubio, the top Trump administration diplomat, began his first overseas visit to Panama on Sunday. He was scheduled to meet Panamanian president Jose Raul Mulino and discuss U.S. concern about Chinese companies that could affect U.S. shipping…
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January 31, 2025
Mauricio Clever-Carone, U.S. Special Envoy for Latin America said that China's presence near the Panama Canal was a concern to Panama's national security, just days before the top U.S. diplomat Marco Rubio visited the country. Rubio is scheduled to depart for his first overseas trip on Saturday.
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January 14, 2025
Bretana crude, a niche oil from Peru, is becoming increasingly popular in the United States. The first cargo was discharged in the U.S. Gulf Coast last month. U.S. refiners are looking for alternatives to Mexican heavy crude. Bretana is a heavy…
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January 13, 2025
SailGP crews are tackling the new "T-foils", which have a higher speed, for the first in Auckland this weekend. This follows a successful outing of training on Monday. The L-shaped foils that have been in use since the league's start in 2019…
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January 7, 2025
Published a special report based on leaked emails last year that showed how Iranian oil company Sahara Thunder moved around the globe. The story shows the journeys of tankers carrying Iranian crude oil and the methods they use to avoid detection.
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January 7, 2025
refinery and pipeline changes reshuffled trade routes. and providers and purchasers split into areas. exports to Europe declined and more U.S. oil went to Europe. been rerouted to India and China. have shut in Europe in the middle of ongoing attacks on Red Sea shipping.
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January 3, 2025
Venezuelan oil exports increased 10.5% in the last year, despite the political instability of the country and the changes made to the U.S. sanction regime. This was due to partners of the state oil company PDVSA taking more cargoes with licenses issued by Washington.
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November 25, 2024
Chicago wheat prices fell Monday due to ample supplies, as the fear of a worsening conflict between Russia and Ukraine threatening Black Sea exports receded. Soybeans are up on the back of increased buying interest following contract lows in the last week.
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November 23, 2024
DUBAI (Nov 23) - Triple SailGP champions Australia began their campaign for 2025 with authority, taking the lead on the first day of racing in Dubai. The Australians showed off their tactical skills in a new, striking livery. Chris Draper joined…
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November 22, 2024
According to sources in the trade, Rongsheng Petrochemical purchased 2.65 million barrels (or 98.4 million gallons) of heavy crude oil for delivery in February from the Americas. Sources said that the three Canadian crude cargoes, each of which is 550…
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November 21, 2024
SailGP's fifth season will begin in Dubai at the weekend, with Rolex as the title sponsor. This partnership has been in place since the creation of the league. Rolex has been involved with sailing for almost 70 years and will become the title…
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November 19, 2024
The agricultural firm Louis Dreyfus announced on Tuesday the construction of a new transshipment sugar terminal in Brazil's Sao Paulo State, which is expected to be finished by mid-2025. Executives from the company claim that the new terminal…
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October 30, 2024
The Energy Information Administration (EIA), which is responsible for the U.S. government's energy policy, announced on Wednesday that U.S. gasoline inventories fell to their lowest level in two years last week due to increased demand. Crude…
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October 23, 2024
The global potash supply has returned to the levels before the invasion of Ukraine. Russia and Belarus have increased shipments to Asia, South America and Europe to avoid Western sanctions, and to pressure producers to reduce output to avoid an oversupply.
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October 12, 2024
Mayra Ruiz, a Cuban mother, wakes up every day wondering if she will hear from her son Maiquel Gonzalez. Gonzalez vanished without a trace on December 20, 2022, along with 28 family members and friends who fled to Florida in a homemade boat.
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October 12, 2024
Mayra Ruiz, a Cuban mother, wakes up every day wondering if she will hear from her son Maiquel Gonzalez. Gonzalez vanished without a trace on December 20, 2022, along with 28 family members and friends who fled to Florida in a homemade boat.
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October 8, 2024
Trade sources reported that two Indian state refiners bought 2,000,000 barrels of Venezuelan oil from Vitol, for delivery in November. This is despite the fact that Venezuelan crude shipments continue to increase to what was previously Venezuela's second-largest oil market.
