Politics dominates the energy market, oil stabilises but coal drifts lower while petcoke rises on lower freight rates

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark   The oil price remains subject to a risk premi...

20 Feb

FOB discounts fall while ARA discounts return to neutral

Coal fell sharply below US$100, due to weak demand and large stocks, on 22 January 2024, while o...

29 Jan

Energy complex continued lower with petcoke seeing new lows and higher discounts

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The energy complex fell further in December ...

23 Jan

Red Sea crisis on Pakistan’s cement industry

Pakistan closely monitors the Red Sea crisis as it could disturb the movement of cement export c...

18 Jan

Afghan coal price surge impacts northern Pakistan cement production costs

A spike in Afghan coal prices has affected the cost of cement production in northern Pakistan. J...

08 Jan

FOB discounts decrease but ARA discounts up

Coal, along with oil fell to US$100 on 21 December 2023, and OPEC+ introduced new cuts to suppor...

29 Dec

Oil pressures energy complex lower despite OPEC+ cuts while petcoke collapses, offering new high discounts towards coal

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The energy complex fell in November, with oil ...

22 Dec

Coal drops and petcoke-coal discounts fall

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The price of coal declined after the Israel-Gaz...

20 Dec

Fecto Cement Ltd is in discussion to install solar plant

According to AHL Research, Fecto Cement Ltd (FECTC) management held a corporate briefing sessi...

28 Nov

Energy complex lower on fading war premium while petcoke discounts fall as coal retraces

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The Israel-Gaza situation seems to be contained...

28 Nov