Geopolitical risk drives entire energy complex higher with oil at 8-year peak and coal supporting petcoke prices

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The euro rose sharply from US$1.1150 to US$1...

19 Feb

Ukraine-Russia tension lifts oil, gas and coal prices while petcoke discounts improve rapidly

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark Since ICR’s most recent energy report , the ge...

04 Feb

Oil back to US$80 while Indonesian export ban supports coal – petcoke steady in low December trading

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The euro was stable between US$1.12-1.14 despit...

27 Jan

After sharp falls in oil and coal, Omicron fears fading – petcoke down but with coal slowly higher, discounts return to positive

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The euro broke lower due to hawkish talk from t...

17 Dec

Inline and offline oil filtration

Proper oil filtration can reduce downtime and increase equipment reliability. Combining inline a...

14 Dec

Petcoke prices fall while coal sees upward movement

Following on from ICR’s most recent energy report , the price of Brent oil fell to US$78.50. Th...

23 Nov

Coal sharply lower after Chinese price intervention, petcoke discounts turn negative as petcoke price remains stable

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The euro holding tight US$1.15-1.17 trading ran...

19 Nov

Petcoke market stable, but coal to see return to normality?

Following on from ICR’s most recent energy report , the coal rally was at an all-time high but ...

29 Oct

Coal rally continues amid high European gas prices

Since ICR’s most recent energy report , the coal rally continues, driven by high prices for gas...

29 Sep

Coal rallies to 2009 highs – increased demand for petcoke as discounts widening – oil stable

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The euro tested the lower range but remains ...

17 Sep