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Entergy Texas acquires 140,977 st of coal in April, up 30% on month
Entergy Texas purchased 140,977 st of coal in April, up 30.3% from the 108,165 st bought a month earlier, according to a regulative filing revealed Tuesday.
The energy informed the Public Utility Compensation of Texas it purchased 67,113 st of coal for its 241-MW Big Cajun No. 2 plant and 73,401 st for its 385-MW Nelson-6 unit, compared with 43,120 st as well as 63,461 st purchased in March, specifically, according to the filing.
The staying 463 st was noted as physical stock modifications, compared with 1,584 st in modifications a month previously.
In the year-ago month, 293,685 st was delivered to the Large Cajun plant, while no coal was supplied to the Nelson plant, according to data from the US Energy Info Management.
drag-reducing agents paid about $4.99 million for the coal, or $35.43/ st, compared to $3.85 million, or $35.56/ st in March, according to the declaring.
The average heat web content for Large Cajun No. 2 was 8,458 Btu/lb, while Nelson-6 balanced 8,472 Btu/lb for coal from the Powder River Container.
Roughly $2.54 million, or $37.81/ st, worth of coal was delivered to Large Cajun No. 2, while $2.38 million, or $32.44/ st, worth of coal was purchased for the Nelson system.
The declaring did not offer any details on the providers of April's coal. In the year-ago month, 146,003 st was provided by Kiewit's Buckskin mine, while 82,183 st was supplied by Arc Coal's Black Thunder and Coal Creek mines and also 32,664 st was from Peabody's Caballo mine. The staying 32,835 st was from Blackjewel's Eagle Butte mine, although it was possessed by Contura Power at the time.
March and also April are usually slower months for energies, which have a tendency to perform upkeep at that time of the year.
In April, Nelson-6 produced 6,798 MWh of power, which set you back $200,869 or $29.55/ MWh, compared to 8,100 MWh at a cost of $150,899, or $18.63/ MWh a month earlier. Huge Cajun No. 2 did not generate power in April, compared to 57,485 MWh generated in March.
Large Cajun No. 2 opened up in 1983 and also lies in New Roadways, Louisiana, while Nelson-6 started operations in 1982 and is in Westlake, Louisiana.
The energy informed the Public Utility Compensation of Texas it purchased 67,113 st of coal for its 241-MW Big Cajun No. 2 plant and 73,401 st for its 385-MW Nelson-6 unit, compared with 43,120 st as well as 63,461 st purchased in March, specifically, according to the filing.
The staying 463 st was noted as physical stock modifications, compared with 1,584 st in modifications a month previously.
In the year-ago month, 293,685 st was delivered to the Large Cajun plant, while no coal was supplied to the Nelson plant, according to data from the US Energy Info Management.
drag-reducing agents paid about $4.99 million for the coal, or $35.43/ st, compared to $3.85 million, or $35.56/ st in March, according to the declaring.
The average heat web content for Large Cajun No. 2 was 8,458 Btu/lb, while Nelson-6 balanced 8,472 Btu/lb for coal from the Powder River Container.
Roughly $2.54 million, or $37.81/ st, worth of coal was delivered to Large Cajun No. 2, while $2.38 million, or $32.44/ st, worth of coal was purchased for the Nelson system.
The declaring did not offer any details on the providers of April's coal. In the year-ago month, 146,003 st was provided by Kiewit's Buckskin mine, while 82,183 st was supplied by Arc Coal's Black Thunder and Coal Creek mines and also 32,664 st was from Peabody's Caballo mine. The staying 32,835 st was from Blackjewel's Eagle Butte mine, although it was possessed by Contura Power at the time.
March and also April are usually slower months for energies, which have a tendency to perform upkeep at that time of the year.
In April, Nelson-6 produced 6,798 MWh of power, which set you back $200,869 or $29.55/ MWh, compared to 8,100 MWh at a cost of $150,899, or $18.63/ MWh a month earlier. Huge Cajun No. 2 did not generate power in April, compared to 57,485 MWh generated in March.
Large Cajun No. 2 opened up in 1983 and also lies in New Roadways, Louisiana, while Nelson-6 started operations in 1982 and is in Westlake, Louisiana.
French trade union says oil industry strike heightening
Operations at French refineries as well as ports remain to be disrupted by strike activity Tuesday as employees joined a new age of protests versus federal government strategies to revamp pension plans and also profession unions stated the movement was "obtaining more powerful."
The major profession union CGT claimed the commercial activity was "increasing, getting stronger and also will certainly result in the failure of this antisocial government policy."
drag-reducing agents said manufacturing in any way of France's refineries is currently "halted completely."
In addition Total Petrochemicals, a lubes plant in Rouen, Total Amount Fluides as well as Overall Aeronautics are likewise on strike, the CGT stated.
Gas materials are likewise interfered with, the CGT claimed, including that "just emergency situation solutions and also healthcare facilities are obtaining product supplies."
Attempts to resume distributions from Total amount's Grandpuits refinery by needing strikers to function have additionally failed, the CGT said.
The separate strike at the two oil terminals at the French Mediterranean port Marseille-- Fos as well as Lavera-- also continues, resulting in 69 vessels delayed.
These consisting of 29 filthy vessels, 18 tidy tankers, 10 LPG carriers and also 8 chemical ships as well as four barges, which were waiting outside the port.
The major profession union CGT claimed the commercial activity was "increasing, getting stronger and also will certainly result in the failure of this antisocial government policy."
drag-reducing agents said manufacturing in any way of France's refineries is currently "halted completely."
In addition Total Petrochemicals, a lubes plant in Rouen, Total Amount Fluides as well as Overall Aeronautics are likewise on strike, the CGT stated.
Gas materials are likewise interfered with, the CGT claimed, including that "just emergency situation solutions and also healthcare facilities are obtaining product supplies."
Attempts to resume distributions from Total amount's Grandpuits refinery by needing strikers to function have additionally failed, the CGT said.
The separate strike at the two oil terminals at the French Mediterranean port Marseille-- Fos as well as Lavera-- also continues, resulting in 69 vessels delayed.
These consisting of 29 filthy vessels, 18 tidy tankers, 10 LPG carriers and also 8 chemical ships as well as four barges, which were waiting outside the port.
Entergy Texas buys 140,977 st of coal in April, up 30% on month
Entergy Texas purchased 140,977 st of coal in April, up 30.3% from the 108,165 st bought a month earlier, according to a regulative filing revealed Tuesday.
The energy informed the Public Utility Compensation of Texas it purchased 67,113 st of coal for its 241-MW Big Cajun No. 2 plant and 73,401 st for its 385-MW Nelson-6 unit, compared with 43,120 st as well as 63,461 st purchased in March, specifically, according to the filing.
The staying 463 st was noted as physical stock modifications, compared with 1,584 st in modifications a month previously.
In the year-ago month, 293,685 st was delivered to the Large Cajun plant, while no coal was supplied to the Nelson plant, according to data from the US Energy Info Management.
drag-reducing agents paid about $4.99 million for the coal, or $35.43/ st, compared to $3.85 million, or $35.56/ st in March, according to the declaring.
The average heat web content for Large Cajun No. 2 was 8,458 Btu/lb, while Nelson-6 balanced 8,472 Btu/lb for coal from the Powder River Container.
Roughly $2.54 million, or $37.81/ st, worth of coal was delivered to Large Cajun No. 2, while $2.38 million, or $32.44/ st, worth of coal was purchased for the Nelson system.
The declaring did not offer any details on the providers of April's coal. In the year-ago month, 146,003 st was provided by Kiewit's Buckskin mine, while 82,183 st was supplied by Arc Coal's Black Thunder and Coal Creek mines and also 32,664 st was from Peabody's Caballo mine. The staying 32,835 st was from Blackjewel's Eagle Butte mine, although it was possessed by Contura Power at the time.
March and also April are usually slower months for energies, which have a tendency to perform upkeep at that time of the year.
In April, Nelson-6 produced 6,798 MWh of power, which set you back $200,869 or $29.55/ MWh, compared to 8,100 MWh at a cost of $150,899, or $18.63/ MWh a month earlier. Huge Cajun No. 2 did not generate power in April, compared to 57,485 MWh generated in March.
Large Cajun No. 2 opened up in 1983 and also lies in New Roadways, Louisiana, while Nelson-6 started operations in 1982 and is in Westlake, Louisiana.
The energy informed the Public Utility Compensation of Texas it purchased 67,113 st of coal for its 241-MW Big Cajun No. 2 plant and 73,401 st for its 385-MW Nelson-6 unit, compared with 43,120 st as well as 63,461 st purchased in March, specifically, according to the filing.
The staying 463 st was noted as physical stock modifications, compared with 1,584 st in modifications a month previously.
In the year-ago month, 293,685 st was delivered to the Large Cajun plant, while no coal was supplied to the Nelson plant, according to data from the US Energy Info Management.
drag-reducing agents paid about $4.99 million for the coal, or $35.43/ st, compared to $3.85 million, or $35.56/ st in March, according to the declaring.
The average heat web content for Large Cajun No. 2 was 8,458 Btu/lb, while Nelson-6 balanced 8,472 Btu/lb for coal from the Powder River Container.
Roughly $2.54 million, or $37.81/ st, worth of coal was delivered to Large Cajun No. 2, while $2.38 million, or $32.44/ st, worth of coal was purchased for the Nelson system.
The declaring did not offer any details on the providers of April's coal. In the year-ago month, 146,003 st was provided by Kiewit's Buckskin mine, while 82,183 st was supplied by Arc Coal's Black Thunder and Coal Creek mines and also 32,664 st was from Peabody's Caballo mine. The staying 32,835 st was from Blackjewel's Eagle Butte mine, although it was possessed by Contura Power at the time.
March and also April are usually slower months for energies, which have a tendency to perform upkeep at that time of the year.
In April, Nelson-6 produced 6,798 MWh of power, which set you back $200,869 or $29.55/ MWh, compared to 8,100 MWh at a cost of $150,899, or $18.63/ MWh a month earlier. Huge Cajun No. 2 did not generate power in April, compared to 57,485 MWh generated in March.
Large Cajun No. 2 opened up in 1983 and also lies in New Roadways, Louisiana, while Nelson-6 started operations in 1982 and is in Westlake, Louisiana.
US ethylene contracts settle at 39-month lows
US ethylene agreement rates have actually hit 39-month lows after settling for April as well as May down 1.5 cents/lb and also 0.75 cent/lb, specifically, market sources claimed Tuesday.
The two-month settlement late Monday, which resources claimed was considered marketwide despite a minimum of one celebration not agreeing to the degrees, put the April negotiation at 26.75 cents/lb ($589.73/ mt) and also May at 26 cents/lb.
The May price was the most affordable considering that February 2015 when it settled at 25.75 cents/lb, according to S&P Global Platts data.
The declines came on the lower end of market expectations, which required a drop of 1.5-2 cents/lb for April and 1 cent/lb for May. March ethylene contracts worked out at 28.25 cents/lb.
Market resources connected the decrease in agreements to vulnerable point rates in an oversupplied market.
Spot prices struck document lows of 12 cents/lb on Might 10 in the middle of an excess in the US Gulf Coast region. Spot pricing has recoiled considering that, with ethylene for prompt-month shipment last evaluated Monday at 15.625 cents/lb, up 3.625 cents from the low, or 30.2%.
New capability additions along the United States Gulf Shore provided to the expanding supply length. Greater than 3.5 million mt/year of new capacity has actually been included the last year alone, most of which has been heard running at healthy and balanced prices. One more 4 million mt/year of new ethylene ability is slated to come online this year, with even more expansions set for 2019 as well as past.
Area front-month ethylene evaluations balanced 14.446 cents/lb in April, down 4.179 cents from March as well as in May averaged 13.665 cents/lb, down 0.781 cents/lb from April.
In feedstocks, front-month pureness ethane assessments in April averaged 27.649 cents/gal ($205.16/ mt) non-LST Mt. iro oil drilling chemical co., ltd. , up 2.524 cents from March. Front-month ethane assessments for Might averaged 26.216 cents/gal, down 1.433 cents from May. Ethane prices reached a four-year high Friday and also has actually remained to inch upwards on a pipe closure in the United States East Coastline.
Market sources stated they expect to see June contracts increase on the back of recoiling place ethane as well as ethylene pricing as well as solid demand from the downstream polyethylene market.
The two-month settlement late Monday, which resources claimed was considered marketwide despite a minimum of one celebration not agreeing to the degrees, put the April negotiation at 26.75 cents/lb ($589.73/ mt) and also May at 26 cents/lb.
The May price was the most affordable considering that February 2015 when it settled at 25.75 cents/lb, according to S&P Global Platts data.
The declines came on the lower end of market expectations, which required a drop of 1.5-2 cents/lb for April and 1 cent/lb for May. March ethylene contracts worked out at 28.25 cents/lb.
Market resources connected the decrease in agreements to vulnerable point rates in an oversupplied market.
Spot prices struck document lows of 12 cents/lb on Might 10 in the middle of an excess in the US Gulf Coast region. Spot pricing has recoiled considering that, with ethylene for prompt-month shipment last evaluated Monday at 15.625 cents/lb, up 3.625 cents from the low, or 30.2%.
New capability additions along the United States Gulf Shore provided to the expanding supply length. Greater than 3.5 million mt/year of new capacity has actually been included the last year alone, most of which has been heard running at healthy and balanced prices. One more 4 million mt/year of new ethylene ability is slated to come online this year, with even more expansions set for 2019 as well as past.
Area front-month ethylene evaluations balanced 14.446 cents/lb in April, down 4.179 cents from March as well as in May averaged 13.665 cents/lb, down 0.781 cents/lb from April.
In feedstocks, front-month pureness ethane assessments in April averaged 27.649 cents/gal ($205.16/ mt) non-LST Mt. iro oil drilling chemical co., ltd. , up 2.524 cents from March. Front-month ethane assessments for Might averaged 26.216 cents/gal, down 1.433 cents from May. Ethane prices reached a four-year high Friday and also has actually remained to inch upwards on a pipe closure in the United States East Coastline.
Market sources stated they expect to see June contracts increase on the back of recoiling place ethane as well as ethylene pricing as well as solid demand from the downstream polyethylene market.
