Intro Over the past decade the U.S. has lead a shale development revolution. Through vast discoveries of this unconventional gas in the U.S., and continued learning and perfecting of hydraulic fracturing, the U.S. has been able to access unprecedented reserves which now make up 50% of domestic output, according to a paper published by the […]
In an unprecedented move, China rejected a quarter of U.S. corn imports this year after discovering the corn violated its ban on specific genetically modified foods. China found 545,000 metric tons of U.S. corn unacceptable after finding it contained MIR162, an insect resistant strain of the grain (The Wall Street Journal). Although MIR162 has been […]
Recently, while writing short updates about the energy and commodities markets for ZE’s DataWatch magazine, I noticed a trend: many price reporting agencies (PRAs) have been updating their oil price assessment calculation methodologies to reflect the large number of deals done in the Asia-Pacific region. Wanting to find out more, I delved into researching price […]
A recent decision by the European Commission to impose tariffs on Chinese solar panels has been causing a lot of furore in the European market over the past month. It all began when an investigation was launched in September of last year into a complaint issued by German solar panel manufacturer, SolarWorld, about illegal ‘dumping’ […]