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Sinopec to cut its crude runs in Q4 2024

Guangzhou (JLC), October 29, 2024--Sinopec will cut its crude runs in the last quarter (Q4) of 2024, judged from its plan for the second half of 2024 and its throughput in Q3.

10-29-2024 18:54:57

Chinese oil companies to cut LSFO output amid short quotas in Q4

Guangzhou (JLC), September 24, 2024--Chinese oil companies, mainly state-owned enterprises, will cut their production of low-sulfur fuel oil in the last quarter (Q4) of 2024 because of short quotas.

09-24-2024 18:10:11

New quotas to allow relatively high oil product exports in Q4

Guangzhou (JLC), September 23, 2024--The recent release of China’s third batch of quotas on clean oil products will enable Chinese oil companies to have relatively high exports in Q4.

09-23-2024 18:16:39

China's MTBE market to weaken in Q4

Guangzhou (JLC), October 18, 2023--China's MTBE prices are likely to retreat in the fourth quarter of 2023 (Q4) because of limited demand amid a traditional off-season.

10-18-2023 16:15:45

Independent refiners face crude quota tightness in Q4

Guangzhou (JLC), October 16, 2023—Chinese independent refiners are facing tight imported crude quotas in the last quarter of 2023, and they may switch to more alternative feedstocks.

10-16-2023 10:29:10

China INE crude price rises on expectations of tight supply in Q4

Guangzhou (JLC), September 14, 2023--The price of crude futures on China's Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE) extended gains on Thursday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast

09-14-2023 18:06:49

Coal chemical hub asks to half CTO output in Q4

Yulin of Shaanxi in Northwest China, China’s coal chemical hub, plans to cut its CTO output by more than 50%, according to a local government notice.

09-14-2021 09:53:49

Chinese independent refiners may face crude quota crunch in Q4

Guangzhou (JLC), June 23, 2021--Chinese independent refiners may face shortage of crude import quotas in the fourth quarter of 2021, as China tends to tighten such quotas amid efforts to cut carbon emission and speed up the restructuring of the market.

06-23-2021 14:24:18

Independent Shenghong to start up new refinery in Q4

Beijing (JLC), May 18, 2021--China’s independent Shenghong Group plans to start trial run on its 320,000 bbl/day refinery at Lianyungang, eastern Jiangsu province in the fourth quarter, the company said.

05-18-2021 16:36:44

China PDH margins narrow in Q4 2020 amid cost surges

Beijing (JLC), January 20, 2021--China’s propane dehydrogenation (PDH) margins narrowed in the fourth quarter of 2020, as feedstock cost grew more than product prices.

01-20-2021 18:27:55

China's refined product prices to fall on stalled demand in Q4

China's wholesale gasoline and diesel prices are expected to move lower in the fourth quarter of 2020 as demand recovery stalls despite a higher demand season and a product overhang remains.

09-24-2020 17:01:54

ZPC to put another 400 kbd refinery into operation in Q4

Beijing (JLC), August 14, 2020--China's independent ZPC plans to put its phase II project into operation in the fourth quarter, its largest owner Rongsheng Petrochemical said.

08-14-2020 17:03:47

Satellite Petrochemical to start up new ethylene plant in Q4

Beijing (JLC), August 3, 2020--Satellite Petrochemical in East China’s Zhejiang province plans to start trial runs at ethylene project in Lianyungang of Jiangsu province in the fourth quarter of this year.

08-03-2020 16:06:11

Shanghai to launch ethanol gasoline in Q4

Eastern Shanghai plans to promote the use of the vehicle-used ethanol gasoline in the fourth quarter this year and achieve full coverage of the whole city on December 31, 2019, market source said.

03-21-2019 09:53:09

China PDH profit overview in Q4, 2018

Propane dehydrogenation (PDH) profits ranged widely from below CNY1,000/mt to over CNY2,000/mt in the fourth quarter of 2018, with average profits of CNY1,888/mt, down 9.58% from the third quarter, JLC data shows

01-10-2019 10:12:10

North China LPG market weak in Q4, 2018

LPG prices in north China dived in the fourth quarter of 2018, as shown in the following chart. Global crude oil played an important part among the influencing factors

01-09-2019 10:23:53

Propane market remains weak in Q4, 2018

China domestic propane market showed an unusually weak trend in the fourth quarter of 2018. Propane prices only edged up in early October, and then became downward, though rebounded somewhat for a while in December

01-09-2019 09:27:43

Events happened in China oil product market during Q4 2016

12-26-2016 15:11:38

Oil products, esp. diesel markets to remain robust in Q4 amid strong fundamentals

Overall, China diesel market is predicted to remain buoyant for a while under the back of strong fundamentals, likely to remain high in the fourth quarter.

10-18-2016 11:05:37

Shipping industry slumped in Q3, but has a active expectation in Q4

On October 8th, Shanghai International Shipping Institute published China Shipping Prosperity Report of Q3, 2016 (Report). It showed the operation situations of China shipping companies were serious as a whole.

10-14-2016 17:33:39

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