DIESEL: China’s Gasoil Production Rises on Week: OilChem

Oct-31 10:04
  • Weekly gasoil production was up 43k mt to 4.124m mt in the week to Oct. 30, according to OilChem.
  • State-owned refinery production fell 9k mt to 2.360m mt, while independent refinery production rose 52k mt to 1.764m mt.
  • Gasoil inventories among traders in China fell 115k mt in the week, taking total stock to 5.166m mt, OilChem added.
  • Among independent refineries in China’s Shandong province, gasoil inventories were down 92k mt to 776k mt.

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EU: Firms Present Copenhagen Pledge To Ldrs; Investment In Exchange For Reforms

Oct-01 09:56

With member state leaders holding an informal meeting in the Danish capital today, twenty-eight large European firms have presented them with the 'Copenhagen Pledge'. This says firms "stand ready to increase investment levels in Europe by ~50% towards 2030" should the EU and its member states engage in a series of major reforms. Claims that with reforms and private investment, "Europe could be on track to close most of the ~800EURbn annual investment gap outlined by Draghi."

  • The areas of reform identified in the pledge are:
    1. 'Unlock innovation, reduce the regulatory burden and remove barriers to the Single Market' - i.e. protect IP, speed up approval procedures, streamline compliance, mutual qualifications recognition, boost investment in procurement of new tech.
    2. 'Incentivise private investments in Europe to build strategic influence' - i.e. use long-term budget towards capital investment, pension and tax systems to encourage private capital flows into EU markets, commit to 3% of GDP for R&D, and boost joint EU research projects.
    3. 'Power the future of Europe: Clean, competitive, and resilient energy for industrial leadership' - i.e. expand grids, faster permitting for infra, increase clean energy production while ensuring renewable competitiveness
    4. 'Build a competitive and resilient defence industrial base' - i.e. large-scale orders to encourage sector, remove barriers to transnational cooperation, use EU financial instruments to leverage private capital.
    5. 'Advance Europe’s technological resilience' - i.e. ensure EU as a market leader in AI, quantum, green and clean tech, ensure critical infra like 5G and 6G to enable next-gen services. 

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