Energy trade

Energy trade

Research, market data and analysis for energy trade.

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Prompt

Energy; Energy trade

A prompt cargo describes a cargo available for immediate lifting (one to two days). Prompt tonnage refers to tankers available to lift cargoes immediately. The tanker and petrochemical world's ...

Petrochemicals

Energy; Energy trade

Chemicals derived from petroleum; feedstocks for the manufacture of plastics and synthetic rubber. Petrochemicals include benzene, toluene, xylene, styrene, and methanol. Abbreviations for the ...

Loop flow

Energy; Energy trade

The tendency of electricity to flow along the path of least resistance, which may not necessarily be the same as that intended in the contract between the two transmitting entities. If power sold ...

Net capability

Energy; Energy trade

The maximum load-carrying ability of a power plant under specified conditions for a given time interval. Capability is determined by design characteristics, physical conditions, energy supply and ...

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Energy; Energy trade

An international treaty signed in 1992, of which the Kyoto Protocol is an amendment. As of December 2009, the UNFCCC comprised 193 parties.

Ancillary services

Energy; Energy trade

Any service required by a system operator to deliver electricity to the ultimate consumer. Ancillary services include balancing services, load following, or providing kilovars (reactive power).

Barge

Energy; Energy trade

A vessel carrying oil, usually on rivers, containing between 8,000 and 50,000 bbl, or weighing 1,000 to 10,000 tonnes. In the US, barges can be up to, and occasionally over, 100,000 bbl in capacity.