Channel News AsiaIndonesia takes aim at palm oil after forest firesChannel News AsiaJAKARTA: Indonesia is pushing to ban new palm oil operations after last year's haze-belching forest fires were partly blamed on the industry's expansion, but produc …

Hindu Business LineLower output boosts crude palm oilHindu Business LinePrices of crude palm oil have risen about 7 per cent in the last two weeks. The palm oil futures contract traded on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange has risen to MYR 2,349 per t …

MarketWatchOil prices slip; analysts wary on distillates spikeMarketWatchOn Wednesday, the Energy Information Administration said U.S. crude-oil inventories fell 3.6 million barrels in the week ended Dec. 4, snapping a streak of 10 consecutive weeks of inc …

Wall Street JournalStocks of Palm Oil at Record Levels in Malaysia, Despite Slump in ProductionWall Street JournalHONG KONG—Dry weather and a choking haze that has hung over palm oil plantations in Southeast Asia in recent months have led to slumping produ …

Agriculture Ministry proposes further 5% hike in import duty of edible oilEconomic TimesSEA has demanded an import duty hike on crude oil to 25 per cent and that of refined oil to 45 per cent to protect the interest of crushers and also local farmers to su …

Wall Street JournalOlam: El Nino Has Already Hurt Palm Oil TreesWall Street Journal“At worst, it could contract by a million tons between the two of them (Malaysia and Indonesia),” said Mr. Chauhan on sidelines of the 11th Indonesian Palm Oil Conference in …

Local demand lifts mustard oil prices, up Rs 100 per quintalEconomic TimesEdible oils: Groundnut Mill Delivery (Gujarat) Rs 9,100, Groundnut Solvent Refined (per tin) Rs 1,700-1,750, Mustard expeller (Dadri) Rs 8,500, Mustard Pakki Ghani (per tin) Rs 1,500 …

EcoWatch25 Million Americans at Risk From Oil Train Traffic in Their CommunitiesEcoWatchWaterkeeper Alliance, ForestEthics, Riverkeeper and a national network of Waterkeeper organizations released a new investigative report yesterday, DEADLY CROSSING: Negl …

Floating oil storage rises as glut widensFinancial TimesMore than 100m barrels of crude oil and heavy fuels are being held on ships at sea, as a year-long supply glut fills up available storage on land and contributes to port congestion in key hubs. From C …

Wall Street JournalPalm Oil Pushes Through Drought, Fire and SmokeWall Street JournalHONG KONG—Palm-oil production is holding up and stocks are accumulating despite drought, fire and a choking haze that is smothering plantations across Malaysia and Indones …