A microorganism that consumes ethane in the absence of environmental oxygen has been discovered. In the depths of the sea, this microbe, which oxidizes ethane, partners with another that reduces ...

Measuring ethane in the atmosphere shows that the amounts of methane going into the atmosphere from oil and gas wells and contributing to greenhouse warming is higher than suggested by the U.S.

TOKYO -- Ethane prices in the U.S. have tumbled on expectations that Washington's restrictions on exports of the petrochemical feedstock to China will result in oversupply.

Ethane, a key component in plastic production, is trading at a nearly two-and-a-half-year high in the U.S., with demand surging as global economies recover from last year’s slump. Prices for the fuel, ...

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance ramps up US ethane imports as India shifts from naphtha-based production, reshaping petrochemical ...

Vancouver, Nov. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global ethane market, valued at USD 12.80 Billion in 2022, is poised for steady growth with a projected revenue CAGR of 3.8% during the forecast period ...

Saturn’s moon Titan has a thick atmosphere that makes studies of its surface difficult, except through specific atmospheric windows 12,13, as a result of strong atmospheric absorptions and a ...

The Trump administration plans to reject U.S. ethane exports to China that are heavily relied upon for plastics manufacturing in an apparent escalation of the temporary trade war truce between the ...

The U.S. Department of Energy projects that domestic growth in ethane consumption in the burgeoning petrochemicals industry will surpass that of all other petroleum and liquid products combined over ...

Simply sign up to the US trade myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. One of the many lessons to be learnt from the dramatic developments in the world energy market over the past six months ...

Researchers have discovered a microbe that feeds on ethane at deep-sea hot vents. They also succeeded in cultivating this microbe in the laboratory. What is particularly remarkable is that the ...