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Shell starts production at Vito in US Gulf of Mexico; new, simplified design

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The host is located approximately 150 miles (241 kilometers) southeast of New Orleans and 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of the Shell-operated Mars TLP. Shell announced a final investment decision (FID) on the Vito project in April 2018. Vito will produce into Shell Midstream’s Mars Pipeline system.

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Roskill: graphite prices could push higher on tightening markets for batteries & electrodes

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Despite some fallback during the winter months, prices remained above US$15,600/t through February and March 2018. Outokumpu reported in its interim report for Q1 2018 that high graphite electrode costs were still having a negative impact on steelmaking profits in Europe.

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