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Monday, December 9, 2013 China's coal output and sales for the past 10 months are stabilizing, with the price of coal rising » http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/830660.shtml#.UqYVStJDtmg
Monday, December 9, 2013 The U.S. Gulf Coast, home to the world's largest concentration of petroleum refineries, is suddenly » http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303497804579238093180636608
Monday, December 9, 2013 Rio Tinto is planning to invest US$2.7 billion to complete the modernization of its aluminium smelt » http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id58154/--massive-investment-will-complete-kitimat-smelter-project
Friday, December 6, 2013 Consumer spending in the U.S. rose more than forecast in October, a sign the biggest part of the ec » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-06/consumer-spending-in-u-s-climbed-more-than-forecast-in-october.html
Friday, December 6, 2013 The jobless rate dropped to a five-year low of 7 percent in November as American employers added mo » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-06/payrolls-in-u-s-rose-203-000-in-november-jobless-rate-at-7-.html
Friday, December 6, 2013 Mexican state-owned oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos needs to invest $Mexican state-owned oil monop » http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=1270748&CategoryId=14091
Friday, December 6, 2013 Citgo Petroleum Corp. will try to restart the vacuum section of a crude unit at its Lemont refinery » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-05/citgo-said-to-plan-lemont-vacuum-unit-restart-in-mid-january
Thursday, December 5, 2013 Service sector activity expanded around the world in November, albeit at a slower rate,while strong » http://finance.yahoo.com/news/global-economy-recovery-pauses-november-112909642.html
Thursday, December 5, 2013 Brazil’s gross domestic product fell 0.5 percent in the July to September period from the previous » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-03/brazil-economy-shrinks-more-than-forecast-on-investment-fall-2#p2
Thursday, December 5, 2013 Iran indirectly challenged OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, announcing that it plans to pump » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/12/04/iran-readies-for-big-oil-production-hike/
Thursday, December 5, 2013 TransCanada said the southern leg of its Keystone XL pipeline should be operational early next mont » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/12/03/oil-jumps-on-news-of-pipeline-opening/
Thursday, December 5, 2013 India’s state-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (HPCL) is aiming to operate its Visakhapatnam Re » http://fuelsandlubes.com/oiltrends/hpcl-to-operate-visakhapatnam-refinery-at-full-capacity-by-february/
Thursday, December 5, 2013 This is a scenario we're seeing played out all across the industry, as miners find themselves force » http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/12/03/rio-tinto-refines-its-aluminum-business.aspx
Thursday, December 5, 2013 Rio Tinto Alcan will complete the modernization of its Kitimat smelter in British Columbia but won' » http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/the-canadian-press/131203/rio-tinto-complete-kitimat-doesnt-plan-new-aluminum-grow...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Manufacturing in the U.S. unexpectedly accelerated in November at the fastest pace in more than two » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-02/u-s-ism-manufacturing-index-rose-to-57-3-in-november-from-56-4.html
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 China's factory growth held at an 18-month high in November on firm domestic and foreign demand, de » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/01/us-china-economy-pmi-idUSBRE9B000U20131201
Monday, December 2, 2013 Irving is joining with TransCanada on a $282.8 million marine terminal in Saint John, part of a vis » http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/Article/3284856/Latest-News/Irving-Oil-to-boost-crude-by-rail-output-from-Alberta-to-...
Monday, December 2, 2013 JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp , Japan's top oil refiner, plans to refine 1.28 million barrels per day » http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/11/29/energy-japan-jx-idINL4N0JE1R820131129
Monday, December 2, 2013 Petrobras didn't say how long the distillation unit would be offline, but said the refinery's other » http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20131129-707239.html?dsk=y
Monday, December 2, 2013 OPEC, which supplies about 40 percent of the world’s oil, will raise sailings by 700,000 barrels a » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-28/opec-exports-to-increase-on-refinery-demand-oil-movements-says.html
Monday, December 2, 2013 Phillips 66, which operates refineries across California, is moving forward with a plan to build a » http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-crude-terminal-20131127,0,3855016.story#axzz2mKNQuCOU
Monday, December 2, 2013 China's crude steel output rose 8.3 percent year on year to 652.48 million tonnes in the first ten » http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/828385.shtml#.UpyT7sSsh8E
Monday, December 2, 2013 Data this week will probably highlight a divergence in global growth. Employers in the U.S. hired m » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-30/u-s-employment-gain-to-china-factory-slowdown-global-economy.html
Monday, December 2, 2013 According to the India Coal Market Watch (ICMW), the country imported 63.59 mt of thermal coal duri » http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/thermal-coal-imports-rise-28-on-strong-demand/article5398094.ece
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 The United States’ energy use is rebounding after a 2012 dip, with coal consumption leading the way » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/11/26/coal-leads-nations-growing-energy-use/
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 U.S. consumers' confidence in the economy fell in November to the lowest level in seven months, dra » http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/11/26/consumer-confidence-november/3750751/
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 Indonesia has agreed to pay a Japanese consortium $557 million for their share of Southeast Asia's » http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/11/27/indonesia-inalum-idINL4N0JC1IE20131127
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Indian refiners processed 3.2 percent less oil in October than a year earlier, the first fall since » http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/11/26/india-refinery-output-idINL4N0JB1LF20131126
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 "During the shutdown a 4.8 mtpa (million tonnes per annum) CDU will remain idle for about 15 days," » http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/11/26/india-mrpl-idINL4N0JA1JW20131126
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA is sending less of its crude to its U.S. unit Citgo and s » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/25/oil-venezuela-us-idUSL2N0J721420131125
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Global metals giant Rio Tinto looks likely to close its ageing aluminium smelter at Gove, in Austra » http://tvnz.co.nz/business-news/rio-tinto-looks-ready-close-ageing-gove-smelter-5727243
Monday, November 25, 2013 An increasing number of European oil refineries face early closure as developing nations build thei » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/25/refineries-europe-idUSL5N0JA1O820131125
Monday, November 25, 2013 China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (386), Asia’s largest refiner, said operations at its “super-large » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-11-24/sinopec-s-qingdao-refinery-disrupted-as-blast-death-toll-rises
Monday, November 25, 2013 India's coking coal imports could see a double-digit percentage increase this fiscal year as a scar » http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/11/25/india-coal-idINL4N0J51B620131125
Friday, November 22, 2013 The environmental crackdown on the storage of petroleum coke along the Calumet River continued late » http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/23913397-418/city-state-target-another-petcoke-facility-on-southeast-side.html
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