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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 The global economy is slowly regaining its strength, driven largely by the rebound of the United St » http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/business/global/global-economy-rebounding-oecd-says.html?_r=0
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 The surge in North American oil production has prompted energy companies to invest heavily in a 19t » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/05/27/rail-picks-up-steam-as-a-way-to-move-crude/
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Saudi Arabian Oil Co. production rose to a record 9.51 million barrels a day of oil last year, the » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-27/saudi-output-rose-to-record-9-51-million-barrels-a-day.html
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Oil production in Texas’s Eagle Ford shale formation rose more Than 77 percent in March from a year » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-28/eagle-ford-oil-output-rises-77-to-more-than-500-000-barrels-day.html
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 After a month-long gasoline shortage, a Suncor refinery that was closed for scheduled maintenance i » http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/2013/05/27/suncor-refinery-back-online-ending-gas-shortage
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Chinese power-station coal fell to the lowest price in almost four years as the nation’s manufactur » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-27/china-coal-falls-to-lowest-in-almost-four-years-on-manufacturing.html
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Beijing has vowed to eliminate most coal-fired boilers in the city center by the end of 2015 to red » http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2013-05/27/content_16535134.htm
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Saudi Aramco Total Refining & Petrochemicals (SATORP) expects its $9.6bn (SAR 36bn) refinery at Jub » http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-22570-jubail-refinery-to-be-operational-by-end-of-year/#.UaSoSNLYjSg
Friday, May 24, 2013 India's metallurgical coal imports are likely to grow by 8.7 percent to 35 million tonnes in 2013/1 » http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-05-22/news/39445492_1_coal-imports-thermal-coal-tonnes
Friday, May 24, 2013 Chinese factory activity declined in May for the first time in seven months and U.S. manufacturing » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/global-economy-idUSL2N0E413M20130523
Friday, May 24, 2013 A coal price index offering an alternative gauge for the bulk commodity was launched on Thursday in » http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2013-05/24/content_16527414.htm
Friday, May 24, 2013 India produced 43.5 million tonnes of coal in April, 3.15 percent more from a year earlier, provisi » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/india-coal-output-idUSL3N0E51C320130524
Friday, May 24, 2013 Australian coal miners are steeling themselves for years of production cuts, job reductions and ass » http://www.smh.com.au/business/carbon-economy/more-coal-cuts-loom-as-prices-retreat-20130524-2k4r3.html
Friday, May 24, 2013 In March, coal-fired plants generated a little over 130,000 megawatt hours of electricity, while na » http://blogs.marketwatch.com/energy-ticker/2013/05/23/coal-gains-on-natural-gas-in-power-generation/
Thursday, May 23, 2013 Saudi Arabia has cut crude oil production this year and will have to cut it further if it wants to » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/05/22/us-shale-forcing-saudi-arabia-to-cut-oil-production/
Thursday, May 23, 2013 The southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline is more than 75 percent complete and construction is p » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/05/23/keystone-xls-southern-leg-nears-completion/
Thursday, May 23, 2013 The House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday that would speed construction of the Key » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/05/22/house-passes-bill-to-speed-up-keystone-xl/
Thursday, May 23, 2013 China’s growing fleet of sport utility vehicles will offset gains in fuel efficiency and continue t » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-22/china-s-suv-fleet-to-drive-oil-demand-growth-bernstein-says.html
Thursday, May 23, 2013 The European steel sector in under pressure to cut production quickly as overcapacity and weak glob » http://www.euronews.com/business-newswires/1965788-even-top-europe-steel-firms-at-risk-unless-output-cut/
Thursday, May 23, 2013 The following table lists planned and unplanned production outages at U.S. refineries as reported b » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/05/22/refinery-status-western-refining-said-el-paso-2/
Thursday, May 23, 2013 Manufacturing activity in China contracted in May for the first time in seven months, HSBC said on » http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/10075141/China-growth-fears-as-manufacturing-contracts.html
Thursday, May 23, 2013 The gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area saw a 0.4-percent increase in the first quarter o » http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2013-05/22/content_16517675.htm
Thursday, May 23, 2013 Petroleum coke (petcoke) is an economical and secure alternative fuel for power that can reduce the » http://www.powerengineeringint.com/articles/print/volume-21/issue-5/features/petcoke-an-alternative-fuel-source.html
Thursday, May 23, 2013 Though initially lauded by all sections of the industry, the 500MW power project using petcoke prod » http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/High-costs-likely-to-hit-petcoke-project/2013/05/23/article1601811.ece
Thursday, May 23, 2013 India's metallurgical coal imports are likely to grow by 8.7 percent to 35 million tonnes in 2013/1 » http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/indl-goods/svs/metals-mining/indias-coking-coal-imports-seen-ris...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 In fact, the production of petroleum coke is an inevitable part of the refining process for all med » http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/20/column-kemp-koch-petroleum-coke-idUKL6N0E122N20130520
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Oil pipelines, under attack from environmentalists, are essential to Canada’s economic growth just » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-05-22/oil-pipelines-to-drive-canadian-economy-like-1880s-railroads
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 European coal’s longest slump in at least eight years is poised to end as imports from the U.S. fal » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-05-22/coal-s-record-slump-poised-to-end-on-output-cuts-energy-markets
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Global coking coal market remained moving low price groove for the past 18 months in tandem with th » http://www.coalguru.com/australia/coking_coal_outlook_remains_optimistic_in_medium_to_long_term/9829
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Two sources confirm the Pine Bend Refinery in Rosemount, operated by Flint Hills Resources, is on a » http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/22304070/pain-at-the-pump-minn-gas-prices-linked-to-2-local-refineries
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Bharat Petroleum Corporation is scripting an expansion and modernisation plan for its four refineri » http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/bpcl-plots-new-refining-marketing-roadmap/article4733248.ece
Monday, May 20, 2013 The House Transportation Committee approved a measure that would allow construction of the Keystone » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/05/17/third-u-s-house-committee-approves-keystone-xl-pipeline/
Monday, May 20, 2013 Officials say drilling in Ohio’s Utica shale region nearly doubled the output of oil and natural ga » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/05/17/shale-drilling-boosts-ohio-gas-and-oil-output/
Monday, May 20, 2013 Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Venezuela reduced crude oil exports in March from the previous month whil » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-19/saudis-cut-march-crude-exports-as-west-africans-boost-shipments.html
Monday, May 20, 2013 Phillips 66 (PSX) reported that a compressor issue in a coking unit at its Wood River, Ill., refine » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/05/17/phillips-66-reports-gas-flaring-at-wood-river-ill-refinery/
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