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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 China’s GDP isn’t living up to expectations. On April 15, Beijing announced that the economy grew b » http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-15/chinas-gdp-report-delivers-disappointing-news
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 State-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) will spend Rs 32,500 crore to expand its refining » http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/bpcl-to-spend-rs-32-500-crore-to-up-its-refining-capacity-plans-bina-re...
Monday, April 15, 2013 Motiva Enterprises LLC’s Port Arthur, Texas, refinery is completely shut down after losing power ye » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/04/15/motiva-port-arthur-refinery-shuts-down-after-power-outage/
Monday, April 15, 2013 The European Commission has published this week the new "Best Available Techniques" (BAT) conclusio » http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/index.cfm?id=1410&dt_code=NWS&obj_id=16590&ori=RSS
Monday, April 15, 2013 The Indiana House has stripped a provision from a bill that would have subjected a proposed $2.8 bi » http://www.ibj.com/house-waters-down-rockport-coal-gasification-plant-measure/PARAMS/article/40707
Monday, April 15, 2013 China's implied oil demand fell to its lowest in seven months in March, dented as big consumers hel » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/15/china-refinery-runs-idUSL3N0CZ1LE20130415
Monday, April 15, 2013 Refinery Status: Phillips 66 Reports Flaring at -2- Read more: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/refin » http://www.nasdaq.com/article/refinery-status-phillips-66-reports-flaring-at--2--20130412-00437#.UWwZLqLYhqw
Monday, April 15, 2013 Total Petro Chemicals and Refining USA (TOT, FP.FR) on Sunday said a power failure at about 9:30 a. » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/04/14/total-reports-multiple-unit-closures-at-port-arthur-refinery-on-power-outage/
Monday, April 15, 2013 Exxon Mobil Corp. has shut the Joliet refinery in Illinois for "planned routine maintenance," accor » http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130414/business/704149864/?interstitial=1
Monday, April 15, 2013 The U.S. has not opened a new oil refinery since Gerald Ford was in the White House. But that will » http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/041113-651604-dakota-prairie-refinery-open-in-2014.htm
Friday, April 12, 2013 Crude prices will probably drop, at least in the first half, amid rising U.S. shale-oil production » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-11/oil-outlook-bearish-on-demand-drop-u-s-shale-boom.html
Friday, April 12, 2013 Alberta may boost the use of renewable energy to cut carbon dioxide emissions as the province lobbi » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-12/alberta-looks-at-renewable-energy-amid-push-for-keystone.html
Friday, April 12, 2013 President Barack Obama's pick to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told a Senate panel » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/11/us-usa-climate-epa-idUSBRE93A0YU20130411
Thursday, April 11, 2013 Brazilian conglomerate Votorantim has applied to launch an initial public offering (IPO) of shares » http://www.khl.com/magazines/international-construction/detail/item84423/Votorantim-to-float-cement-business?source=breaki...
Thursday, April 11, 2013 Canadian oil prices moderated on Wednesday as planned refinery work cut into demand. » http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=OBR&date=20130410&id=16340375
Thursday, April 11, 2013 One of three crude distillation units is in the middle of start-up at Motiva Enterprises LLC's refi » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/04/11/motiva-port-arthur-refinery-crude-unit-in-restart-following-planned-maintenance/
Thursday, April 11, 2013 BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP), the biggest mining company, said the shale boom in the U.S. will spur an i » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/04/11/shale-boom-transforming-u-s-industry-to-boost-bhp/
Thursday, April 11, 2013 The International Energy Agency reduced its forecasts for global oil demand in 2013 for a third con » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/04/11/iea-cuts-world-oil-demand-forecast/
Thursday, April 11, 2013 Russian aluminum company UC Rusal plans to buy the Bogoslovsk Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHPP) » http://www.cospp.com/news/2013/04/11/rusal-plans-to-buy-bogoslovsk-power-plant-in-2013.html
Thursday, April 11, 2013 Nearly a third of planned crude oil rail deliveries to the Delaware City Refinery could move uprive » http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20130410/BUSINESS06/130410008/Oil-sent-by-rail-Del-may-go-NJ-by-water?nclick_check=1
Thursday, April 11, 2013 Chevron released an interim production update on Wednesday, showing both oil production and refinin » http://www.forbes.com/sites/afontevecchia/2013/04/10/chevrons-production-and-refining-down-while-brazil-authorizes-ultra-d...
Thursday, April 11, 2013 Oils produced in the U.S. gained as refiners increased capacity to the highest level on record and » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-10/record-high-u-s-refinery-capacity-strengthens-domestic-crudes.html
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 PBF Energy Inc has inked a deal to take Bakken shale crude produced by Continental Resources to its » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/10/pbf-continental-crude-idUSL2N0CX0S520130410
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 A rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline by President Barack Obama would push more of Canada’s $73 b » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/04/10/killing-keystone-seen-as-risking-more-oil-spills-by-rail/
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 (Reuters) - A damaged topping unit inside Argentina's largest refinery complex could take another 3 » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/09/argentina-refinery-ypf-idUSL2N0CW15520130409
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Since 2008, foreign companies have invested more than $26 billion in tight oil and shale gas plays » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/04/09/foreign-investment-in-us-shale-plays-ramps-up/
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Reflecting both new information about natural gas reservoirs and advances in technology, a committe » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/04/09/estimates-of-recoverable-natural-gas-climb-26-percent/
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 The price of oil rose Tuesday as the dollar fell against the euro following weak U.S. jobs data. » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/04/09/oil-price-slides-as-exxon-shuts-crude-pipeline/
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 The GCC is expected to account for 13 per cent of the world’s total aluminium production by the end » http://gulfbusiness.com/2013/04/top-10-largest-aluminium-smelters-in-the-world/#.UWQjpKLYjSg
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 The Hovensa LLC refinery in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands has agreed to begin a sales process for » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/04/08/us-virgin-islands-and-hovensa-agree-to-refinery-sale-process/
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 German exports fell more than economists forecast in February as the euro area, the country’s bigge » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-09/german-exports-fell-in-february-amid-euro-area-recession.html
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Output from Argentina's biggest refinery will fall about 15 percent this year after a fire damaged » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/08/oil-argentina-ypf-idUSL2N0CV0SF20130408
Monday, April 8, 2013 The price of oil rose Monday after sharp losses due to high supplies and weak U.S. employment figur » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/04/08/oil-price-slides-as-exxon-shuts-crude-pipeline/
Monday, April 8, 2013 American employers hired at the weakest pace in nine months in March, a sign tax hikes that kicked » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/05/us-usa-economy-jobless-idUSBRE9330HH20130405
Monday, April 8, 2013 China's state energy giant Sinopec Group envisages investing 70 billion yuan ($11.3 billion) to bui » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/07/china-sinopec-idUSL3N0CU04X20130407
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