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Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) restarted its newly expanded 120,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Detroi » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/11/06/marathon-petroleum-restarts-detroit-refinery-after-expansion-project/
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 A coking unit was restarted at Royal Dutch Shell PLC's 157,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Martinez, C » http://www.nasdaq.com/article/refinery-status-coker-restarted-at-shell-refinery-in-martinez-california-20121106-01007#.UJp...
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 The EIA now predicts that 2012 is set to be a record year for coal exports, outpacing the 1981 reco » http://www.coalguru.com/north_america/us_coal_exports_set_to_break_records_in_2012/5029
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 China is expected to soon resume stockpiling of some base metals, including copper and aluminium, b » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/06/china-metals-stockpiling-idUSL3E8M64KY20121106
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 The fourth quarter has so far brought no improvement in the fortunes of most of Europe's economies, » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/06/us-europe-economy-idUSBRE8A50HN20121106
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 U.K. manufacturing output gained less than economists forecast in September as machinery and chemic » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-06/u-k-manufacturing-rises-less-than-forecast-production-plunges.html
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) on Monday permitted J K cement to evacuate the 48,654 » http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/GSPCBs-nod-for-pet-coke-transportation-by-road/articleshow/17108823.cms
Monday, November 5, 2012 Prompt South African coal prices eased below the $81 per tonne mark on Friday amid few signs of dem » http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL5E8M2C6J20121102
Monday, November 5, 2012 According to figures from the National Development and Reform Commission, the stocks of Chinese coa » http://www.coalguru.com/china_india/coal_stocks_piling_up_in_energy_hungry_china_due_to_slowdown/5000
Monday, November 5, 2012 There are several possible explanations as to why iron ore imports are stronger than those for coki » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/26/column-russell-china-iron-coal-idUSL3E8LQ6ZP20121026
Monday, November 5, 2012 A small fire erupted at the coking unit in Homs Refinery while conducting maintenance works. » http://sana.sy/eng/21/2012/11/01/450212.htm
Monday, November 5, 2012 Coking coal market is destined for year-end fireworks with emergence of demand from the pale shadow » http://www.coalguru.com/australia_north_america/short_term_revival_of_coking_coal_levels_inevitable_on_positive_fundamenta...
Monday, November 5, 2012 China’s services industries rebounded from the slowest expansion in at least 19 months, adding to m » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-02/china-s-non-manufacturing-industries-expand-at-a-faster-pace#p2
Monday, November 5, 2012 The New York Harbor energy network was returning to normal on Sunday with mainline power restored n » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/04/storm-sandy-energy-idUSL1E8M42KN20121104
Monday, November 5, 2012 Total said oil and gas output would fall slightly this year, hit by attacks on pipelines and a gas » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/31/total-results-idUSL5E8LV24Q20121031
Monday, November 5, 2012 Chevron Corp posted earnings on Friday that were much lower than expected as maintenance exacerbate » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/02/us-chevron-results-idUSBRE8A10M120121102
Friday, November 2, 2012 China, the world’s biggest producer and user of coal, is suspending operations at smaller mines in » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-01/china-suspends-coal-mines-for-congress-boosting-prices
Friday, November 2, 2012 Manufacturing expanded more than forecast, consumer confidence rose to a four-year high and fewer A » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-01/ism-index-of-u-dot-s-dot-manufacturing-increased-to-51-dot-7-in-october
Friday, November 2, 2012 Refiner Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC.N) expects U.S. distillate demand to rise by 3.7 percent in 20 » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/01/us-marathonpetroleum-results-idUSBRE8A00WH20121101
Friday, November 2, 2012 Global oil companies BP Plc and Royal Dutch Shell are cautious on the outlook for their oil refinin » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/01/oilmajor-refinery-idUSL5E8M18AN20121101
Thursday, November 1, 2012 The court ruled Tuesday that the deal should not include certain industrial customers, so the Finan » http://www.wfpl.org/post/indiana-court-appeals-rejects-deal-between-state-coal-gasification-plant
Thursday, November 1, 2012 Fletcher Building, New Zealand's biggest listed company, has carved up its steel unit, » http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10843912
Thursday, November 1, 2012 Exxon Mobil Corp.'s third-quarter profit fell 7 percent as it produced less oil and gas and fetche » http://finance.yahoo.com/news/exxons-3q-profit-falls-7-122712223.html
Thursday, November 1, 2012 Steel production is returning to the former Bethlehem Steel site. Welded Tube USA has finalized pla » http://www.wkbw.com/news/Steel-Production-Returns-to-Lackawanna-176562701.html
Thursday, November 1, 2012 Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC) today reported third-quarter net income of $1,224 millio » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/01/idUS118700+01-Nov-2012+HUG20121101
Thursday, November 1, 2012 PetroChina Co. (857), the nation’s biggest oil and gas producer, posted its lowest third-quarter pr » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-30/petrochina-s-quarterly-profit-falls-33-percent-misses-estimates
Thursday, November 1, 2012 China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (600028), Asia’s biggest refiner, posted better-than-expected thir » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-28/sinopec-quarterly-profit-beats-estimates-on-refining-earnings
Thursday, November 1, 2012 Shares of Brazil's state-led oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) slipped to a seven-week low on Monday » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/29/us-petrobras-shares-idUSBRE89S0J520121029
Thursday, November 1, 2012 Valero Energy Corp. said Tuesday its third-quarter earnings fell 44 percent as the refiner and gaso » http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-10-30/valero-energy-3q-profit-falls-44-percent
Thursday, November 1, 2012 Increased access to cheaper crude oil from the United States and Canada boosted Phillips 66's (PSX. » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/31/us-phillips66-earnings-idUSBRE89U1E720121031
Thursday, November 1, 2012 Western U.S. refiner Tesoro Corp said on Wednesday that third-quarter earnings fell from the same p » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/31/pbtesoro-results-idUSL1E8LVDA620121031
Thursday, November 1, 2012 Big Asian economies are slowly picking up after a year spent battling against global headwinds, acc » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/01/global-economy-pmis-idUSL5E8M14KC20121101
Thursday, November 1, 2012 The euro-area jobless rate climbed to a record in September as the fiscal crisis and tougher auster » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-31/euro-area-unemployment-climbs-to-record-inflation-slows-1-.html
Thursday, November 1, 2012 BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) is about to start a major project at its refinery in Whiting, Ind., that will te » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/10/31/bp-to-cut-output-at-whiting-refinery-as-upgrade-project-starts/
Thursday, November 1, 2012 Oil rose for a second day as refineries resumed operations after Hurricane Sandy dissipated, increa » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-31/oil-rises-as-storm-sandy-fades-while-equities-climb
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