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Monday, October 15, 2012 Requests from Shell, BP and Vitol, among others, to start sending substantial amounts of U.S. crude » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/15/us-column-kemp-us-oilexports-idUSBRE89E0OQ20121015
Friday, October 12, 2012 Over the past several months, there have been worries that two big aluminum smelters in western Ken » http://www.wfpl.org/post/what-will-it-take-make-western-kentucky-aluminum-smelters-profitable
Friday, October 12, 2012 Euro-region industrial production unexpectedly increased for a second month in August, led by risin » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-12/euro-region-industrial-output-unexpectedly-increased-in-august.html
Friday, October 12, 2012 The world could see a gradual easing of oil prices over the next five years due to sluggish economi » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/12/us-iea-oil-idUSBRE89B0D320121012
Friday, October 12, 2012 New petroleum coke production from Marathon's Detroit refinery, scheduled to come on within a few m » http://www.downstreamtoday.com/news/article.aspx?a_id=37426&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Friday, October 12, 2012 Entergy Louisiana, which serves Algiers and suburban areas south of Lake Pontchartrain, submitted i » http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2012/10/two_years_later_state_renewabl.html
Friday, October 12, 2012 UK refiners face a further squeeze on their profitability if a raft of new environmentally-friendly » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/12/britain-refining-ukpia-idUSL5E8LC7AZ20121012
Friday, October 12, 2012 The plant manager of the Delaware City refinery is not ruling out an expansion of operations at the » http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/oct/11/manager-discusses-restart-of-delaware-oil/
Friday, October 12, 2012 Global refiners will process 400,000 barrels a day less crude in the fourth quarter because of plan » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-12/lower-demand-to-cut-refinery-rates-in-fourth-quarter-iea-says.html
Friday, October 12, 2012 BP (BP) said the BP-Husky refinery in Toledo would be operating at planned rates by Oct. 12 after a » http://www.nasdaq.com/article/refinery-status-bp-husky-toledo-refinery-nearing-planned-rates-20121011-00694#.UHgefG-A5WI
Thursday, October 11, 2012 Maybe of more consequence than aluminum financing deals, as we mentioned in Part One, is the struct » http://agmetalminer.com/2012/10/10/with-china-surge-bhp-billiton-others-not-keen-on-aluminum-production/
Thursday, October 11, 2012 The recent stimulus package announced by China to give a push to its infrastructure sector, coupled » http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-10/04/c_131888102.htm
Thursday, October 11, 2012 Asian economies, which powered the global recovery following the 2008 financial crisis, are unlikel » http://www.cnbc.com/id/49370064
Thursday, October 11, 2012 Aluminium fell more than other metals under the weight of comments late on Tuesday by producer Alco » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/10/markets-metals-idUSL6E8LAAKR20121010?type=marketsNews
Thursday, October 11, 2012 The shale boom has left some of the most sophisticated refineries in the United States hunting acro » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/10/us-column-kemp-usa-cokers-idUSBRE89911420121010
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Aluminium dropped more than 1 percent, weighed down by the cautious mood and after top U.S. alumini » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/10/markets-metals-idUSL3E8LA0OP20121010
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Brent crude oil held above $114 a barrel and close to a three-week high on Wednesday as worries ove » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/10/markets-oil-idUSL3E8LA1QF20121010
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Asia's top refiner, China's Sinopec, has started work to build Southeast Asia's largest oil storage » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/10/energy-sinopec-indonesia-idUSL3E8LA0VK20121010
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Chevron Corp said on Tuesday the central crude oil refining unit at its 245,000 barrel-per-day (bpd » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/09/refinery-operations-chevron-richmond-idUSL1E8L9KA720121009
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 Vedanta Aluminium Limited is planning to raise $500 Mn to repay debt, according to ET. The company » http://www.dealcurry.com/2012109-Vedanta-Aluminium-To-Raise-Funds.htm
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 Century Aluminum on Tuesday rejected a proposal meant to aid the restart of its West Virginia smelt » http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21732836/century-aluminum-rejects-w-va-power-proposal
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 Alcoa announced today that it has reached a tentative agreement on a long-term power contract with » http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/news/news_detail.asp?pageID=20121009005944en&newsYear=2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 On 30th September 2012, EMAL powered its Phase I potline amperage up from 350 kA to 380 kA current, » http://www.albawaba.com/business/pr/emal-aluminium-smelter-445623
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 The company has invested in 0.5 mtpa aluminum smelter and 1215 MW captive power plant at Jharsuguda » http://www.dealcurry.com/2012109-Vedanta-Aluminium-To-Raise-Funds.htm
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 The following table lists unplanned and planned production outages at U.S. refineries as reported b » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/10/08/refinery-status-motiva-port-arthur-cdu-could-2/
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 Indian growth may weaken to a decade- low this year after investment stalled, the International Mon » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-08/india-growth-to-drop-to-decade-low-amid-high-inflation-imf-says
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 BP Plc (BP/) agreed to sell its Texas City refinery, site of one of the deadliest U.S. industrial a » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-08/marathon-petroleum-to-pay-598-million-for-bp-s-texas-plant
Monday, October 8, 2012 The Australian Aluminium Council has warned that the Kurri smelter in the NSW Hunter Valley will no » http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-08/rising-power-costs-threaten-aluminium-industry/4300370
Monday, October 8, 2012 Three companies have expressed interest in the Italian smelter of U.S. aluminium group Alcoa , an I » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/04/alcoa-italy-idUSL6E8L45UE20121004?type=marketsNews
Monday, October 8, 2012 Russia's Evraz (EVRE.L) has agreed to take control of coal miner Raspadskaya (RASP.MM) in an $800 m » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/04/us-russia-evraz-raspadskaya-idUSBRE8930OX20121004
Monday, October 8, 2012 German industrial production declined in August as the sovereign debt crisis damped euro-area econo » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-08/german-industrial-production-falls-as-economy-cools
Monday, October 8, 2012 India's economic growth is likely to accelerate from the current level of 5.5 percent for the remai » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/08/india-economy-gdp-idUSD8E8L101220121008
Monday, October 8, 2012 The French economy is believed to have shrunk 0.1 percent in the third quarter of the year, accordi » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/08/france-economy-idUSP6E8JK02B20121008
Monday, October 8, 2012 The World Bank cut its economic growth forecasts for the East Asia and Pacific region on Monday and » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/08/us-worldbank-asia-outlook-idUSBRE89701420121008
Monday, October 8, 2012 After starting petcoke production earlier this year, Essar Oil is looking at export opportunities i » http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/essar-bets-bigpetcoke-exports-to-pak/189915/on
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