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Wednesday, September 5, 2012 The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union says the Government must step in to ensure the fu » http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/another-community-crisis-after-smelter-cuts/5/133832
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 Exxon Mobil Corp's joint-venture 192,500 barrel per day (bpd) Chalmette, Louisiana, refinery began » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/01/us-storm-isaac-energy-chalmette-idUSBRE88005X20120901
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 The U.S. Department of Energy loaned 1 million barrels of Strategic Petroleum Reserve oil to a refi » http://www.chron.com/business/article/Refiners-work-to-recover-from-Isaac-3832541.php
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 Operations resumed Friday at the Amuay refinery where an explosion set off a raging fire and killed » http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-08-31/venezuela-says-refinery-hit-by-explosion-restarts
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 Imports of gasoline and diesel are set to rise substantially next year at Petrobras, » http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-business/petrobras-gasoline-imports-set-to-rise/#
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 A power outage Sunday damaged the Sinclair refinery in Evansville, » http://trib.com/business/energy/outage-shuts-down-sinclair-evansville-refinery/article_0a6965f0-51c3-5e09-adec-38f0ddc93af...
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 International commodity trading firm Glencore International Plc has agreed to supply gasoline, dies » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/05/oil-westernrefining-glencore-idUSL2E8K54HU20120905
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 The price of oil slipped Tuesday after a weak report on U.S. manufacturing suggested demand for oil » http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21463516/oil-price-rises-dollar-softens
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Valero Refining Company-Aruba N.V., a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation ( VLO ), announced it » http://community.nasdaq.com/News/2012-09/valero-to-transform-aruba-refinery-analyst-blog.aspx?storyid=169820
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 The Sverdlovsk Regional Prosecutor's Office has issued a warning to Oleg Deripaska » http://rapsinews.com/judicial_news/20120903/264563066.html
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Aluminum Corp. (2600) of China Ltd., the nation’s largest producer of the metal, said it dropped it » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-03/china-s-chalco-abandons-southgobi-bid-on-regulatory-hurdles
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Swedish utility Vattenfall Group and Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro ASA (NHY.OS) said Tues » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/09/04/vattenfall-norsk-hydro-sign-electricity-supply-deals/
Thursday, August 30, 2012 Chinese firms plan to invest $8.6 billion on aluminium and iron smelter projects in Indonesia, the » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/indonesia-smelters-china-idUSL4E8JU2PC20120830
Thursday, August 30, 2012 Russia increased production of coking coal by 8.5% year-on-year to 39.2 million tonnes in the first » http://www.kyivpost.com/content/russia-and-former-soviet-union/russia-boosts-coking-coal-output-85-312246.html
Thursday, August 30, 2012 Following is a table of customs-cleared coking coal imports for July released by Japan's Ministry o » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/coal-japan-coking-idUSL4E8JU23620120830
Thursday, August 30, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a tepid 1.7 percent annual rate in the April-June quarte » http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iLe3P8B82W2CMs1swR4fn0n3-2hQ?docId=c0802dacdedf474ea9d2a3819429b514
Thursday, August 30, 2012 Dempo Shipbuilding & Engineering Pvt Ltd., the shipbuilding arm of Goa based Dempo Group, with inte » http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/goas-dempo-acquires-modest-shipyard/484808/
Thursday, August 30, 2012 Most oil and gas companies prepared their U.S. Gulf region installations on Thursday for a gradual » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/us-storm-isaac-shutdowns-idUSBRE87T12M20120830
Thursday, August 30, 2012 The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will trim crude exports by about 1 percent this m » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-30/opec-to-trim-crude-exports-on-refinery-halts-oil-movements-says.html
Thursday, August 30, 2012 Brazil's state-led oil company Petrobras is struggling to reign in rising imports and soaring refin » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/petrobras-refining-idINL2E8JTB6P20120829
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 Ormet Corp., an Ohio aluminum smelter, is idling one of its production lines, a move that company o » http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/08/29/aluminum-smelter-idles-line-in-ohio.html
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela (AP) — Fires were extinguished Tuesday at Venezuela's biggest oil refinery af » http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jPErQpf9uiJKg8Reo063aNRfnH0Q?docId=1249dd66ed3344e3865ceec6f3f9cf5a
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Russian group RUSAL, the world's largest aluminium producer, said it would cut capacity 3 percent b » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/27/rusal-earnings-idINL38JR01D20120827
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Coal miner New World Resources (NWR) sees a risk of a drop in coking coal contract prices in the fo » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/23/nwer-results-outlook-idUSL6E8JN66L20120823
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Brazil's Vale SA lifted a declaration of force majeure at its Carborough Downs coking coal mine in » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL1E8JRI1T20120827
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Greece plans to set up "special economic zones" to attract private investment and help lift its deb » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/28/us-greece-economy-zones-idUSBRE87R09820120828
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Japan's government cut its assessment for the export-reliant economy for the first time in nearly a » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/28/us-japan-economy-report-idUSBRE87R00320120828
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 After a tough first quarter, Brazilian farmers are injecting life back into a stagnant economy at a » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/27/us-brazil-economy-agriculture-idINBRE87Q0RV20120827
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Aug. 28--Pump prices could jump as much as a quarter a gallon over the next week because of oil ref » http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey=600-201208280216KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_20534_27407-1&pa...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Venezuelan authorities will turn their attention to resuming production at the country’s biggest re » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-27/venezuelan-refinery-fire-spreads-and-delays-production-restart
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Venezuela's biggest refinery could restart operations on Friday and fires still burning in three st » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/27/us-venezuela-refinery-idUSBRE87Q0E320120827
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Energy companies evacuated offshore oil rigs and shut down U.S. Gulf Coast refineries on Monday as » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/27/us-storm-isaac-shutdowns-idUSBRE87Q10520120827
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Brent crude oil futures fell toward $112 a barrel on Monday, reversing early gains as Tropical Stor » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/27/us-markets-oil-idUSBRE83H17O20120827
Monday, August 27, 2012 Japan’s risk of an economic contraction this quarter has increased as faltering demand from Europe » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-27/japan-contraction-risk-rises-on-faltering-global-demand-economy.html
Monday, August 27, 2012 MADRID (AP) — Spain's economy did worse in 2011 and 2010 than previously estimated, the National St » http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gXmD-FsY4wTN0vRuIsFKV8r0CpSg?docId=7b43dfd1495844d1983448503b9842a1
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