News & Press - Worley Consulting

News & Press

Read about recent events, essential information and the latest industry news.

Industry News
Friday, August 17, 2012 Japan's economy is expected to expand 1.7 percent in the fiscal year beginning in April 2013 after » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/17/japan-economy-estimate-idINT9E8J901A20120817
Friday, August 17, 2012 Already approved to burn scrap tires as fuel in addition to coal and petroleum coke, CEMEX Kosmos n » http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120816/NEWS01/308160103/CEMEX-wants-burn-plastic-wood-Louisville-cement-kiln?odys...
Friday, August 17, 2012 The United States is increasing its dependence on oil from Saudi Arabia, raising its imports from t » http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/business/energy-environment/us-reliance-on-saudi-oil-is-growing-again.html?_r=1&pagewant...
Thursday, August 16, 2012 Aluminum company Alcoa Inc (AA.N) said on Wednesday it will sell land and other assets at its Rockd » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/15/us-alcoa-rockdale-idINBRE87E0ZM20120815
Thursday, August 16, 2012 The fire-hit delayed coker at BP Plc's (BP.L) Whiting, Indiana, refinery will continue to operate a » http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/08/14/uk-refinery-operation-bp-whiting-idUKBRE87D10420120814
Thursday, August 16, 2012 China’s steel, iron, and coking industries will face new limits on emissions of water and air pollu » http://www.bna.com/china-tightens-pollution-n12884911178/
Thursday, August 16, 2012 BHP Billiton said on Thursday that worsening market conditions could lead to job cuts at its Austra » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/australia-bhp-jobs-idUSL4E8JG0GI20120816
Thursday, August 16, 2012 Colombia's Ecopetrol ECO.CN will sell 12 million barrels of its Castilla crude oil to India's Essar » http://www.petroleumworld.com/storyt12081601.htm
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 The state-run National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Nalco) Wednesday said it has put on hold its propose » http://india.nydailynews.com/business/8c99b86fb3fd391c6dff7a84446f6980/nalco-puts-indonesia-smelter-project-on-hold
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Acting general manager Joe Rea says low metal prices and the high Australian dollar are the two mai » http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-15/smelter-giant-cuts-90-jobs/4199664?section=qld
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Romania's state-owned power producer Hidroelectrica will get a 70 percent price hike to the energy » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/romania-hidroelectrica-idUSL6E8JD8YK20120813
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Premiums paid for aluminum in Europe and North America are set to extend gains to records in 12 mon » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-15/aluminum-premiums-set-to-extend-gains-as-buyers-wait-for-metal.html
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Officials of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) had a discussion with Chief Minister Oommen C » http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article3772529.ece
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 The coker unit at BP Plc's 337,000 barrel a day Whiting refinery in Indiana restarted on the weeken » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/14/markets-cancrude-idINL2E8JEGLB20120814
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Pemex said on Tuesday it did not expect production to be disrupted after it put out a fire overnigh » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/14/mexico-oil-fire-idINL2E8JE3QK20120814
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 A small fire broke out in the light oil processing unit at the Shell refinery in Martinez but was q » http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Martinez-refinery-fire-put-out-3785251.php
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 U.S. regional refined product margins rose by about 7 percent on average in the week ended Friday, » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/refinery-margins-usa-idUSL2E8JDALO20120813
Monday, August 13, 2012 Emirates Aluminium Co., the company building the world’s biggest aluminum smelter in the United Ara » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-13/emirates-aluminium-said-to-be-seeking-4-billion-for-expansion.html
Monday, August 13, 2012 Workers were putting the coking unit's compressor back online, according to the company's filing wi » http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120811-701050.html
Monday, August 13, 2012 Japan’s reconstruction-fueled rebound waned in the second quarter as consumer spending growth almos » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-12/japan-s-economy-grew-less-than-forecast-in-the-second-quarter.html
Monday, August 13, 2012 Growth in China's auto sales decelerated in July, data showed Thursday, adding to signs of weakness » http://www.boston.com/cars/news/articles/2012/08/09/chinas_auto_sales_growth_slows_amid_weak_economy/
Monday, August 13, 2012 Three years into the euro zone debt crisis, the gravity-defying German economy has stalled and some » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/10/germany-economy-idINL6E8J9GU420120810
Monday, August 13, 2012 Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved agreements f » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/idUS91181+13-Aug-2012+HUG20120813
Monday, August 13, 2012 Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday vetoed a bill that would have allowed Leucadia National Corp. to move forw » http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-quinn-vetoes-coaltogas-plant-on-southeast-side-20120810,0,1655061.story
Friday, August 10, 2012 Russia’s economic expansion eased in the second quarter to the slowest pace in a year as weaker gro » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-10/russia-s-economy-expanded-4-percent-in-second-quarter-slowest-in-year
Friday, August 10, 2012 CME Group Inc (CME.O) has canvassed traders in recent weeks about the viability of an aluminum cont » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/08/us-aluminum-cme-lme-idUSBRE87719520120808
Friday, August 10, 2012 United Co. Rusal (486), the world’s biggest aluminum producer, said physical premiums will continue » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-09/aluminum-premiums-seen-rising-for-12-to-18-months-by-rusal
Friday, August 10, 2012 Analysts expect West Coast gas prices to rise beyond $4 a gallon after a fire knocked out a key sec » http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/higher-gas-prices-expected-refinery-fire-16975344#.UCUYHaFlRk4
Friday, August 10, 2012 Gasoline refiners, shunned by investors because of falling demand and rising regulation, now count » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-08/refiners-awash-in-shale-oil-offer-10-times-exxon-returns.html
Thursday, August 9, 2012 Meridian Energy, one of the state-owned power companies earmarked for partial sale, says Rio Tinto’ » http://nz.finance.yahoo.com/news/rio-tinto-seeks-vary-meridian-201949867.html
Thursday, August 9, 2012 German industrial output, which fell in June, suggests that weaker euro-zone states can no longer r » http://www.nasdaq.com/article/weaker-german-industrial-output-to-weigh-on-euro-zone-20120808-00713
Thursday, August 9, 2012 Exchanges may start aluminum contracts to lure “customers frustrated” about long waits for the meta » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-08/aluminum-contracts-may-be-started-after-delays-at-lme-correct-.html
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 Coal used to make steel is set to drop to the lowest price in two years, eroding earnings at BHP Bi » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-07/coal-to-drop-as-steel-output-slows-in-bhp-setback-commodities#p2
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 France is headed back into recession for the second time in three years, its central bank warned We » http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gDv0oigoFAvYpRPZ_7Ctj3MYsWLw?docId=CNG.19ad0dce739f4a8ae0b88daa807aca47...
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 Chevron Corp sought to repair the core of its Richmond refinery on Tuesday, the second-largest in C » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/07/us-chevron-refinery-idUSBRE8760MK20120807?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews
View "All News Items" »