News & Press - Worley Consulting

News & Press

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

Industry News
Monday, July 30, 2012 The world’s largest economy cooled in the second quarter as limited job growth prompted Americans t » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-27/economy-in-u-s-grows-at-1-5-rate-as-consumer-spending-cooled.html
Monday, July 30, 2012 Summary of current U.S. refinery operations (in '000 bpd) » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/27/energy-diary-refinery-idUSL2E8IR2V420120727
Monday, July 30, 2012 Times are not good for aluminum producers. If President Barack Obama has his way, they will get wor » http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/572393/Outsourcing-Our-Aluminum-.html?nav=509
Monday, July 30, 2012 The state Public Service Commission will begin a three-day hearing on Century Aluminum's special ra » http://www.dailymail.com/Business/201207290065?page=2&build=cache
Friday, July 27, 2012 Bosnia's top exporter, aluminium smelter Aluminij Mostar, will close 12.5 percent of its smelting c » http://www.sharenet.co.za/news/Bosnia_aluminium_smelter_cuts_output_by_125_pct/f9f47eb983f57e7282ec75d8eee818a9
Friday, July 27, 2012 Major US coal company Peabody says the industry is facing ‘‘significant headwinds’’ in the face of » http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/coal-exports-up-but-prices-down/2636924.aspx
Friday, July 27, 2012 A coker that was hit by fire at BP Plc's 337,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Whiting, Indiana on Mon » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/27/refinery-operations-whiting-idUSL2E8IR7D620120727
Friday, July 27, 2012 LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB)’s Houston refinery ran an average of 267,000 barrels of crude a » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-27/lyondellbasell-houston-refinery-ran-near-capacity-in-2q-1-.html
Friday, July 27, 2012 Exxon Mobil Corp has restarted units at its 149,500 barrels-per-day (bpd) refinery in Torrance, Cal » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/26/us-refinery-operations-exxon-idUSBRE86P1FS20120726
Friday, July 27, 2012 Summary of current U.S. refinery operations (in '000 bpd) » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/26/energy-diary-refinery-idINL2E8IQ30F20120726
Thursday, July 26, 2012 National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) has stumbled on a coal linkage hurdle for its proposed 0.5-m » http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article3683165.ece
Thursday, July 26, 2012 Global coal output is set to shrink over the next year or two as miners grapple with a combination » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/24/coal-supply-cuts-idINL6E8IKD5Q20120724
Thursday, July 26, 2012 Spain is also trying to prevent a collapse in its stock market by banning short selling. At the sam » http://www.npr.org/2012/07/24/157313898/german-economy-at-risk-for-rescuing-neighors
Thursday, July 26, 2012 Mexico's economy slipped in May from April as a global slowdown weighed on factory output and the s » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/25/us-mexico-economy-idUSBRE86O17920120725
Thursday, July 26, 2012 Russian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was up 3.8 percent, year-on-year, in June against a 4.2 percen » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/25/russia-gdp-idUSR4E8G300F20120725
Thursday, July 26, 2012 Chennai Petroleum has started planned maintenance at its 190,000 barrels per day (bpd) Manali refin » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/26/india-chennai-refinery-idINL4E8IQ3KZ20120726
Thursday, July 26, 2012 Indian refiners processed 6.16 percent more oil in June from a year ago, a second straight monthly » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/25/india-refinery-oil-idINL4E8IK4F820120725
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 Offers of European secondary aluminum alloy into Japan has picked up pace this week with the euro t » http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Metals/8551000
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 Rio Tinto Alcan and the union representing workers at its Kitimat aluminum smelter and powerhouse o » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/24/riotintoalcan-brief-idINL4E8IO73H20120724
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 Century Aluminum's chief executive said last week his company would be willing to invest up to $100 » http://www.asme.org/kb/yellowbrix-article?topic=0b222253-fb8e-49ab-8e11-8a82e4cfd5bc&storyid=174906807
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 An ultraformer, also know as a reformer, will be in the process of restarting at BP's 439,000 barre » http://www.nasdaq.com/article/refinery-status-ultraformerreformer-in-restart-mode-at-bp-texas-city-refinery-20120724-01160
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 BP said on Tuesday a brief fire occurred in a part of its 337,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Whitin » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/24/refinery-operations-bp-idUSL2E8IO6B120120724
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 PBF Energy will spend up to $60 million to build additional rail infrastructure at its 190,000-barr » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/23/refinery-operations-pbf-delawarecity-idUSL2E8INLL120120723
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 The 160,000-barrel-per-day Toledo, Ohio, refinery owned by Husky Energy Inc and BP » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/24/usa-refinery-toledo-idINL2E8IO7FP20120724
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 155,000 barrels-per-day refinery in Lima, Ohio returned back to normal operations » http://www.xe.com/news/2012/07/24/2823233.htm?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=TL&utm_content=NOGEO&utm_campaign=News_RSS_Art9
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 Planned work was under way at Tesoro Corp's 166,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) San Francisco-area refine » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/24/refinery-operations-tesoro-idINL2E8IOD4N20120724
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 Bp Plc reduced crude run rates by up to 30 percent at its 337,000 refinery in Whiting, Indiana afte » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/24/refinery-operations-bp-idUSL2E8IO5F520120724
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 Private sector refiner Essar Oil says its margin will improve by at least $1 per barrel by switchin » http://www.power-eng.com/news/2012/07/24/essar-oil-shifts-from-gas-to-coal-move-likely-to-improve-margin-at-vadinar-refine...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 The chemicals and plastics sector has emerged as a key driver of economic growth across a large num » http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Rob-Westervelt/Whats-Driving-Economic-Growth-in-U-S-Cities-Chemicals_45101.html
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 Indian refiner Essar Oil has tied up a loan facility for 50 billion rupees ($900 million) with loca » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/23/essaroil-loan-idINL4E8IN2IL20120723
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 The US Energy Information Administration released its latest oil data report Wednesday » http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/energy/articles/Atlantic-Coast-Gulf-Coast-Midwest-refineries/7/23/2012/id/42623
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 Saying it would "substantially reduce the risk" to regular ratepayers, Century Aluminum officials h » http://www.dailymail.com/Business/201207230165?page=1&build=cache
Monday, July 23, 2012 Summary of current U.S. refinery operations (in '000 bpd) » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/23/energy-diary-refinery-idINL2E8IN6GE20120723
Monday, July 23, 2012 Ormet Corp., an aluminum smelter, is laying off 30 to 50 workers at its plant in southeastern Ohio » http://www.menafn.com/menafn/85ba30ac-519e-4aa6-9a7e-7ee28a9d7351/High-power-costs-spur-job-cuts?src=main
Monday, July 23, 2012 Aluminium Bahrain BSC (ALBH) hired BNP Paribas SA (BNP) as adviser to assess the state-controlled c » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-23/alba-hires-bnp-paribas-to-advise-on-2-5-billion-loan.html
View "All News Items" »