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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 The International Monetary Fund cut its predictions for French gross domestic product growth this y » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-16/imf-cuts-french-gdp-forecast-calls-deficit-path-suitable.html
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 The plant had power restored after a failure last night, Citgo said in an e-mailed statement. The E » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-16/gulf-gasoline-diesel-strengthen-after-citgo-plant-power-failure.html
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Summary of current U.S. refinery operations (in '000 bpd) » http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/07/16/energy-diary-refinery-idUKL2E8IG2GC20120716
Monday, July 16, 2012 A month-long investigation of the pitted and scarred crude unit at Motiva's massive Port Arthur, Te » http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/16/motiva-crude-oil-refinery_n_1675843.html
Monday, July 16, 2012 Settlement builds on 2010 agreement and reflects BP’s commitment to safe and compliant operations » http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7075855
Monday, July 16, 2012 Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd., Mumbai, has let a contract to Engineers India Ltd. (EIL) for consultan » http://www.ogj.com/articles/2012/07/contract-let-for-kochi-refinery-expansion.html
Monday, July 16, 2012 Marathon Petroleum Corp is bringing units back online after undertaking a planned maintenance at it » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/16/refinery-operation-marathon-idINL2E8IG90I20120716
Monday, July 16, 2012 Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered its price assumption for aluminum to $0.90/lb ($1,98 » http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Metals/8515035
Monday, July 16, 2012 Brazilian smelters produced 727,300 metric tons of primary aluminum in the first half, up 2.5% from » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/07/13/brazil-1st-half-aluminum-output-727300-tons-up-25-on-year-abal/
Friday, July 13, 2012 China's refinery throughput in June fell 0.6 percent from a year earlier to 35.98 million tonnes, m » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL3E8ID0GG20120713
Friday, July 13, 2012 BP Plc on Thursday agreed to pay $13 million to settle safety violations at its Texas City, Texas, » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/12/refinery-bp-osha-idUSL2E8IC7YW20120712
Friday, July 13, 2012 The aluminium smelter in Bluff is cutting production by 15 percent. Business Correspondent Roger Ke » http://www.worldal.com/news/newzealand/2012-07-09/134179546039925.shtml
Friday, July 13, 2012 China's economy grew 7.6 percent in the second quarter of 2012 from a year earlier, its slowest pac » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/13/us-china-economy-gdp-idUSBRE86C04220120713
Thursday, July 12, 2012 Russia's Foreign Ministry warned Nigeria on Thursday of potential damage to bilateral relations and » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/12/russia-nigeria-rusal-idUSL6E8IC55T20120712
Thursday, July 12, 2012 Aluminum maker Alcoa says it plans to sell a 2,200-acre site near Frederick that was once home to a » http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e51d92ae9b6047648e7ee1d37af9fe39/MD--Eastalco-Redevelopment
Thursday, July 12, 2012 Brazil's economy avoided an expected contraction but remained stalled in May, central bank data sho » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/12/brazil-economy-activity-idUSL2E8IC1U520120712
Thursday, July 12, 2012 Residents at the opponents’ rally said any extra pollution is too much in their area, and they fear » http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2012/07/12/gloves-come-off-in-chicago-coal-gasification-fight-as-governor-mulls-bill/
Thursday, July 12, 2012 U.S. workplace safety regulators plan to announce a settlement on Thursday with BP Plc's U.S. » http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/BRE86A1IG/US-REFINERY-SAFETY-BP-OSHA
Thursday, July 12, 2012 Experts predict resumption of Ukraine's total dependency on Russian oil if duties on importation of » http://un.ua/eng/article/400369.html
Thursday, July 12, 2012 U.S. workplace safety regulators plan to announce a settlement on Thursday with BP Plc's U.S. refin » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/11/refinery-safety-bp-osha-idINL2E8IBFZ620120711
Thursday, July 12, 2012 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp, the second-largest U.S. oil company, said on Wednesday second-quarter pro » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/11/chevron-quarter-idINL2E8IBBGD20120711
Thursday, July 12, 2012 Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. on Thursday said it has signed a joint venture pact with South Korea's » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/07/12/bharat-petroleum-to-form-jv-with-lg-chem-for-petrochemical-plant/
Thursday, July 12, 2012 Husky Energy said on Wednesday that planned maintenance work at its 155,000 barrel » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/11/refinery-operations-husky-idUSL2E8IB8Q120120711
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 Official data showed the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have pumped around $17.3 bill » http://www.emirates247.com/business/gcc-to-control-over-15-of-global-aluminum-output-2012-07-10-1.466535
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 National Aluminium Co. (NACL), India’s largest state-run producer, plans to invest $2 billion to ge » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-10/national-aluminium-plans-2-billion-power-foray-corporate-india
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 Justice Afolabiyi Fabiyi ruled Friday that the sale five years ago of Aluminum Smelter Company of N » http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iRTjZqCf45z5Eo18fxW9rZNpgSXQ?docId=867e1c2e4fc042ec83cecaadf7fdd64f
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 Spot prices of coking coal, a key ingredient in steel making, are expected to soften below $250 a t » http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/relief-for-steel-makers-as-coking-coal-set-to-drop/479940/
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 Fresh data show the U.S. economy is weakening. The economy added a paltry 80,000 jobs in June, not » http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424053111904317504577496670432140932.html
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 China's imports of crude oil in June fell to their lowest level since December 2011, coming off a r » http://www.4-traders.com/CHINA-PETROLEUM-CHEMICA-6497363/news/OIL-DATA-China-s-June-Crude-Imports-Hit-Seven-Month-Low-1440...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 (Reuters) - Flint Hills Resources' 284,172 barrel per day (bpd) refinery at Corpus Christi, Texas, » http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/10/refinery-operations-flinthiils-corpuschr-idINH5E8GG00J20120710
Monday, July 9, 2012 Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) and LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) are interested in buying Petroleo » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-09/valero-lyondellbasell-may-buy-petrobras-refinery-valor-says.html
Monday, July 9, 2012 Aluminium Bahrain's output edged up 1.7 percent in the first half of 2012 but sales were almost fla » http://www.kippreport.com/2012/07/european-crisis-weighs-on-aluminum-bahrain-sales/
Monday, July 9, 2012 Emirates Aluminium Co., an Abu Dhabi- based smelter, is in talks with Export-Import Bank of Korea f » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-09/emirates-aluminium-said-to-seek-300-million-from-kexim.html
Monday, July 9, 2012 Aluminium Bahrain’s output edged up 1.7 percent in the first half of 2012 but sales were almost fla » http://www.kippreport.com/2012/07/european-crisis-weighs-on-aluminum-bahrain-sales/
Monday, July 9, 2012 Alcoa Inc. (AA), the largest U.S. aluminum producer, may report an 84 percent decline in second-qua » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-09/alcoa-profit-seen-plunging-81-in-eighth-year-of-surplus.html
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