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Monday, March 26, 2012 China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (600028), Asia’s biggest refiner, will ramp up crude production an » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-25/sinopec-2011-profit-misses-estimates-on-crude-refining-losses.html
Monday, March 26, 2012 BEIJING, March 26 (Reuters) - China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) said it will start pumpin » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL3E8EQ3CA20120326
Monday, March 26, 2012 HOUSTON, March 25 (Reuters) - BP Plc's 253,000 barrel per day (bpd) Los Angeles-area refinery in Ca » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/25/refinery-operations-bp-carson-idUSL2E8EP4LE20120325
Monday, March 26, 2012 HOUSTON, March 25 (Reuters) - Flint Hills Resources' 290,078 barrel per day (bpd) Corpus Christi, T » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL2E8EP1ER20120325
Monday, March 26, 2012 HOUSTON, March 25 (Reuters) - A delayed coking unit malfunctioned on Saturday at Valero Energy Corp » http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/03/25/refinery-operations-valero-portarthur-idUKL2E8EP16320120325
Monday, March 26, 2012 (Reuters) - China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) will shut a 30,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) cr » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/26/sinopec-oil-expansion-idUSL3E8EQ4FH20120326
Monday, March 26, 2012 UC RusAl increased total investment in the modernization and technical reequipping of the Bogoslov » http://www.cospp.com/news/2012/03/23/rusal-increases-investment-in-bogoslov-aluminum-smelter-by-67-to-400-mln-rubles-in-20...
Monday, March 26, 2012 Ukraine’s government won a court hearing as it seeks to regain control over the Zaporizhskyi alumin » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-23/ukraine-court-rules-against-rusal-in-zalk-aluminum-plant-dispute.html
Monday, March 26, 2012 Bill Koch’s Oxbow Carbon has filed a lawsuit against three company executives, alleging they defrau » http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/kochs-oxbow-carbon-lawsuit-alleges-scheme-to-defraud-2257672.html
Thursday, March 22, 2012 The strong Australian currency is taking its toll on the country's aluminium smelter sector with an » http://community.nasdaq.com/News/2012-03/another-aluminium-smelter-plant-may-close-600-jobs-at-stake.aspx?storyid=124835
Thursday, March 22, 2012 MILAN, March 9 (Reuters) - Alcoa aims to reach a deal with Italian labour unions this month March t » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/09/alcoa-italy-idUSL5E8E9AX720120309
Thursday, March 22, 2012 The UAE's aluminium producers are reporting soaring demand as the United States returns to stronger » http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/markets/aluminium-in-demand-as-us-stages-recovery
Thursday, March 22, 2012 MELBOURNE – Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) said Monday that it was reviewing its aluminum operation on the is » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/03/04/rio-tinto-looks-at-options-for-tasmania-aluminum-smelter/
Thursday, March 22, 2012 Beijing, March 19 (Antaike)-Zhongfu Industry Co., Ltd., one of Chinese top 10 aluminum producer, ha » http://www.4-traders.com/VIMETCO-N-V-9590230/news/VIMETCO-N-V-Henan-Zhongfu-DC-consumption-down-to-11819-kWh-reaching-adva...
Thursday, March 22, 2012 Dubai: State-owned aluminium smelter Dubai Aluminium Ltd (Dubal) said it achieved a 65 per cent jum » http://gulfnews.com/business/markets/dubal-defies-slowdown-to-record-65-jump-in-net-profit-in-2011-1.998118
Thursday, March 22, 2012 HANOI, March 22 (Reuters) - Vietnam's state coal and mineral group Vinacomin may start selling alum » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/22/vietnam-mining-alumina-idUSL3E8EM38220120322
Thursday, March 22, 2012 U.S. Steel is looking at the cheap and abundant supply of domestic natural gas to reduce its soarin » http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2012/03/21/u-s-steel-looks-to-natural-gas-to-offset-high-input-costs/
Thursday, March 22, 2012 The shipping sector in India shapes India’s economy to a large extent. The Indian shipping sector i » http://www.biztechreport.com/story/1835-indian-shipping-industry-%E2%80%93-riding-economic-wave
Thursday, March 22, 2012 (Reuters) - Chinese manufacturing slumped for a fifth month in March and the euro zone economy is s » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/22/us-global-economy-idUSBRE82L0KL20120322
Thursday, March 22, 2012 (RTTNews.com) - The Russian economy is likely to to record strong growth in the first quarter, help » http://www.nasdaq.com/article/russia-set-to-log-strong-growth-in-q1-capital-economics-20120322-00048
Thursday, March 22, 2012 March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Japan reported an unexpected trade surplus for February and higher-than-for » http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/03/21/bloomberg_articlesM185886KLVR501-M19P4.DTL
Thursday, March 22, 2012 Malaysia’s gross domestic product will expand at a slower pace this year as financial and economic » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-22/malaysia-sees-slower-2012-growth-on-persistent-global-risks-1-.html
Thursday, March 22, 2012 Kuwait’s gross domestic product may grow as much as 5.4 percent for the fiscal year ended March 31, » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-21/kuwait-gdp-may-grow-5-4-on-increase-in-oil-prices-kuna-reports.html
Thursday, March 22, 2012 JAKARTA -(Dow Jones)- Indonesia is eyeing an acceleration in economic growth and better-contained i » http://www.nasdaq.com/article/indonesia-minister-eyeing-2013-gdp-growth-at-67-7-inflation-at-35-5-20120321-00252
Thursday, March 22, 2012 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 4.64 percent at fixed prices in the fir » http://arabnews.com/economy/article591455.ece
Thursday, March 22, 2012 Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world’s largest crude exporter, said the Yasref refinery will ship its f » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-21/saudi-aramco-to-ship-first-cargo-from-yasref-in-late-2014-1-.html
Thursday, March 22, 2012 CARACAS (Dow Jones)--Petroleos de Venezuela SA posted net profit of $4.95 billion in 2011, a 53% ju » http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120321-715799.html
Thursday, March 22, 2012 LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) - The collapse of Europe's top independent oil refiner Petroplus failed » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/21/europe-euroil-idUSL6E8EL9D020120321
Thursday, March 22, 2012 NEW DELHI, March 21 (Reuters) - Indian refiners processed 2.5 percent more oil in February compared » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/21/india-refinery-idUSL6E8EL10620120321
Thursday, March 22, 2012 U.S. Gulf Coast gasoline strengthened after Motiva Enterprises LLC reported a power failure at its » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-21/u-s-gulf-fuel-rises-after-texas-refinery-reports-outage.html
Thursday, March 22, 2012 Chevron is making upgrades to its refinery, and Holly recently announced plans to expand its refine » http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/53766703-90/meeting-utah-community-refinery.html.csp
Thursday, March 22, 2012 Privately owned refineries in Shandong province may import about 10 million tons of fuel oil annual » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-22/shandong-teapot-refinery-capacity-is-rising-group-says-1-.html
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Each year, the deteriorating locks and dams used to transport about 550 million » http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/12081/1218291-455.stm
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Airlines pay a fee for landing and other airport services. Trucking companies pay tolls on highways » http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/trying-to-impose-user-fees-or-tolls-on-barge-operators-is-uphill-battle-6...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Heavy rainfall in the last 48 hours has caused significant disruption at several coking coal mines » http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Metals/8080588
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