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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 China’s electricity cuts probably won’t be extended to bigger steel makers in northern provinces su » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-17/china-power-cuts-unlikely-to-affect-big-steel-mills-clsa-says.html
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 PetroChina , the world's No. 2 oil and gas producer by market value, sustained a refining loss of m » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL4E7GH08F20110517
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Alcoa Inc., the world’s third-biggest aluminum producer, said Monday the $1.2 billion U.S. moderniz » http://www.montrealgazette.com/Alcoa+modernize+Bail+Comeau+plant+upgrade+others/4793005/story.html#ixzz1MetkKLLH
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Eight large Louisiana refineries equal to 12 percent of national capacity, appear to be at lower ri » http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/05/16/refinery-operations-alon-idUKN1648489720110516
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 As PBF Energy starts to re-fire the Delaware City Refinery, state officials helped the company cut » http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/flexicontent/item/19580-delaware-to-start-petroleum-coke-exports-at-port-of-wilmington/
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Global demand for steel is poised to rise annually by 6% this year and next as demand from China an » http://www.marketwatch.com/story/emerging-markets-feed-steel-demand-growth-2011-05-16?link=MW_latest_news
Monday, May 16, 2011 Gulf Coast gasoline slipped after gates were opened on the Morganza floodway in Louisiana as a meas » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-16/gulf-gasoline-drops-as-flood-impact-reduced-on-open-spillway.html
Monday, May 16, 2011 Brazil produced 118,400 metric tons of primary aluminum in April, 6.2% less than in the same month » http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201105161124dowjonesdjonline000250&title=brazil-primary-al...
Monday, May 16, 2011 Construction workers picketing over wage demands blocked oil field access roads in Argentina's top » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFN1415523820110514
Monday, May 16, 2011 Hong Kong Q1 GDP rises 2.8% quarter on quarter Vs 1.5% growth in fourth quarter, revised up its ful » http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/internationalmarkets/hongkongq1gdprises28versus15qoq_543609.html
Monday, May 16, 2011 Colombia's total foreign debt, which includes the government and private sector, stood at 20.1% of » http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110516-707752.html
Monday, May 16, 2011 The UAE controls nearly 48 per cent of the total aluminum investments of more than$22 billion in Gu » http://www.emirates247.com/business/economy-finance/uae-funds-48-of-gcc-aluminum-2011-05-16-1.393495
Monday, May 16, 2011 Israel's economy expanded an annualized 4.7 percent in the first quarter as exports, investment and » http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/05/16/bloomberg1376-LLA1OT0UQVI901-6FRF3V22D3HKOOFNDFOP86R5RN.DTL
Monday, May 16, 2011 A sharp retreat in oil prices has lent fresh credibility to Federal Reserve officials' predictions » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/16/global-economy-weekahead-idUSN1511674720110516
Monday, May 16, 2011 Global demand for steel is set to increase in 2011-2012 thanks to China and emerging markets, the O » http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/global-steel-demand-set-to-grow-in-2011-2012-on-emerging-m...
Monday, May 16, 2011 Middle East oils for sale to Asia climbed to near their highest in three years as refining margins » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-16/middle-east-oils-gain-as-higher-refining-profits-spur-demand.html
Monday, May 16, 2011 The State Grid has announced that power supply systems in the central Chinese provinces of Hunan, H » http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/indepth/2011-05/16/c_13877337.htm
Monday, May 16, 2011 Exxon Mobil Corp's (XOM.N: Quote) joint-venture 192,500 barrel per day (bpd) Chalmette, Louisiana, » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFWEN322420110515
Monday, May 16, 2011 T Srinivasa Rao, CFO, Rain Commodities, talks to CNBC-TV18 about the company’s plans to list its Ca » http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/results-boardroom/rain-commodities-to-list-cpc-business_543693.html
Monday, May 16, 2011 The $2.4 billion refinery complex of Bharat Oman Refineries Limited (BORL), in which Oman Oil Compa » http://www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/2011051510933/Energy/india-bharat-oman-refineries-to-be-dedicated-on-friday.html
Monday, May 16, 2011 The opening of a key spillway to relieve flooding along the Mississippi River could create logistic » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFN1528133220110515
Sunday, May 15, 2011 The UAE gross domestic product grew by around 1.4 per cent in 2010 driven by higher oil prices and » http://www.emirates247.com/news/uae-economy-up-1-4-in-2010-2011-05-15-1.392922
Sunday, May 15, 2011 Barges moored along the Mississippi River broke loose and four of the 25 that floated away hit the » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-14/barges-strike-close-mississippi-river-bridge-in-baton-rouge.html
Sunday, May 15, 2011 Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM -0.22% cut production at its 504,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Baton Rouge, La » http://www.marketwatch.com/story/exxon-cuts-la-refinery-production-by-99-2011-05-14
Sunday, May 15, 2011 Investors will get a look at China’s foreign-direct investment figures for April next week, as well » http://www.marketwatch.com/story/japan-gdp-china-data-in-asias-spotlight-2011-05-14?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Sunday, May 15, 2011 Uncertainty about the global economy and anxiety over Europe's debt crisis pushed major stock marke » http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-05-14/news/29543158_1_msci-world-equity-index-world-stocks-reuters-globa...
Sunday, May 15, 2011 The global economic recovery is straining to move ahead, with data from the United States and Europ » http://www.arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/169117/t/Energy-costs-pinch-economic-recovery-in-US...
Sunday, May 15, 2011 Restructuring Greece's debt would have "massive harmful effects" on the embattled country and would » http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/gilts/8513664/Greek-debt-restructuring-would-do-massive-harm-to-eurozone-Jurg...
Sunday, May 15, 2011 Southeast Asian oil refiners are expected to reap benefits from a surge in refining margins since t » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/13/us-refiners-seasia-factbox-idUSTRE74C0PV20110513
Sunday, May 15, 2011 From sandbagging to allowing one area to purposely fill with water, the flood authority says barges » http://www.fox8live.com/news/local/story/Barges-pose-biggest-threat-along-swollen-river/JilmeJx-L0-e0Ifp5SrDRg.cspx
Sunday, May 15, 2011 Production at Exxon Mobil Corp's 504,500 barrel-per-day (bpd) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery has » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/13/refinery-operations-exxon-batonrouge-idUSN1313941220110513
Sunday, May 15, 2011 Colombia, South America’s largest coal producer, said major mines on the nation’s northern coast wi » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-13/colombia-sees-less-rainfall-this-year-for-major-coal-provinces.html
Friday, May 13, 2011 BP’s Texas City refinery is near being back at full capacity after a series of power outages knocke » http://galvestondailynews.com/story/230906
Friday, May 13, 2011 Rising water levels have also slowed barge traffic along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Restricti » http://www.npr.org/2011/05/12/136250376/miss-river-flooding-impacts-barge-commerce
Thursday, May 12, 2011 The Bank of Mexico has raised its GDP growth forecast for 2011 to 4% to 5% from 3.8% to 4.8% on acc » http://imarketnews.com/node/30652
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