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Monday, May 2, 2011 Salt, dust and other material that rain normally washes away has accumulated during the drought. Th » http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7544259.html
Monday, May 2, 2011 Private independent U.S. refinery PBF Energy Partners LP's 182,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Delaware Ci » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/29/refinery-operations-delawarecity-idUSN2917513220110429
Monday, May 2, 2011 Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) plans to shut a crude unit, a coker, hydrotreaters and a catalytic ref » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-29/shell-said-to-plan-september-anacortes-crude-coker-unit-work.html
Monday, May 2, 2011 Venezuela's government-run aluminum smelter Alcasa is in a "state of emergency" operationally and f » http://af.reuters.com/article/metalsNews/idAFN2910261720110429
Monday, May 2, 2011 BP Plc's 475,000 barrel per day (bpd) Texas City, Texas, refinery was restarting on Friday, accordi » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/29/bp-texascity-idUSWEN229920110429
Monday, May 2, 2011 Power-station coal prices at Australia’s Newcastle port, an Asian benchmark, increased 0.7 percent » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-29/australia-newcastle-thermal-coal-rises-0-7-to-122-27-a-ton.html
Friday, April 29, 2011 Chevron Corp. (CVX) first-quarter earnings rose 36% as the second-largest U.S. oil company's r » http://english.capital.gr/News.asp?id=1182616
Friday, April 29, 2011 Mexico's Cemex (CMXCPO.MX) (CX.N), the world's No. 3 cement maker, reported a wider-than expected f » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/29/cemex-idUSN2910725020110429
Friday, April 29, 2011 Gulf International Investment Group Holdings Sdn Bhd signed a joint venture agreement with Aluminum » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-29/gulf-international-signs-1-6-billion-aluminum-smelter-accord.html
Friday, April 29, 2011 Indian refiners' output rose an annual 8.5 percent to about 3.55 million bpd in March, its fourth s » http://af.reuters.com/article/metalsNews/idAFL3E7FT11Y20110429
Friday, April 29, 2011 Venezuelan CVG-Alcasa President Elio Sayago said Thursday that its 170,000 mt/year aluminum smelter » http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Metals/7554132
Friday, April 29, 2011 Growth in Chinese demand for steel may ease to 2.6 percent to 4.6 percent annually through 2015 as » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-29/china-steel-demand-growth-may-ease-to-4-6-as-economy-slows-1-.html
Friday, April 29, 2011 Norsk Hydro ASA (NHY), Europe’s third- largest aluminum producer, said first-quarter profit jumped » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-29/norsk-hydro-profit-climbs-as-rising-demand-boosts-prices-1-.html
Friday, April 29, 2011 PetroChina Co., Asia’s biggest company by market value, posted a 14 percent gain in first- quarter » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-27/petrochina-net-income-gains-14-to-37-billion-yuan-estimate-38-4-billion.html
Friday, April 29, 2011 Canadian Oil Sands Ltd., the largest holder in the Syncrude Canada Ltd. oil-sands venture, said a t » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-28/syncrude-coker-turnaround-expected-in-september-or-october-1-.html
Friday, April 29, 2011 China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (386), Asia’s biggest refiner, used crude from its stockpiles to k » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-28/sinopec-s-profit-growth-tops-petrochina-on-smaller-refining-loss.html
Friday, April 29, 2011 Power shortages expected in Japan this summer are lifting coal prices and the prospects for special » http://www.marketwatch.com/story/japan-power-crisis-could-benefit-coal-etfs-2011-04-28
Friday, April 29, 2011 The use of coal-fired power plants in China to generate electricity will drop to as low as 30% by 2 » http://www.guidechem.com/news/2011/04/29/13590.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela said Thursday that it is discussing possible te » http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201104281615dowjonesdjonline000782&title=venezuelas-pdvsa-...
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Valero Energy Corp. said Thursday that restart procedures are continuing, and making progress, at » http://www.marketwatch.com/story/valero-texas-refinery-restart-making-progress-2011-04-28
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS: News ), said Thursday its first quarter profit more than doubled » http://www.rttnews.com/Content/BreakingNews.aspx?Id=1609411&SM=1
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Water levels on the Rhine River dropped to the lowest level in 17 months, pushing up demand for bar » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-28/rhine-water-levels-fall-to-17-month-low-push-up-barge-demand.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Hunt Refining was restarting units at its 36,000 barrel per day (bpd) Tuscaloosa, Alabama, refinery » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/28/refinery-operations-hunt-idUSWEN216120110428
Thursday, April 28, 2011 BP's massive Texas City refinery and chemical plant may be without full power through today as the » http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7540415.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Sinopec Corp (0386.HK), Asia's top oil refiner, reported a 25.2 percent rise in first-quarter net p » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/28/sinopec-idUSL3E7FR2MH20110428
Thursday, April 28, 2011 BP Plc's (BP.L) (BP.N) 475,000 barrel per day (bpd) Texas City, Texas, refinery plans to begin rest » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/28/bp-texascity-idUSWEN215320110428
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Combined nameplate cement production capacity reached over 150 million tons per year (mtpy) in 2010 » http://www.cemweek.com/news/markets-a-competition/12969-south-america-cement-manufacturing-capacity-passes-150-mtpy
Thursday, April 28, 2011 The Omani cabinet is expected to announce its decision before the end of the year on doubling the c » http://www.ameinfo.com/263077.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Valero Energy Corp.’s Corpus Christi refinery in Texas lost power and flared gases yesterday, accor » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-28/valero-corpus-christi-refinery-flares-gases-nrc-filing-says.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Four controlling shareholders of Brazilian steel producer Usiminas denied rumors that any planned t » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/28/usiminas-stake-idUSN2718880620110428
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA)’s profit from refining in the first quarter surged 112 percent from a » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-28/shell-s-refining-profit-surged-on-higher-volumes-chemicals.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 MACARTHUR Coal said today it has lifted its declaration of force majeure after heavy rains affected » http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/macarthur-coal-lifts-force-majeure-from-its-queensland-mines/story-...
Thursday, April 28, 2011 U.S. Gulf crude premiums strengthened against West Texas Intermediate after Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-27/u-s-gulf-crude-premiums-widen-as-marathon-restarts-refinery.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 A giant proposed facility that would export coal to China, the Gateway Pacific Terminal, is either » http://www.seattlepi.com/local/connelly/article/Shipping-Coal-to-China-A-Big-Export-Terminal-1355789.php
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Exxon Mobil Corp's first-quarter earnings are expected to surge almost 60 percent on higher crude o » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/28/exxonmobil-idUSN2729350220110428
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