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Monday, March 28, 2011 China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Asia’s biggest refiner, will cut costs and accelerate its expansi » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-03-28/sinopec-to-cut-costs-expand-overseas-as-refining-net-falls.html
Monday, March 28, 2011 India's refineries processed about 3.5 million barrels a day of crude oil in February, down 2.9% fr » http://www.ytwhw.com/2011/0325/OIL-DATA-India-February-Refinery-Runs-Fall-2.9-.html
Monday, March 28, 2011 Shipping on the Columbia-Snake River System, a major gateway to the Pacific Ocean for U.S. wheat an » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-25/columbia-river-to-reopen-to-barges-army-corps-says-correct-.html
Monday, March 28, 2011 With workers at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant still trying to prevent further radiation leak » http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=D9M6EQE00
Friday, March 25, 2011 Ocean freight rates have come up off their two-year lows over the past month but are still relative » http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000405728
Friday, March 25, 2011 Indian Oil Corp., the nation’s largest refiner, and rivals including Hindustan Petroleum Corp. boos » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-25/indian-refiners-boost-crude-oil-processing-for-third-month.html
Friday, March 25, 2011 With the first steps of a Delaware City Refinery restart weeks away, owner PBF Holding Company is m » http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20110325/NEWS02/103250338/New-owner-new-plan-for-refining-byproduct?odyssey=tab%7Cmo...
Friday, March 25, 2011 Repeats planned turnarounds to cut equity output by 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 201 » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/25/statoil-outlook-idUSOSN00510520110325
Friday, March 25, 2011 Reuters reported that Indonesia's PT Inalum expects its aluminium ingots production to fall 1% this » http://www.steelguru.com/metals_news/PT_Inalum_expects_slightly_lower_aluminum_output_in_2011/197307.html
Friday, March 25, 2011 Executives at giant Japanese manufacturer Kobe Steel have asked the Bluff aluminum smelter to incre » http://www.steelguru.com/metals_news/Japanese_earthquake_-_N_Bluff_aluminum_smelter_to_increase_supply/197302.html
Friday, March 25, 2011 Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) said Thursday that approximately 51 days of scheduled turnaround maintena » http://www.ytwhw.com/US/2011/0325/Refinery-Status-Valero-Completes-Port-Arthur-Refinery-Maintenance.html
Friday, March 25, 2011 The world’s biggest diversified mining group BHP Billiton would invest $9,5-billion to expand its i » http://www.miningweekly.com/article/bhp-billiton-approves-billions-for-australian-coal-iron-ore-projects-2011-03-24
Friday, March 25, 2011 Mubadala Development has experienced a huge shift in its revenue mix in the past three years as it » http://www.thenational.ae/business/economy/mubadala-strategy-pays-dividends
Friday, March 25, 2011 Dubai: Aluminium smelting capacity in the Gulf is expected to rise to 4.20 million tonnes annually » http://gulfnews.com/business/opinion/qatalum-upbeat-about-region-s-future-1.782405
Friday, March 25, 2011 His company, PBF Energy, has snatched up two refineries in the U.S. East Coast region where margins » http://www.commodities-now.com/reports/power-and-energy/5540-godfather-omalley-bets-big-on-new-oil-refinery-era.html
Thursday, March 24, 2011 Anil Agarwal's Vedanta Aluminium is in the process of raising Rs 16000 crore for its aluminium proj » http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-03-23/news/29178397_1_bauxite-reserve-vedanta-aluminium-alumina-refinery
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 According to figures released this morning by the International Aluminium Institute, global aluminu » http://www.steelguru.com/metals_news/Resurgent_aluminum_output_will_cap_upside_-_IAI/196973.html
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Cargo returns to the Missouri River this week with expectations for the biggest shipping season in » http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/46844/
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Impending floodwaters will likely disrupt barge shipping on the Upper Mississippi River this spring » http://easterniowanewsnow.com/2011/03/23/rising-river-threatens-barge-shipping/
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Oil has made a stunning rally, with the domestically traded West Texas Intermediate contract (WTI) » http://www.thestreet.com/story/11056642/1/oil-refining-stocks-sitting-pretty.html#
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 The European Union (EU) on Wednesday announced that its Commission has decided to refer Italy to th » http://channel6newsonline.com/2011/03/eu-commission-refers-italy-to-court-for-failure-to-recover-incompatible-aid/
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Dwindling options to produce affordable electricity could be a boon for aluminum producers that hav » http://www.marketwatch.com/story/rio-tintos-albanese-bullish-on-aluminum-2011-03-23?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 The recent economic jolt to Japan’s economy, by lowering energy demand, has at least temporarily of » http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/business/global/23oil.html?_r=1
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Executives at giant Japanese manufacturer Kobe Steel have asked the Bluff aluminum smelter to incre » http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10714388
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 All around the world, the cement industry acts as the building block of any nation's construction i » http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/5001068/cement-industry-slower-growth-ahead
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Rio Tinto has reached an agreement with West Fraser Timber to purchase its former Eurocan Wharf fac » http://www.bulk-solids-handling.com/conveying_transportation/river_transport_sea_transport/articles/308169/
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 MANAMA: Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s fourth-largest aluminum smelter, plans to increase ex » http://arabnews.com/economy/article326186.ece
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 RIYADH: In a major development, two Riyadh-based companies entered into a partnership agreement on » http://arabnews.com/economy/article326200.ece
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 New independent U.S. refiner PBF Energy plans bids on the California and Texas refineries that BP P » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/22/pbf-refineries-idUSN2220190220110322
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest exporter of crude oil, is adjusting deliveries to Japan to meet c » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-22/saudi-aramco-adjusts-japan-crude-deliveries-on-demand-ceo-says.html
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 New independent U.S. refiner PBF Energy plans bids on the California and Texas refineries BP Plc (B » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/22/pbf-refineries-idUSWEN988020110322
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 South African parastatal Transnet has unveiled plans to build a new dugout port in Durban at a cost » http://www.steelguru.com/raw_material_news/New_South_African_port_to_cost_USD_14_billion/196846.html
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Aluminum buyers may have been watching in frustration as the light metal has seemingly defied the d » http://agmetalminer.com/2011/03/22/aluminum-prices-bucking-the-metals-market-trend/
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Reportedly, United Company RUSAL pointed out that they’ve seen the positive outlook for aluminum dr » http://www.steelguru.com/metals_news/Japanese_earthquake_-_Demand_for_aluminum_to_rise_on_rebuilding/196809.html
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 China’s net imports of coal dropped to the lowest in 23 months in February after prices increased a » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-21/china-s-coal-purchases-drop-to-23-month-low-on-higher-prices-1-.html
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