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Tuesday, September 29, 2015 FP's Cattaneo: It's Trans Mountain or bust for Canadian oil sands » As major oil sands pipeline options drop away, Kinder Morgan’s (KMI -0.4%) Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has become th...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Comment: Strongest will survive in oil sands » A global decline in commodity prices has not scared away some of the world’s biggest explorers from Canada’s oil sands sec...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 EPA issues landmark rules to curb emissions from refineries » The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday issued a rule that will curb toxic emissions from oil and gas refineri...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Aruba signs agreement with Citgo Petroleum to operate idled refinery » Aruba's Energy Ministry said on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with PDVSA's U.S. unit Citgo Petroleum...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Aruba, Citgo Petroleum to Explore Reactivating Refinery » September 27, 2015 [Reuters] - Aruba's Energy Ministry said on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with PDV...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Cheap power could attract India's Nalco to set up $3bn aluminium smelter in Oman » Indian aluminium giant National Aluminium Co Ltd (Nalco) is exploring opportunities in Oman, Iran and Indonesia to set up...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Aditya Aluminium gets Odisha pollution watchdog’s notice » The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has issued a show cause notice to Aditya Aluminium, asking it why the pla...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 VPT handles petroleum coke in inner harbour » A long cherished dream of Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) has become a reality when the port handled first ever gearless Pa...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 China Refinery Output Up As Energy Inventories Build » China’s oil demand, adjusted for inventories, was higher in August and Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical (SHI) is expected to...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 No impact of split on Aus business: Alcoa » Global metals giant Alcoa's planned split into two companies is not likely to affect its Australian operations. http:/...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Norsk Hydro Split-Up Seen as Likely Following Alcoa's Separation » Norsk Hydro ASA, Europe’s third largest aluminum producer, is likely to follow its larger competitor Alcoa Inc. in splitti...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Alcoa splitting into 2 companies; impact on Intalco smelter unclear » Alcoa will split into two independent companies, separating its bauxite, aluminum and casting operations from its engineer...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Alcoa's split brings losses from its aluminum smelters into focus » Alcoa Inc's decision to split in two will sharpen pressure on one of the world's top aluminum producers to cut costs or cl...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 16 power firms win approval to conduct grid impact studies » SIXTEEN power companies were given clearance to conduct grid impact studies (GIS) in the third quarter, allowing them to p...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Can oil economies overcome the price turmoil? » Speculation over the oil price fluctuations still overshadow global economic sentiments, setting off volatility in the cap...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Oil Prices Poised Between Bulls and Bears » Analysts split between bulls at $85 and bears in the ‘twenties http://fuelmarketernews.com/weekly-market-situati...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 United Kingdom energy firm Drax pulls out of carbon-capture project » The company will complete a study into the feasibility and development of technology that help to decrease large amounts o...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Canada sets carbon emissions reduction target of 30% by 2030 » Canada has announced it will commit to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, an...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Alberta NDP will double carbon levy by 2017 » Alberta is asking industry to cut emissions and pay more for pumping greenhouse gases into the air. http://www.c...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Unreleased government-funded report suggests $50 carbon price in Alberta » Jacking up Alberta’s carbon tax is the best way to reduce the province’s greenhouse gas emissions from power generation, s...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Misplaced emphasis on coal » Environment Ministry endorsement has been withheld on plans to build three large coal-fired power plants in succession due...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 India needs higher auto fuel emission standards: Report » India needs to follow the course taken by developed countries like the US and expedite the upgradation to higher auto fuel...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Alcoa to separate into two separate public companies by the end of 2016 » Alcoa will split into two independent companies, separating its bauxite, aluminum and casting operations from its engineer...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Alcoa's gradual transformation from aluminum to wider, deeper business » As Alcoa Inc. Chairman and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld alluded to in the company's surprise announcement it will split into two in...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) “Strictest Ever" Environment Protection Law Makes Green Operations, Energy Conservation and Aluminum » On January 1, 2015, the new Environment Protection Law, deemed the “strictest ever”, officially came into force. Wit...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Opinion: Kitimat at leading edge of aluminium industry » As the chief executive for one of the world’s leading producers of aluminium, I am often asked why Rio Tinto would make su...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Smelter’s power struggles set to continue » General manager Joe Rea fears for the future of the smelter as the company continues to negotiate a new electricity supply...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Husky Energy's Ohio refinery hampered by string of incidents » Husky Energy Inc said on Tuesday that its 155,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Lima, Ohio, was running at 70 percent to 80 p...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Electric contract impasse threatens to idle South Carolina smelter » Negotiations between Century Aluminum and Santee Cooper over a new electric power contract appear to be near a breaking po...
Monday, September 21, 2015 China's push for cleaner energy could push petcoke higher » Chinese president Xi Jinping signed into law a raft of detailed measures designed to reduce the air pollution that is chok...
Monday, September 21, 2015 China's rising output, price rout deepen aluminium industry gloom » Sinking aluminium prices and a ballooning surplus of the metal have deepened the industry's worst crisis in years, intensi...
Monday, September 21, 2015 Alcoa: The Crash Is an Opportunity » Alcoa (AA) shares have fallen rapidly in 2015 as the company has been hurt as a result of weak aluminum prices due to end-...
Monday, September 21, 2015 Oakland City Council Moves to Block Coal at New Port Terminal » City officials may be able to block the export of coal and other fossil fuels from a new shipping terminal being built on...
Thursday, September 17, 2015 • AG Madigan settles with petcoke operator over pollution violations » Attorney General Lisa Madigan says a Chicago company that handles petroleum coke will pay a $35,000 fine to settle a lawsu...
Thursday, September 17, 2015 US shale crude cash markets offer ray of hope amid global gloom » NEW YORK – In shale strongholds of North Dakota and Texas, physical crude grades are trading at the highest premiums to fu...
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