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Thursday, September 3, 2015 Oil stages turnaround to top $46 a barrel » Oil futures staged an intraday U-turn Wednesday, lifting U.S. prices back above $46 a barrel with analysts attributing the...
Thursday, September 3, 2015 Saudi Arabia refuses to bow to pressure to cut oil production » Market share continues to be Saudi Arabia’s main concern—and not even $40 oil prices will make it give into peer pressure...
Thursday, September 3, 2015 Obama close to clinching votes for Iran nuclear deal » President Obama is one vote away from the Senate support needed to uphold a veto of the Iranian nuclear deal. ht...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Crude oil futures fall more than $2 after historic rally » Oil futures pulled back on Tuesday, as traders cashed out of the market to lock in gains after prices soared almost $10 a...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 China aluminum prices soften further; more smelter cuts expected » China’s aluminum prices continued their downward trend this week, with the front month price on the Shanghai Futures Excha...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 COLUMN-Battle for survival in the new global aluminium market: Andy Home » US producer Century Aluminum (NasdaqGS: CENX - news) warned last week it would begin shuttering its Hawesville smelte...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Crude oil prices up and down on the market » NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP)- Crude oil prices have been going up and down over the last couple of days. They went down...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Would exporting more crude oil affect prices? » A federal study suggests that lifting the nation’s ban on crude oil exports would not adversely affect gasoline prices at...
Friday, August 28, 2015 China To Close Millions Of Tons Of Aluminum Smelter Capacity » The China Non-Ferrous Association announced this week that leading Chinese aluminum smelters intend to axe 2.4 million met...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Oil price may rise gradually to nearly $100 by 2020 » Enough demand allied with potential supply disruptions in future may help oil price rise gradually and reach nearly $100 p...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Oil prices heading to $36, Brent now $43 » Financial markets have been roiled since China devalued the yuan on August 11, sparking a selloff in equities, commodities...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Mexican oil swap expected to lower gasoline prices even further » It's not clear how soon the swaps will start but a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that t...
Friday, August 28, 2015 India should make maximum possible use of ultra cheap oil and future rates » From $103 a barrel a year ago, the price of crude oil has crashed to $43, with no bottom in sight. What does this mean...
Friday, August 28, 2015 For OPEC, This Year's Painful Oil Slump Will Bring Gains in 2016 » While OPEC’s fight to snatch market share from rival oil producers might look like a costly failure as prices languish bel...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Eagle Ford shale attracts billions in investments this year » Even with low crude oil prices, the energy industry is still expected to pour $20 billion into the Eagle Ford Shale this y...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Feature: European refineries, enjoying healthy margins, may delay maintenance » With distillate margins having risen over the past month and gasoline still strong, European refineries may look to delay...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Notice filed to idle aluminum smelter in western Kentucky » Century Aluminum has filed notice with the state saying it plans to shut down the Hawesville Smelter in western Kentucky o...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Century Aluminum Company today issued a notice to employees » Century Aluminum of Kentucky, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX), today issued a notice...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Century Aluminum to idle Kentucky smelter due to weak prices » Century Aluminum Co (NasdaqGS: CENX - news) , which is owned by Glencore PLC (Xetra: A1JAGV - news) , said on Tuesday it w...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Train partially derails near Cherry Point » The caboose of a train came partially off the tracks near Cherry Point on August 19. http://www.thenorthernlight...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Vedanta to halve output at Lanjigarh alumina refinery, cut jobs » India's Vedanta Ltd will halve output at its 1 million tonne-a-year alumina refinery in Odisha state in about two months a...
Friday, August 28, 2015 China's aluminium firm Chalco swings to profit in H1 on cost cuts » Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco) on Thursday posted a first-half net profit of 27.6 million yuan ($4.31 million), helpe...
Friday, August 28, 2015 UPDATE 2-Wood River refinery shuts units after tower collapse; market unfazed » A cooling tower at Phillips 66 Wood River refinery in Illinois has collapsed, forcing the plant to shut one gasoline-makin...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Aluminium Bahrain seeks rating ahead of $3.5 bln project fundraising » Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), owner of one of the world's largest smelters of the lightweight metal, is seeking a credit ratin...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Northland power price hike likely in grid system change » An electricity analyst and consumer advocate says a new pricing system proposed for the national grid would slash the powe...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Platts: Commentary on U.S. EIA Oil Stocks Data » U.S. commercial crude oil stocks decreased 5.45 million barrels to 450.8 million barrels in the week that ended August 21,...
Friday, August 28, 2015 HollyFrontier Corp Tulsa Refinery Hit By Fire » On Sunday, HollyFrontier Corp.’s refinery in Tulsa, Oklahoma was hit by a fire. HollyFrontier’s in-house crew dealt with t...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Some Small But Welcome Relief For WTI » BP’s Whiting refinery, the largest refinery in the Midwest, made a quicker-than-expected return to action this week. ...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Hacktivists Work to Protect Chicago’s South Side » In another front on civic tech for public good, Chicago hacktivists are taking a stand for citizens’ health. htt...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Chicago has banned petcoke from being stored overnight » Southeast Side Chicago residents who live near a petcoke transfer facility can sign up online to get air quality text mess...
Thursday, August 20, 2015 New Website Allows Chicago Residents Near Petcoke Facilities to Sign Up for Text Message Air Quality » CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2015. The Chicago Coalition to Ban Petcoke is hosting a community meeting to set the record...
Thursday, August 20, 2015 How Long Will the US Dollar Influence Crude Oil Prices? » US crude oil prices have fallen almost 35% from the peak of $62 per barrel in May 2015. Over the same period, the US Dolla...
Thursday, August 20, 2015 Citigroup: Crude Oil Prices Might Hit $32 per Barrel » September WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil futures contracts broke below the key psychological mark of $42 per barr...
Thursday, August 20, 2015 US refinery outages add pressure on oil prices as worsening glut looms » Crude markets already in a downward spiral sank under the weight of a supply report showing increasing stockpiles of oil a...
Thursday, August 20, 2015 U.S. oil glut heads north as traders in Canada scramble for storage » The U.S. oil glut is about to repeat itself north of the border in Canada, raising prospects that the world's cheapest oil...
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