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Monday, June 8, 2015 China Oil Imports Seen Rising in Affirmation for OPEC Policy » China is forecast to accelerate its crude imports this month after slowing in May from a record. http://www.bloo...
Monday, June 8, 2015 UPDATE 9-Oil falls as China cuts crude imports; OPEC decision weighs » Oil fell by up to 1 percent on Monday on a slump in Chinese demand and worries that OPEC's decision to pump without restra...
Monday, June 8, 2015 Asian margins: Gasoline comes out top, gasoil a flop » Asia’s gasoline refining profits have outperformed all other oil products this year as a combination of lower crude prices...
Monday, June 8, 2015 Indian Oil to invest Rs 15,000 crore » India’s largest refiner Indian Oil will expand refining capacity of its Panipat refinery to 20.2 million metric tonne per...
Monday, June 8, 2015 Japan's 2014-15 gasoline, gasoil refining margins at multi-year highs » Japanese refiners saw their refining margins widen in fiscal 2014-15 (April-March) following government-led capacity cuts...
Monday, June 8, 2015 Brent to face pressure from weakening European diesel: Goldman » A weaker European diesel market, where strong demand will be trumped by abundant supply from outside the region, will hit...
Friday, June 5, 2015 Port of Long Beach approved half billion USD investment » The Port of Long Beach will invest 555 million USD in expansion projects and modernization of the port’s infrastructure.&n...
Friday, June 5, 2015 Review: Step by Step Towards Alternative Fuels » The topic of the seminar was ‘Step by step towards alternative fuels’ and over the course of two days representatives from...
Friday, June 5, 2015 China's aluminium imports to rise due to attractive global prices » Chinese imports of primary aluminium ingot are likely to rise in coming months after the price of the metal fell on the gl...
Friday, June 5, 2015 E.ON calls for 'timely' intervention to fix power market » Germany must act swiftly to fix its fundamentally broken energy market and avoid the risk of a power capacity shortage, th...
Friday, June 5, 2015 Europe’s Top Oil Producers Unite in Push on Climate Policy » The heads of Europe’s largest oil and gas companies have joined together for the first time to call for governments to agr...
Friday, June 5, 2015 Ameren moves to end contract with Missouri smelter » Ameren Missouri has given state regulators notice that the utility plans to challenge a recent order allowing lower rates...
Friday, June 5, 2015 Global Logistics News: US West Ports Challenged by Larger Ships, Container Alliances » Even though US ports are not yet capable of handling the latest generation of megaships, the increasingly large container...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Saudi oil minister says OPEC strategy working » In this Jan. 8, 2015, file photo, men work on an oil pump during a sandstorm in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain....
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Bakken Producers Raised Production During First Quarter » First quarter oil production among four of the North Dakota Bakken Shale's largest producers increased during a period of...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 OPEC seen holding oil output to defend market share » OPEC, keen to defend its market share against the U.S. shale oil boom, is expected to hold output levels steady at its Vie...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Both Sides Remain Confident in RioTinto Alcan Appeal Permit Hearings in Kitimat » Appellants in the environmental hearings against Rio Tinto Alcan's (RTA) permit to increase Sulphur Dioxide emissions, say...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Railroad And Oil Refineries Sign Mutual Aid Agreement To Respond To Accidents » BNSF Railway and oil refineries in Washington are teaming up to better respond to accidents. The railroad and BP Che...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Crude processed by U.S. refiners gets lighter and lighter: Kemp » U.S. refineries are processing the lightest cocktail of crudes for almost a quarter of a century, as they run out of room...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Noranda Aluminum hit by power, export regulatory hurdles » Tennessee-based Noranda Aluminum is reportedly facing fresh challenges. The unexpected termination of power contract by Am...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Islands in focus: Aluminum refinery to employ 3,000 workers » An aluminum refinery in Sungai Tengar village, Kendawangan district, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan, is set to provide...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Ameren challenges Noranda rate cut, moves to end service to smelter » Ameren Missouri could be headed toward a breakup with Noranda Aluminum and a long court battle with Missouri after regulat...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Ameren to not extend Noranda aluminum plant's power contract » Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp will have to seek a new power supplier or negotiate a new contract with Ameren Corp in five...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Clean energy affects quality of life » WASHINGTON – When Cheeraz Gormon received an invitation to lobby in Washington on behalf of President Barack Obama’s Clean...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Eye generation of 270 lakh tonnes lignite in FY16 » Neyveli Lignite expects its generation capacity to increase to 270 lakh tonnes for lignite this year, B Surender Mo...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Nalco net zooms 106% in 2014-15 » During 2014-15, the navratna company achieved its highest ever gross turnover of Rs 7771 crore, 10.63 per cent higher than...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Coking coal price hits 10-year low as demand falls » The price of coking coal, the ¬nation’s second-biggest export, is crumbling in the face of growing Australian supply and s...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Sour is the new sweet: OPEC's view of oil quality dilemma » The U.S. shale oil boom is turning global crude pricing on its head with the historical notion that light grades shall be...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Refining Global Oil Trade » Refineries play a central role in crude and products trade, with changes in throughput in key regions driving trends in bo...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Goa Carbon reports 16,709.500 MT of Calcined Petroleum Coke production for April » Goa Carbon has reported production of 19,835.355 MT (million tonnes) of Calcined Petroleum Coke for the month of April 201...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 OPEC Likely To Keep Saudi Policy Of High Oil Output To Battle US Shale Threat » When the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries holds its semiannual meeting on June 5 in Vienna, Saudi Arabia...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 US shale oil producers to ramp up drilling at current price: Goldman Sachs » SINGAPORE: Shale oil producers, benefiting from lower costs, are expected to ramp up drilling activity if the price of US...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Decline in US coal production for the week ending 15 May » According to the latest report from the Energy Information Agency (EIA) and the National Mining Association, coal producti...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Natural gas, renewables disrupt US power market » Falling natural gas prices in the US could strand legacy investments in coal and nuclear power plants, according to a new...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Profile of Chinese coal power plants changing » China’s fleet of coal-fired power plants will shift increasingly towards larger and cleaner plants under the ‘phase out ou...
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