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Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Oil Workers Threaten to Expand Strike to Long » (Bloomberg) -- United Steelworkers members who help run crude terminals at a California port are threatening to join a nat...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) China Considering Mergers Among Its Big State Oil Companies » BEIJING—China’s leadership is exploring ways to consolidate the country’s oil industry, creating new national champions ab...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Germany moving towards lifting fracking ban » The German government is drafting legislation to allow fracking for shale gas on a commercial scale at depths of over 3,00...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 COLUMN-U.S. shale on more sustainable course after price rally: Kemp » Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. shale producers have responded even more quickly to lower oil prices than analysts expected, which...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 EIA: Four countries producing shale oil or gas » Only the US, Canada, China and Argentina are at a stage to commercially produce gas from shale formations or oil from tigh...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Japan fuels coal-based energy debate » JAPAN is pushing for financing for developing countries to be channelled to “high efficiency” coal-fired electricity gener...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 EPA Considers Delaying Carbon Deadline After Utilities Object » (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration may ease off on a deadline for power companies to start meeting new rules to...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Sumitomo to participate in Phase III of aluminium smelters in Malaysia » Sumitomo Corporation (President and CEO Mr Kuniharu Nakamura; Head Office: Chuo ku, Tokyo) and Press Metal Berhad (P...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Meridian earnings up, capital return possible » Meridian Energy, which generates about 30 per cent of the country's electricity, lifted first-half earnings 21 per c...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Meridian’s Binns hopeful of keeping smelter contract » Feb. 18 (BusinessDesk) – Meridian Energy chief executive Mark Binns is hopeful of retaining the Tiwai Point smelter...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Tajikistan Says Rusal Backing Off $375m Claim » Talco, the company behind Tajikistan’s largest factory, is nearing a deal that would end an eight-year legal battle with t...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Chicago health officials say petroleum coke handler won't get extra time to enclose piles » CHICAGO — Chicago officials say a company that handles petroleum coke won't get extra time to enclose piles of the grainy...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 City Smacks Down KCBX Terminals Request For More Time To Comply With Petcoke Regulations » KCBX Terminals, the Koch Brothers-affiliated company responsible for piles of petroleum coke laying in the open on t...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 EXTENSION DENIED: PET COKE PILES MUST BE COVERED BY JUNE 2016 » The Chicago Department of Public Health denied a request on Monday to extend the deadline for covering the piles of petrol...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Here's how port labor strife could translate to higher gas prices » Southern California fuel prices could jump sharply if local refiners cut back on gasoline production because they can't ge...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Blast Hits Southern California Refinery - Exxon Torrance » TORRANCE, Calif. — An explosion erupted at an Exxon Mobil refinery on Wednesday, triggering a huge smokestack flare,...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Ottawa's lump of coal as search for buyer of Ridley terminal drags on - Petcoke Exports » In late 2012, Ottawa placed a prized coal export terminal up for sale in anticipation of fetching a huge sum for the...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 City Denies Koch Brothers More Time to Solve Petcoke Problem » The city's Department of Public Health denied a request by KCBX Terminals Company, owned by billionaire brothers and top R...
Friday, February 13, 2015 Goa Carbon expects Rs. 100 cr revenue in Q4: Shrinivas V Dempo » In its recently reported Q3 results, net loss of the company amounted to Rs 5.18 crore in the quarter ended December 2014...
Friday, February 13, 2015 EGA JEBEL ALI SITE LAUNCHES PROJECT TO ENHANCE OPERATIONS » Groundbreaking ceremony heralds start of energy optimization and capacity creep project http ://www.foundry-planet.com...
Friday, February 13, 2015 Brazil's primary aluminum output down by a quarter in 2014 » Brazil's primary aluminum production fell 26.2% in 2014 to 962,000t, aluminum association Abal reported. http://www.bn...
Friday, February 13, 2015 Chinese Shake Up Aluminum » HONG KONG—A surge in aluminum exports from China is altering market dynamics for one of the world’s most heavily tra...
Friday, February 13, 2015 House Passes Keystone Bill Despite Obama’s Opposition » WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed a bill approving construction of theKeystone XL oil pipeline, setting up...
Friday, February 13, 2015 Shale gas and tight oil are commercially produced in just four countries » The United States, Canada, China, and Argentina are currently the only four countries in the world that are producing comm...
Friday, February 13, 2015 West Coast Seaports Mostly Shut Down Amid Labor Dispute » All was quiet at the West Coast's major seaports. And that's not a good thing. http://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy...
Friday, February 13, 2015 West Coast Ports Labor Dispute: Long Beach Port CEO Says By Weekend There Could Be 40 Ships Waiting » Idling off the coast of Southern California right now could be the world’s most expensive traffic jam. Container ships fil...
Friday, February 13, 2015 Sweden Cuts Interest Rate and Announces Bond-Buying Program » FRANKFURT — The Swedish central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to minus 0.1 percent on Thursday, in the latest examp...
Thursday, February 12, 2015 Tesoro refineries can operate ‘very long time’ during strike – CEO » HOUSTON, Feb 12 – Tesoro Corp is confident its refineries in California and Washington can operate with non-union workers...
Thursday, February 12, 2015 Norsk Hydro posts record $381m profit » OSLO: Norway's Norsk Hydro, one of the world's biggest aluminium producers, posted a six-fold jump in underlying ope...
Thursday, February 12, 2015 Goa Carbon exploring overseas expansion » PANAJI: Expecting a rebound in its fortunes, Goa Carbon Ltd is evaluating expansion plans overseas, according to its chair...
Thursday, February 12, 2015 Labor talks stall with USW refining union, Shell as strike extends a week » The largest US refinery strike since 1980 was set to drag on for at least another week as contract talks stalled bet...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Indian economy to grow at 7.4 pct, beat China to turn world’s fastest growing economy » Indian economy will grow by 7.4 per cent this fiscal, outpacing China to become the world’s fastest growing economy, after...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 HeidelbergCement reports on strong 2014 financial performance » HeidelbergCement has released its preliminary, unaudited figures for sales volumes, revenue, operating income before depre...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 HeidelbergCement sales boosted by N. America, U.K. » FRANKFURT--HeidelbergCement AG said Tuesday that fourth-quarter revenue rose, with growth driven by an economic recovery i...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Shell, union resume refinery talks today » HOUSTON — Royal Dutch Shell and the United Steelworkers union will resume negotiations today over a new labor contra...
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