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Thursday, January 22, 2015 FEDERAL MEDIATOR TO HELP WEST COAST PORTS WITH CONTRACT DISPUTE » A federal mediator is getting involved in stalled contract talks between West Coast dockworkers and their employers. h...
Thursday, January 22, 2015 Council's Fed'l Legislation Committee Recommends Council Approval Of Fed'l Legislation » As carried LIVE on LBREPORT.com, the City Council's Federal Legislation Committee (chair Richardson, vice chair Mungo, mem...
Thursday, January 22, 2015 New signs of labor strife at Southern California ports » ILWU Local 13 President Bobby Olvera, Jr. speaks to hundreds of longshoremen gathered for work at the ILWU dispatch hall i...
Thursday, January 22, 2015 The great PetKoch battle of the Southeast Side » When local resident Anthony Martinez posted a photo of the massive black dust cloud on Facebook in the summer of 2013, peo...
Thursday, January 22, 2015 Hovensa’s Parent Companies Suing V.I. for $237 Million » Hovensa refinery's two parent companies are suing the territory for a combined $237 million in back taxes, in two civil su...
Thursday, January 22, 2015 Peters says pet coke, pipeline may be part of debate » WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan said this morning he may inject two items of interest to the state into thi...
Thursday, January 22, 2015 Aluminum Outlook 2015: Hope in Deficit » With a supply deficit expected to send prices rising, 2015 looks set to be a good year for thealuminum industry. Already i...
Thursday, January 22, 2015 Holcim plant seeks change in burning of wastes » Regulators have scheduled a public hearing about a Holly Hill cement company’s request to change the way it burns liquid w...
Thursday, January 22, 2015 Could 2015 herald a 'new oil order'? » Last year was a tumultuous year for oil, with Brent crude prices declining around 50 percent since June on the back of an...
Thursday, January 22, 2015 US Expected To Increase Oil Production In 2015 Despite Declining Oil Prices » Oil prices continue to fall, but don’t expect the U.S. to curtail its production in 2015. In fact, a recentreport from the...
Thursday, January 22, 2015 Oil refiners brace for tough times » In late August, executives at Dallas-based oil refiner HollyFrontier had good reason for optimism. Profits had more than d...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 Dreams surface in Argentina's remote new oil hub » VACA MUERTA, Argentina - Early-summer winds howl over the semi-arid plains of southern Argentina's Neuquen province, besid...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 Oil drop hits Bakken as Continental cuts » Continental Resources, one of the largest oil producers in the Bakken field in North Dakota which has been at the centre o...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 What’s Next for World Oil as Lower Prices Extend Into ‘15 » The oil price decline of 2014 upended the geopolitical chessboard. Worth watching in 2015 will be who can recover and domi...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 Brazil's aluminum imports up 300% in Jan-Sep » Brazil imported 306,400t of primary aluminum in the first nine months, up 292% from 78,100t in the year-ago period, accord...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 Low Oil Prices Lead To U.S. Refining Boom » In the low oil price environment, many major companies are slashing their capex for 2015 while also downsizing operations...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 Port workers union ask for ‘key decision makers’ to join contract talks » Rather than involve a federal mediator, the union representing the 20,000 dockworkers at 29 ports in Los Angeles, Long Bea...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 Why did crude prices fall? » Sir Isaac Newton was right. Gravity does affect everything. It happened to gold. So, how could crude stay insulated? ...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 Venezuelan economy slips into recession » CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. 31 (UPI) --Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he'd unveil economic reform efforts next year...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Aluminum Deficit Grows But Upside Still Limited » Demand has remained robust and production, at least in the real world outside of China, has continued to be constrained. T...
Monday, December 29, 2014 Greek Presidential Vote Fails in Parliament — Live Blog » Greece’s parliament failed to elect a president in the third and final vote, meaning the country will be forced into snap...
Monday, December 29, 2014 Merger with Lafarge in India on track: Holcim » The proposed merger of Holcim and Lafarge in India is well on track, though the future structure will be decided upon gett...
Monday, December 29, 2014 What’s Next for World Oil as Lower Prices Extend Into ‘15 » The oil price decline of 2014 upended the geopolitical chessboard. Worth watching in 2015 will be who can recover and domi...
Monday, December 29, 2014 Oil drop hits Bakken as Continental cuts » Continental Resources, one of the largest oil producers in the Bakken field in North Dakota which has been at the centre o...
Monday, December 29, 2014 Dreams surface in Argentina's remote new oil hub » VACA MUERTA, Argentina - Early-summer winds howl over the semi-arid plains of southern Argentina's Neuquen province, besid...
Monday, December 29, 2014 Wall Street Is Convinced Oil Prices Will Be Higher By This Time Next Year » (Reuters) – Crude oil prices are likely to bottom out in the first half of 2015, until a possible slowdown in U.S. shale p...
Monday, December 29, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Cheap oil bonanza eludes overextended Chinese refiners » SHANGHAI — Huang Haidong misses the flush times in 2010 when his refinery in eastern China couldn't produce diesel fast en...
Monday, December 29, 2014 Inalum profits more than triple after govt’s takeover » North Sumatra-based aluminum producer Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) reported that it had more than tripled profits s...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014 How Shree Cement improved its financial health? The company adopted cost-saving methods like the use » Cement companies in India have struggled with rising raw material prices. Shree Cement Ltd is no exception. The cost of fu...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014 Quebec signs deal with Rio Tinto Alcan to preserve 1,000 jobs » SAGUENAY, Que. (CP) — The Quebec government has reached an agreement in principle with Rio Tinto Alcan that would extend t...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014 Venezuelan problems weighing on petcoke prices » Continued problems in Venezuela along with other bearish global sentiment weighed on spot petroleum coke prices through Fr...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014 Aluminium producer China Hongqiao in 1.9 billion yuan deal to boost capacity » China Hongqiao Group, one of the mainland’s largest aluminium producers, has announced a 1.9 billion yuan acquisition that...
Monday, December 22, 2014 Crude Oil Inventory Declines; Shale Play Shares Rise » The Energy Information Administration released data showing that crude inventories declined by 800,000 barrels to 379.9 mi...
Monday, December 22, 2014 Turning point for coal? Japanese trading firms snap up coal assets » TOKYO/MELBOURNE, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Only a few months ago, a potential buyer said Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp was...
Monday, December 22, 2014 Lawmakers reject HOVENSA deal » After a debate during which emotions ran high, the 30th Legislature on Friday rejected a proposed operating agreement betw...
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