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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 U.S. House Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.) unveiled draft legislation o » http://www.powermag.com/whitfield-goes-on-offensive-versus-epa/
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 The Dallas company, like Exxon Mobil, Chevron and other energy companies, have struggled recently w » http://www.nbcnews.com/id/53476879/ns/business-us_business/#.UnpYYnDkv3U
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 CHS Inc.’s refinery in McPherson, Kansas, will connect a new coker to existing units next fall duri » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-06/kansas-refinery-said-to-plan-tie-in-of-new-coker-unit-in-2014.html
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 Emirates Aluminium (Emal) is ahead of schedule with the expansion of its production capacity to 1.3 » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/06/emal-expansion-idUSL5N0IR1IG20131106
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 A rail car carrying petroleum coke, a coal substitute, derailed on Monday at Valero Energy Corp's 1 » http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-refinery-operationsvalero-benicia-20131105,0,699212.story
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 The U.S. oil industry, riding a domestic energy boom, is preparing to challenge restrictions on cru » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-06/oil-industry-may-invoke-trade-law-to-challenge-export-ban.html
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 A Canadian company has applied to build the largest oil pipeline yet from western North Dakota’s bo » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/11/05/company-applies-to-build-pipeline-from-north-dakota/
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 Alberta won’t raise its levy on greenhouse-gas emissions unless the U.S. acts on the issue, Premier » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-02/alberta-says-quid-pro-quo-with-u-s-required-on-carbon-rules.html
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 Chinese oil giant China Petrochemical Corp — better known as Sinopec — has done a better job of red » http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20131104000128&cid=1202
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 Chinese leaders have ordered local officials to stop expanding industries such as steel and cement » http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/china-warns-local-leaders-cut-industry-bloat-20784642
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 US Steel is shutting down half of the coke batteries at Gary Works as part of an overall cost-cutti » http://www.steelguru.com/international_news/US_Steel_to_shutter_two_coke_batteries_at_Gary_Works/327701.html
Monday, November 4, 2013 Profits for oil refiner Phillips 66 dove 67 percent in the third quarter as its refining business f » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/10/30/phillips-66-profits-fall-67-percent-on-refining-loss/
Monday, November 4, 2013 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe’s biggest oil company, reported third-quarter earnings that missed an » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/10/31/shell-profit-misses-analyst-estimates-as-global-production-drops/
Monday, November 4, 2013 French oil company Total said Thursday that net income fell 10 percent in the July-to-September per » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/10/31/poor-refining-margins-drive-profit-down-at-total/
Monday, November 4, 2013 Exxon Mobil’s third quarter earnings fell 18 percent compared with the same period a year ago, but » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/10/31/exxon-mobils-profit-falls/
Monday, November 4, 2013 The most populous U.S. state received 531,766 barrels of crude in rail-cars from July through Septe » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-01/california-cuts-oil-by-rail-shipments-by-29-in-third-quarter.html
Monday, November 4, 2013 Lower profit margins in Chevron's refinery operations wiped out the benefits of a healthy rise in t » http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_24433189/chevron-profits-fall-weaker-refinery-profits-but-says
Monday, November 4, 2013 Independent U.S. refiner PBF Energy Inc is expanding crude-by-rail offloading infrastructure at its » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/31/pbf-rail-offloading-idUSL1N0IL22S20131031
Monday, November 4, 2013 Tesoro's Golden Eagle refinery is performing repairs at the crude unit after an October 26 blaze an » http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/Article/3272643/Latest-News/Tesoro-repairs-California-refinery-crude-unit-after-minor...
Monday, November 4, 2013 Top Japanese oil refiner JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp plans to refine 1.24 million barrels per day ( » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/31/energy-japan-jx-idUSL3N0IL4FM20131031
Monday, November 4, 2013 CVR Refining, LP (NYSE: CVRR), a refiner and marketer of petroleum fuels, today announced third qua » http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20131101-907583.html?dsk=y
Monday, November 4, 2013 Century Aluminum has issued a conditional notice to employees at the Sebree aluminum smelter in Rob » http://www.statejournal.com/story/23854860/century-issues-warn-notice-to-sebree-ky-smelter-workers
Monday, November 4, 2013 Spot metallurgical coal in the U.S. rose on increased demand from European countries, IHS Inc.’s En » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-01/spot-coking-coal-in-u-s-advances-on-more-demand-from-europe.html
Monday, November 4, 2013 India’s industrial economy looks to be on the rise, as output of its eight core industries increase » http://www.india-briefing.com/news/indias-industrial-output-rises-7084.html/
Monday, November 4, 2013 Indonesia has taken control of the country's only aluminium smelter even though the government and » http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/11/01/indonesia-inalum-idINL3N0IM2Y120131101
Thursday, October 31, 2013 BP Plc said on Tuesday that its upgraded 405,000 barrel per day (bpd) Whiting refinery in Indiana w » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/29/bp-results-whiting-idUSL5N0IJ37920131029
Thursday, October 31, 2013 Rain CII will move its corporate headquarters to a 3-acre site, and 40,000 square foot office campu » http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/10-31-2013/rain-cii-corporate-headquarters-covington-louisiana782347.shtml
Thursday, October 31, 2013 U.S. refining company Marathon Petroleum Corp posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Thur » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/31/marathonpetroleum-results-idUSL1N0IL0VR20131031
Thursday, October 31, 2013 CEO Mario Longhi told investors Tuesday the iron and steelmaking operations at the old Stelco plant » http://www.thestar.com/business/economy/2013/10/29/us_steel_to_close_hamilton_operations.html
Thursday, October 31, 2013 China’s steel output will exceed 800 million metric tons next year as fixed-asset investment and ec » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-30/china-steel-group-sees-output-above-800-million-tons-in-2014.html
Thursday, October 31, 2013 Rio Tinto Alcan says weak metal prices has forced the aluminum producer to close its 72-year-old sm » http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Tinto+Alcan+close+Shawinigan+smelter+affecting+workers/8759803/story.html
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Along with the CDU and the VDU, most of the refinery's other units, including the 69,000 bpd gasoli » http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-officials-fire-at-lemont-refinery-caused-by-leak-20131030,0,6980499....
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Citgo says part of a crude oil unit at a suburban Chicago refinery will restart at the end of next » http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/fd7d402f180a4cc48890e972ba3676a6/IL--Refinery-Fire/#.UnFsK3Dkv3U
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Chevron Corp. (CVX:US)’s El Segundo complex, the largest single refinery on the U.S. West Coast, de » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-10-29/chevron-el-segundo-said-to-delay-unit-shutdowns-until-late-april
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Tesoro Corp. (TSO:US)’s Golden Eagle refinery is performing repairs at the crude unit after an Oct. » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-10-29/tesoro-golden-eagle-seen-bringing-crude-unit-online-tomorrow
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