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Friday, October 18, 2013 China's average daily crude steel output slipped to 2.128 million tonnes in the first 10 days of Oc » http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/17/china-steel-output-idINB9N0EG02A20131017
Friday, October 18, 2013 China's economy powered ahead in the third quarter, taking some pressure off the country's leaders » http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/17/news/economy/china-gdp/
Thursday, October 17, 2013 After a year of respite from bankruptcies, protests and closures, Europe's oil refining industry is » http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/16/europe-refinery-idINL6N0I638T20131016
Thursday, October 17, 2013 hina's total September coal imports, including lignite, dropped 0.9 percent from a month earlier to » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/16/china-coal-imports-idUSL3N0I60PL20131016
Thursday, October 17, 2013 US-based aluminium producer Alcoa has temporarily stopped output from one of the two aluminium potl » http://www.miningweekly.com/article/alcoa-suspends-output-from-part-of-saudi-smelter-2013-10-16
Thursday, October 17, 2013 China's Shandong Nanshan Aluminium Co Ltd plans a $5 billion integrated aluminium plant on the Indo » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/16/indonesia-chian-aluminium-idUSL3N0I626M20131016
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 China's State Council, the country's cabinet, is tackling production overcapacity, Xinhua reported » http://india.nydailynews.com/business/f7ebfb19844510ff64581329b1e94828/china-to-cut-overcapacity
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 The repeal bills will remove the carbon tax, end the carbon tax on fuels used in shipping, rail and » http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-calls-on-pragmatist-bill-shorten-to-axe-carbon-tax-20131...
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether to block key aspects of the Obama administration » http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/15/supreme-court-will-review-epa-global-warming-rules/
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 The U.S. is expected to overtake Saudi Arabia as the world biggest total supplier of oil this year » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-15/u-s-becomes-world-s-top-oil-producer-in-2013-pira-says.html
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 The aluminium maker Aluminij Mostar, a crucial pillar of Bosnia's economy, began shutting down its » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/15/bosnia-aluminij-idUSL6N0I52LJ20131015
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude exporter, is making “massive investments” as it seeks a pro » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-14/saudi-aramco-seeks-to-extend-oilfield-life-with-expansion-plans.html
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Total SA (FP), Europe’s biggest refiner, said third-quarter crude-processing margins shrank to the » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-15/total-s-refining-margin-reaches-5-year-low-on-low-demand.html
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Factory production in the 17-nation region rose 1 percent from July, the European Union’s statistic » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-10-14/euro-area-industrial-production-increases-more-than-forecast
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Freight traders are hiring record numbers of iron-ore carriers in the spot market as Chinese steel » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-14/china-steel-binge-spurs-record-hiring-of-ore-carriers-freight.html
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Oil refiners in Europe, facing slack appetite at home and in the U.S., are leaning ever more heavil » http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304171804579121003309740302.html
Monday, October 14, 2013 Coal, propelled by rising use in China and India, will surpass oil as the key fuel for the global e » http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/14/coal-demand-idINL4N0I202320131014
Monday, October 14, 2013 The Phillips 66 Santa Maria Refinery along Highway One has been in operation for more than 50 years » http://www.kcoy.com/story/23672745/phillips-66-refinery-seeking-expanded-rail-shipments-of-crude
Monday, October 14, 2013 China, the world's top producer and consumer of coal, is considering scrapping a 10 percent tariff » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/12/us-china-coal-idUSBRE99B01X20131012
Monday, October 14, 2013 Figures released by the China Cement Association and reported by The China Perspective show that Ch » http://www.worldcement.com/news/regional-insight/articles/China_cement_output_profit_exports_rise_August_2013_288.aspx#.Ul...
Monday, October 14, 2013 China's export growth fizzled in September to post a surprise fall as sales to Southeast Asia tumbl » http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-china-economy-trade-customs-20131011,0,2052363.story
Monday, October 14, 2013 Japan's regional power monopolies burned 24 percent more thermal coal in September than a year earl » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/11/utilities-japan-electricity-idUST9N0F304Y20131011
Monday, October 14, 2013 India's thermal coal imports in July jumped 88 percent from a year earlier, the sharpest rise in th » http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/10/india-coal-imports-idINL4N0I01ZK20131010
Monday, October 14, 2013 U.S. crude oil refiners’ stocks are surging Friday following the release of the International Energ » http://247wallst.com/energy-business/2013/10/11/u-s-refiners-boosting-global-supply-iea/
Monday, October 14, 2013 Chevron Corp. (CVX), the world’s third-largest energy producer by market value, said quarterly prof » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/10/10/chevron-says-third-quarter-profit-hit-by-refinery-maintenance/
Thursday, October 10, 2013 West Texas Intermediate declined after a government report showed U.S. inventories grew by the most » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-10-09/crude-extends-drop-as-u-dot-s-dot-inventories-rise-more-than-expected
Thursday, October 10, 2013 The returns from refining crude oil in Asia are poised to rebound from the lowest levels in three y » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-10-09/refiner-gains-in-asia-to-rebound-as-units-shut-energy-markets#p2
Thursday, October 10, 2013 China announced Thursday that it will ban new coal-fired power plants in three key industrial regio » http://www.kimt.com/news/iowa/china-bans-new-coal-fired-plants-in-3-regions
Thursday, October 10, 2013 Demand for imported coal will meet earlier projections, the analyst believes, because local coal pr » http://www.theajmonline.com.au/mining_news/news/2013/october/october-10-2013/other-news/china2019s-coal-producers-struggle...
Thursday, October 10, 2013 A large aluminum smelter that once was the pride of Montenegro has been declared bankrupt. » http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/large-aluminum-smelter-in-montenegro-is-declared-bankrupt-by-a-court/2013/10/09/0b1...
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Global aluminum premiums have fallen due to "confusion" over the London Metal Exchange's proposal a » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/08/alcoa-results-premiums-idUSL1N0HY28820131008
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Business confidence in China's services sector slipped in September and growth slowed, a private su » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/08/us-china-economy-pmi-idUSBRE99702120131008
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 The reason for not starting the operation of the smelter is the reluctance of the Odisha government » http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/vedanta-s-jharsuguda-aluminium-smelter-lies-idle-even-without-protests-...
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 U.S. power companies have shut or converted about 16,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired power plants » http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/08/utilities-firstenergy-coal-idINL1N0HY1F520131008
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 The London Metal Exchange’s plan to ease congestion at warehouses storing near-record amounts of al » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-06/aluminum-costs-seen-dropping-as-lme-unclogs-depots-commodities.html
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