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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Two sources confirm the Pine Bend Refinery in Rosemount, operated by Flint Hills Resources, is on a » http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/22304070/pain-at-the-pump-minn-gas-prices-linked-to-2-local-refineries
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Bharat Petroleum Corporation is scripting an expansion and modernisation plan for its four refineri » http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/bpcl-plots-new-refining-marketing-roadmap/article4733248.ece
Monday, May 20, 2013 The House Transportation Committee approved a measure that would allow construction of the Keystone » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/05/17/third-u-s-house-committee-approves-keystone-xl-pipeline/
Monday, May 20, 2013 Officials say drilling in Ohio’s Utica shale region nearly doubled the output of oil and natural ga » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/05/17/shale-drilling-boosts-ohio-gas-and-oil-output/
Monday, May 20, 2013 Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Venezuela reduced crude oil exports in March from the previous month whil » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-19/saudis-cut-march-crude-exports-as-west-africans-boost-shipments.html
Monday, May 20, 2013 Phillips 66 (PSX) reported that a compressor issue in a coking unit at its Wood River, Ill., refine » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/05/17/phillips-66-reports-gas-flaring-at-wood-river-ill-refinery/
Monday, May 20, 2013 High coking coal production, downstream demand is limited, the imbalance of supply and demand urgen » http://www.best-news.us/news-4517840-Coking-coal-futures-is-expected-to-touch-a-new-low-into-the-upstream-channel.html
Monday, May 20, 2013 China's leaders under President Xi Jinping say they plan to enforce a target of limiting annual coa » http://www.smh.com.au/business/carbon-economy/australian-coal-miners-face-china-cap-20130517-2jq7x.html
Monday, May 20, 2013 Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSA.LN) reported a power outage earlier this week at its Puget Sound » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/05/17/shell-reported-power-outage-issues-at-anacortes-refinery/
Monday, May 20, 2013 Refiner Tesoro Corp. (TSO.N) has received formal approval from antitrust regulators in Washington a » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-bprefinery-tesoro-antitrust-idUSBRE94G0PB20130517
Friday, May 17, 2013 Independent western U.S. refiner Tesoro Corp (TSO.N) may take ownership of BP Plc's (BP.L) 240,000 » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/us-refinery-sale-tesoro-carson-idUSBRE94F19N20130516
Friday, May 17, 2013 The following table lists planned and unplanned production outages at U.S. refineries as reported b » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/05/16/refinery-status-hollyfrontier-reports-issues-at-2/
Thursday, May 16, 2013 More Americans than projected filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, which may rai » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-16/jobless-claims-in-u-s-jump-to-highest-level-in-six-weeks.html
Thursday, May 16, 2013 In case you were wondering whether there was really an oil Renaissance happening in Texas, the stat » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/05/16/drilling-rigs-boom-in-texas-and-across-the-us/
Thursday, May 16, 2013 Potential exports and increased transportation and industrial use of natural gas will continue to p » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/05/15/natural-gas-demand-will-push-price-to-5-analyst-says/
Thursday, May 16, 2013 North Dakota’s Bakken, one of the shale formations boosting U.S. oil production to 20-year highs, s » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-15/north-dakota-bakken-crude-output-rises-to-record-in-march.html
Thursday, May 16, 2013 Japan’s economy expanded the most in a year last quarter as consumer spending and export gains outw » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-15/japan-s-economy-grew-more-than-forecast-3-5-in-first-quarter.html
Thursday, May 16, 2013 Oil refining by companies including China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. and PetroChina Co. dropped to » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-05-16/china-s-gasoline-output-declines-to-six-month-low-on-maintenance
Thursday, May 16, 2013 Glencore Xstrata PLC (GLEN.LN) has appointed the former BP PLC (BP) chief executive Tony Hayward as » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/05/16/glencore-xstrata-appoints-former-bp-ceo-as-interim-chairman/?utm_source=feedbur...
Thursday, May 16, 2013 Colombia, one of the top coal exporters in the world, suffered a drop in coal production in the fir » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/05/15/colombia-coal-output-drops-21-in-first-quarter-from-year-ago/
Thursday, May 16, 2013 HollyFrontier disclosed that unplanned outages at two of its refineries will reduce its crude throu » http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/Article/3206457/Latest-News/HollyFrontier-reports-problems-at-two-refineries.html
Thursday, May 16, 2013 Brazilian environmental regulators will join state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4 » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/05/15/brazil-petrobras-regulators-to-appeal-halt-on-refinery-work/
Thursday, May 16, 2013 The International Energy Agency’s reduced forecast for expansion in global refining may temper expe » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-05-15/iea-s-refinery-growth-cut-seen-curbing-product-tanker-optimism
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, said late Tuesd » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/05/15/brazil-petrobras-order-could-halt-construction-comperj-refinery/
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Industrial production declined in April by the most in eight months, indicating American manufactur » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-15/industrial-production-in-u-s-declines-by-most-in-eight-months.html
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 The agency said that "US coal exports, which had been steadily growing since 2009 on an annual basi » http://www.coalguru.com/north_america/eia_sees_us_coal_exports_falling_from_2012_record/9686
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Houston energy giant Kinder Morgan submitted a proposal to dredge a berth at its Newport News coal » http://www.coalguru.com/north_america/kinder_morgan_plan_to_dredge_newport_news_coal_terminal/9701
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 China's crude steel output hit 65.65 million tonnes in April, down slightly from a record high a mo » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/15/china-steel-output-idUSL3N0DW3PR20130515
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 The euro zone economy shrank more than expected in the first three months of 2013, official data sh » http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/business/global/germany-france-economic-data.html?_r=0
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 The offices of several firms involved in the oil market have been raided by European Commission off » http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22530379
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Natural gas will increase its share of road transport fuels to 2.5 percent in 2018 from 1.4 percent » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-14/natural-gas-to-make-up-2-5-of-transport-fuel-by-2018-iea-says.html
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 The U.S. shale boom will send “shockwaves” through the global oil trade over the next five years, b » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/05/14/iea-sees-u-s-oil-shockwaves-ousting-opec-as-supply-driver/
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 The aluminum market remains awash with metal, even as the world’s top producer United Co Rusal 0486 » http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/05/14/aluminum-struggles-with-oversupply/
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 U.S. power company AES Corp said its units expect to retire or repower several coal-fired units in » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/13/utilities-aes-coal-idUSL2N0DU1PH20130513
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) took down the crude distillation unit and other equipment during the mainte » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/05/13/exxon-mobil-torrance-refinery-maintenance-includes-crude-distillation-and-coker/
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