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Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Japan’s steel output will probably fall 4.1 percent this quarter, the biggest decline in five quart » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-02/japan-steel-output-may-decline-on-waning-demand-for-ships-cars.html
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 The future of the aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point remains uncertain after the Government's offer o » http://www.3news.co.nz/Smelters-woes-blamed-on-excess-supply/tabid/421/articleID/292778/Default.aspx
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 TWO of Australia's biggest companies, AGL and Alcoa, are squaring off in the Supreme Court over pow » http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/power-play-in-court-as-alcoa-demands-hardship-price-deal/story-fndo1wyv-122661...
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Coking market is yet to wake up from the Easter slumber. Nominal prices for premium-quality coal ar » http://www.steelguru.com/raw_material_news/Coking_coal_spot_levels_languish_amidst_slow_Chinese_demand/307620.html
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Russia’s economy grew at the weakest pace in the fourth quarter since a recession in 2009 as Europe » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-02/russian-economy-slows-to-weakest-growth-since-2009-slump
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Growth in China's services sectors rose to multi-month highs in March as a construction boom and fi » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/03/us-china-economy-pmi-idUSBRE93201V20130403
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 The eight core industries, which have a combined weight of 37.9% in the Index of Industrial Product » http://www.myiris.com/newsCentre/storyShow.php?fileR=20130401135628199&dir=2013/04/01
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 The US coal industry shouldn't continue to count on China as a major export market, according to a » http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/2013-04/02/content_16368515.htm
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 According to estimates by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the country's current coal » http://www.nasdaq.com/article/coal-industry-stock-outlook-april-2013-zacks-analyst-interviews-cm232922#.UVw0NqLYjSg
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will trim crude shipments through to the middle o » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-28/opec-to-cut-exports-on-refinery-maintenance-oil-movements-says.html
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Reuters reported that coal imports into India surged by 9.6% YoY to 9.65 million tonnes in February » http://www.coalguru.com/india/indian_coal_imports_in_february_surge_by_almost_10pct_yoy/8515
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Rio Tinto Group, majority owner of New Zealand’s only aluminum smelter, rejected an offer of a shor » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-01/rio-tinto-rejects-n-dot-z-dot-offer-of-support-for-smelter-key-says
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 HollyFrontier Corp. (HFC) began planned maintenance yesterday on a crude unit, coker and gofiner at » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-25/holly-el-dorado-said-to-begin-turnaround-on-crude-unit-coker.html
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Strong demand at home boosted activity at Chinese factories last month, but U.S. manufacturing hit » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/01/global-economy-idUSL2N0CO0MM20130401
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 The nation's economic fortunes are up in the air as Washington waffles over fiscal issues » http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/03/28/fourth-quarter-gdp-revised-upward
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 On March 29, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd, an ONGC Group company and a mini ratna 1, » http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=168875
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 The U.S. Virgin Islands and the owners of the St. Croix refinery have agreed "in principle" to a sa » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/01/hovensa-sale-agreement-idUSL2N0CO1NE20130401
Monday, April 1, 2013 Low rainfall in southern hydro catchments has forced the Bluff aluminium smelter to cut back consum » http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/big-dry-hits-smelter-production-bd-137175
Monday, April 1, 2013 The refinery will be returning its coker unit to normal operations, which could lead to these darke » http://www.theobserver.ca/2013/03/28/imperial-oil-restarts-coker-unit
Monday, April 1, 2013 Contact Energy Ltd. (CEN), New Zealand’s largest publicly-traded energy supplier, fell after Meridi » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-03-27/contact-falls-on-rio-s-n-dot-z-dot-smelter-concerns-wellington-mover
Monday, April 1, 2013 Growth in Asia's manufacturing sector cooled in February as the pace of economic recovery slackened » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/01/economy-global-idUSL4N0BT26220130301
Monday, April 1, 2013 U.S. manufacturing activity expanded last month at its fastest clip in 20 months but Asian factorie » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/01/economy-global-idUSL1N0BT4JN20130301
Monday, April 1, 2013 The piles of petroleum coke on the U.S. side of the Detroit River may shrink in the near future, bu » http://ca.news.yahoo.com/petroleum-coke-could-become-permanent-fixture-112927395.html
Monday, April 1, 2013 Japan is boosting its use of cheaper coal at the expense of oil and LNG to counter a jump in energy » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/28/japan-coal-idUSL3N0CC1AA20130328
Monday, April 1, 2013 Increased rail shipments of oil from the Eagle Ford Shale drilling and more Mexican auto exports ar » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/03/28/union-pacific-expanding-south-texas-workforce/
Monday, April 1, 2013 Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) won't try to sell its two California refineries, but will instead attempt » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/03/18/valero-planning-to-hold-on-to-two-california-refineries-ceo/
Monday, April 1, 2013 In a report released late Wednesday, the analysts conclude that there’s a bigger economic boost fro » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/03/28/analysis-bigger-economic-gains-come-from-refining-oil-sands-crude-outside-of-canada/
Monday, April 1, 2013 Prices for Canadian crude oil are likely to remain volatile through the end of the decade, accordin » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/03/27/more-volatility-ahead-for-canadian-crude/
Thursday, March 28, 2013 Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) will spend $1 billion developing China’s shale gas reserves, according » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/03/26/shell-plans-to-spend-1-billion-on-china-shale-gas-development/
Thursday, March 28, 2013 The European Union’s executive started a debate today on EU climate and energy rules as the crisis- » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-27/eu-to-start-debate-on-energy-climate-rules-amid-crisis.html
Thursday, March 28, 2013 Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world’s biggest crude exporter, also expects to become the top producer » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-26/saudi-aramco-to-become-world-s-top-oil-refiner-al-falih-says.html
Thursday, March 28, 2013 Oil demand may reach a plateau worldwide by the end of the decade as cars, trucks, railroad engines » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/03/28/oil-demand-plateau-seen-as-natural-gas-favored/
Thursday, March 28, 2013 Chevron struck oil in a well drilled more than 6 miles deep in a new field off the coast of Louisia » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/03/25/chevron-finds-oil-more-than-6-miles-below-sea-level/
Thursday, March 28, 2013 West Texas Intermediate crude rose to a five-week high after a government report showed that U.S. r » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-27/wti-oil-falls-after-u-s-inventories-climb.html
Thursday, March 28, 2013 Australian thermal coal benchmark prices continued to slide this week and were just above $90 a ton » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/28/coal-asia-idUSL3N0CK89D20130328
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