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Monday, December 10, 2012 Thomas O'Malley, the U.S. refinery magnate with a history of squeezing profits from forsaken facili » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/07/us-oil-saudi-shipping-idUSBRE8B60JF20121207
Friday, December 7, 2012 The U.S. economy added a solid 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 perce » http://news.yahoo.com/us-economy-adds-146k-jobs-rate-falls-7-133151900--finance.html
Friday, December 7, 2012 Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA), Europe’s biggest oil company, said Europe needs a price of $120 per t » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-06/shell-says-europe-needs-120-a-ton-co2-to-rival-coal-wind-1-.html
Friday, December 7, 2012 BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP), the world’s biggest coking coal exporter, settled the first-quarter benchm » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-06/first-quarter-coking-coal-benchmark-set-at-165-a-metric-ton-1-.html
Friday, December 7, 2012 Japan's government said on Friday that there was "a high possibility" that the economy has slipped » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/07/japan-economy-recession-idUSL4N09H0Z920121207
Thursday, December 6, 2012 Exports of Colombian coal will likely drop up to 10 percent this year due to lower global demand, a » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/05/colombia-coal-idUSL1E8N5BSD20121205
Thursday, December 6, 2012 Orders to U.S. factories rose modestly in October, helped by a big gain in demand for equipment tha » http://www.chron.com/news/article/US-factory-orders-up-0-8-percent-in-October-4093055.php?World_Business_News=
Thursday, December 6, 2012 India's Essar Oil has more than halved oil imports from Iran in November and aims to reduce purchas » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/05/india-essar-iran-idUSL4N09E3EO20121205
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook projects total U.S. coal production in 2013 to be close to its 2012 » http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=9010
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 The iron and steel sector’s share of cumulative coal consumption in the country is expected to dip » http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/steel-sector-to-consume-less-coal-cement-industry-to-use-more-coa...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 Diesel fuel in the New York Harbor weakened to trade at the smallest premium versus futures since S » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-04/diesel-fuel-falls-in-new-york-on-forecast-for-supply-gain.html
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 Global coal prices have little upside until China’s stockpiles of the fuel begin to ease in the sec » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-04/coal-prices-to-fall-in-2013-as-china-economy-cools-ihs-says-1-.html
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 Spain's economy shrank again in November, although the pace of contraction appears to be slowing, a » http://www.nasdaq.com/article/spains-economy-contracts-again-20121205-00056#.UL9MqORlHSk
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (Visakhapatnam steel plant) has hiked steel prices » http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/rinl-hikes-steel-prices-by-rs-500tonne/article4163608.ece
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 Reuters reported that China's boycotts of Japanese cars over a territorial dispute will shave about » http://www.steelguru.com/international_news/Japanese_steel_output_in_Q4_seen_down_by_2_pct/293751.html
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 Coal demand in the U.S. fell 9.9 percent in 2012 because of a mild winter and cheap gas that robbed » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-03/coal-demand-fell-9-9-in-2012-on-gas-and-weather-dtc-says-1-.html
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 Coal production in Colombia, the world's fourth-largest exporter of the commodity, looks set to ris » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/03/colombia-coal-idUSL1E8N37TW20121203
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 Further cuts to costs are to be made at the cash-strapped Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. » http://tvnz.co.nz/business-news/cost-cutting-tiwai-point-not-over-yet-5258086
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 The global coking-coal benchmark may fall 5.9 percent in the first quarter on lackluster demand in » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-03/global-coking-coal-may-fall-5-9-in-1st-quarter-doyle-says-1-.html
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 Shanghai Metals Market reported that LME aluminum continued to drift higher last Friday buoyed by p » http://www.steelguru.com/metals_news/LME_aluminum_should_move_between_USD_2090_and_2140_MT/293991.html
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 Brazil's economy will grow 4% in 2013 as the industrial sector recovers, the National Confederation » http://www.nasdaq.com/article/brazil-industry-group-sees-2013-gdp-growth-of-4-inflation-at-55-20121203-00592#.UL3waORlHSk
Monday, December 3, 2012 A French minister cast doubt Sunday on whether the world's top steelmaker ArcelorMittal » http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/1240728/1/.html
Monday, December 3, 2012 Steel Authority of India (SAIL) today said it has produced 9.72 lakh tonnes of saleable steel in No » http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/sail-produces-972-lakh-tonnes-saleable-steel-in-nov/article4160658.ece?ref=w...
Monday, December 3, 2012 Canton-based Timken Co. has chosen to keep its bearings, and its steel, too. » http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20121203/SUB1/312039980
Monday, December 3, 2012 "According to the WSA report, Iran has produced 12.052 million tons of steel in 2012 » http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9107123930
Monday, December 3, 2012 Coal’s role in fueling power plants is expected to continue to shrink in coming years as old, pollu » http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn--coal-generation-20121130,0,6808818.story
Monday, December 3, 2012 Shanxi Coking Coal Group, China's top producer of the coke making material announced to raise cokin » http://www.coalguru.com/china/shanxi_coking_coal_group_raises_prices_for_third_time_since_oct/5687
Monday, December 3, 2012 India's sovereign rating could be cut if the government loosens fiscal policy in the runup to elect » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/03/india-fitch-ratings-idUSL4N09D2GA20121203
Monday, December 3, 2012 Chinese manufacturing returned to growth in November for the first time in over a year and the deep » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/03/global-economy-idUSL4N09D2YC20121203
Monday, December 3, 2012 India’s oil refining capacity will rise by more than 43% to 310 million tonne a year by March 2017 » http://www.financialexpress.com/news/oil-refining-capacity-to-rise-43-to-310-mt-a-yr/937516
Monday, December 3, 2012 Oil rose to the highest price in almost two weeks in New York as the strongest Chinese- manufacturi » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-03/top-oil-market-news-crude-rises-on-stronger-china-manufacturing.html
Monday, December 3, 2012 China's oil refineries saw rising outputs for a fourth consecutive month in October, as demand for » http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2012-12/03/content_15979139.htm
Monday, December 3, 2012 Texas oils declined as Phillips 66 (PSX)’s refinery at Borger, Texas, remained shut for maintenance » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-30/texas-oils-weaken-on-borger-work-most-volatile-in-three-years.html
Friday, November 30, 2012 Reuters reported that physical thermal coal prices for delivery early next year were little unchang » http://www.coalguru.com/africa/south_african_thermal_coal_prices_firm_up_a_bit/5633
Friday, November 30, 2012 Exports of coal from the US to Canada have tumbled in recent years as Canada has reduced its coal f » http://www.coalguru.com/north_america/us_coal_exports_to_canada_in_steep_decline/5646
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