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Tuesday, June 19, 2012 June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. regional refined product margins were up by about 3 percent on average, sh » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/18/refinery-margins-usa-idUSL1E8HI2JB20120618
Monday, June 18, 2012 Eskom will allow BHP Billiton [JSE:BIL] to produce aluminium using subsidised electricity, even if » http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Industrial/Dames-Smelters-will-continue-to-operate-20120617
Monday, June 18, 2012 Faced with a gloomy global economy, many giant aluminum businesses decided to curtail their product » http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2012-06/18/content_15508061.htm
Monday, June 18, 2012 Globally diversified miner Anglo American PLC (AAL.LN) said Thursday that current coking coal price » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/06/14/anglo-american-met-coal-pricing-more-focused-on-supplies-than-demand/
Monday, June 18, 2012 LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEx), the prospective buyer of t » http://af.reuters.com/article/metalsNews/idAFL5E8HHA0F20120617
Monday, June 18, 2012 HOUSTON, June 15 (Reuters) - The operator of the largest U.S. oil refinery said on Friday it did no » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/15/refinery-operations-motiva-portarthur-idUSL1E8HF8RQ20120615
Friday, June 15, 2012 The only thing holding Century Aluminum back from restarting its smelter plant in Ravenswood, if th » http://www.wowktv.com/story/18789393/with-lives-and-a-community-on-the-line-some-wonder-whether-century-will-open-again
Friday, June 15, 2012 SYDNEY – More Australian aluminum smelters will close if there isn't a coordinated state and feder » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/05/23/australian-union-says-expect-more-aluminum-smelter-closures/
Friday, June 15, 2012 DUISBURG, Germany, June 14 (Reuters) - German imports of hard coal are likely to fall by seven perc » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/14/germany-coal-idUSL5E8HE3KT20120614
Friday, June 15, 2012 India is seeking extra oil supplies from OPEC members Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Algeria, as the count » http://business-standard.com/india/news/india-seeks-more-oilopec-members-except-iran/174778/on
Friday, June 15, 2012 The Hong Kong stock exchange has struck a deal to buy the London Metal Exchange for £1.39bn (1.7bn » http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18455901
Friday, June 15, 2012 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Formosa Petrochemical Corp will raise the average utilization rates at its 540 » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/15/taiwan-refinery-formosa-idUSL3E8HF1BB20120615
Friday, June 15, 2012 (Reuters) - Sinopec Corp, Asia's largest refiner, and South Korea's S-Oil Corp will process less cr » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/14/sinopec-throughput-idUSL3E8HE62M20120614
Thursday, June 14, 2012 Essar Group, owned by billionaire brothers Shashi and Ravi Ruia, is targeting $35 billion in revenu » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-13/essar-sees-35-billion-sales-on-singh-investment-pledge.html
Thursday, June 14, 2012 Global aluminum smelting overcapacity will continue to persist over the next two to three years des » http://futures.tradingcharts.com/news/futures/DJ_Global_Aluminum_Smelting_Overcapacity_To_Persist___Analyst_180152794.html
Thursday, June 14, 2012 NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) - The global aluminum market will be more balanced this year and could » http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/06/12/aluminum-rio-tinto-deficit-idUKL1E8HCC1L20120612
Thursday, June 14, 2012 Indian steel companies show trends of increasing coking coal imports as better supplies have helped » http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/steel-companies-stepcoking-coal-importseasingprice/477224/
Thursday, June 14, 2012 Russia’s economy grew last quarter at the fastest pace since the three months ended September 2011 » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-14/russia-s-gdp-grew-4-9-in-first-quarter-matching-first-estimate.html
Thursday, June 14, 2012 China's annual economic growth could fall below 7 percent in the second quarter if weak activity pe » http://www.cnbc.com/id/47793241
Thursday, June 14, 2012 The commission voted 3-0 Wednesday to uphold its decision to grant an air pollution permit for the » http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Contested-Matagorda-County-power-plant-gets-green-3632431.php
Thursday, June 14, 2012 (Reuters) - Sinopec Corp » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/14/sinopec-throughput-idUSL3E8HE61T20120614
Thursday, June 14, 2012 LONDON--Global demand for crude from refineries is set to jump seasonally by 2.8 million barrels a » http://www.nasdaq.com/article/iea-says-world-refinery-crude-demand-to-jump-20120613-00159
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) on Tuesday said a small fire on Monday afternoon at its Torrance, Calif., r » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/06/12/exxonmobil-small-fire-at-calif-refinery-had-no-impact-on-production/
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Is it too scary to buy a refiner right now? Western Refining (WNR) is trading with a forward P/E of » http://www.forbes.com/sites/zacks/2012/06/10/analysts-bullish-on-this-undervalued-oil-refinery/
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 A small fire near a loading dock at the Total Petrochemicals 232,000 barrel-per-day Port Arthur, Te » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/13/refinery-operations-total-portarthur-idUSL5E8HD90A20120613
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Phillips 66 on Wednesday reported a process upset at its joint-venture 146,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/13/refinery-operations-phillips-borger-idUSWNAB779120120613
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 TNK-BP reports that a positive effect of $11 mln is expected as a result of the long-term program f » http://www.oilandgaseurasia.com/news/p/0/news/15193
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 The global aluminum market will be more balanced this year and could shift into a supply deficit by » http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/world-may-face-aluminum-deficit-in-2013-rio-tinto/articles...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 For much of the past year, Alcoa and Santee Cooper executives have kept in close contact, hoping to » http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20120601/PC05/120609958/alcoa-santee-cooper-agree-to-one-year-extension-on-power-rat...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 The Movement for People-Centred Development (MPCD) has urged the Government to reconsider its decis » http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article3490508.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 On Wednesday, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will hold another hearing on the propos » http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/green/entries/2012/06/12/white_stallion_energy_center_t.htm...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 "We are working towards a plan where we import petroleum coke in exchange for our contractors' work » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/12/us-turkey-oil-saudiarabia-idUSBRE85B0I520120612
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 On June 7, Petrobras set a production record at its refineries in Brazil, helping the country to cu » http://www.pennenergy.com/index/petroleum/display/7940575542/articles/pennenergy/petroleum/refining/2012/june/record-resul...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 U.S. Gulf Coast crude oils plunged after Motiva Enterprises LLC shut a new crude unit at the Port A » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-12/u-s-gulf-coast-crudes-plunge-after-motiva-refinery-shutdown.html
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) - Almost a quarter of Europe's refinery capacity was offline in May, fig » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/12/euroilstock-inventories-idUSL5E8HC8CP20120612
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