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Friday, June 10, 2011 Two major railroads profited from deregulation by fixing freight prices for coal and other goods, d » http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/06/09/37225.htm
Friday, June 10, 2011 BP Plc completed the restart of a crude distillation unit, coking unit and reformer at its 225,000 » http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/09/refinery-operations-bp-cherrypoint-idUKWEN415220110609
Friday, June 10, 2011 U.S. coal exports are surging and, with pressure on domestic consumption from environmental regulat » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/09/usa-coal-exports-idUSN0915182220110609
Friday, June 10, 2011 Thermal coal consumption in the global energy mix in 2010 rose to 29.6%, its highest level since 19 » http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Coal/6175258
Friday, June 10, 2011 New power plants in India may opt for high-calorific value South African coal instead of lower grad » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-10/india-s-new-plants-to-use-south-africa-coal-india-coal-says.html
Friday, June 10, 2011 American Electric Power Co. Inc. warned Thursday that it would have to shut down five plants and re » http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9NOJ4703.htm
Friday, June 10, 2011 European coal prices climbed, heading for the biggest weekly gain in two months. Coal for delivery » http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/06/10/bloomberg1376-LMIJ0I0UQVI901-0V067Q2VOPG47PM58M0Q79J6E9.DTL#ix...
Friday, June 10, 2011 South Africa replaced the chairman and most of the board of state-owned power utility Eskom Holding » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-09/zuma-takes-aim-at-eskom-and-transnet-to-boost-confidence-in-south-africa.html
Thursday, June 9, 2011 The premium investors demand to hold Greek government bonds rather than benchmark German Bunds rose » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/09/markets-bonds-spreads-idUSLDE7580TX20110609
Thursday, June 9, 2011 Canada's economy will grow by 3.2 per cent this year, helped by high commodity prices and a continu » http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/canadas-economy-will-see-32-growth-this-year-rbc/article2053118/
Thursday, June 9, 2011 Indian refiners Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (500547.BY) plans to raise its refinery capacity by near » http://www.marketwatch.com/story/indias-bpcl-to-raise-refining-capacity-by-30-2011-06-05
Thursday, June 9, 2011 State-controlled oil companies Venezuela's PDVSA and Brazil's Petrobras (PETR4.SA) have agreed to f » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/06/petrobras-pdvsa-refinery-idUSN0628210220110606
Thursday, June 9, 2011 The U.S. Energy Department on Tuesday lowered its outlook for summer gasoline prices amid a drop in » http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110607-709378.html
Thursday, June 9, 2011 Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) said the shipping docks at its oil refinery in Baton Rouge, La., were compl » http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201106080812dowjonesdjonline000352&title=exxon-mobilbaton-...
Thursday, June 9, 2011 Tesoro Corp.'s (TSO) oil refinery in Wilmington, Calif., is ramping towards normal operating rates » http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201106080840dowjonesdjonline000365&title=tesorowilmingtonc...
Thursday, June 9, 2011 Chinese refineries have been suffering as international crude oil prices have remained high this ye » http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Petrochemicals/8977835
Thursday, June 9, 2011 The Ethiopian government is to enter into negotiations with oil producing countries to import petro » http://addisfortune.com/Gov%E2%80%99t%20Looking%20to%20Buy%20Pet%20Coke.htm
Thursday, June 9, 2011 The bitumen upgraders in the Fort McMurray area of Alberta and the refineries in the Edmonton area » http://www.ogj.com/index/article-display.articles.oil-gas-journal.volume-109.issue-23.processing.petcoke-methanol-1-flow-s...
Thursday, June 9, 2011 Production remains cut at Valero Energy Corp's (VLO.N) 287,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Port Arthur, Te » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/08/refinery-operations-valero-portarthur-idUSN0827164620110608
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 While oil, gas and US equity markets barely moved in Tuesday trading, over-the-counter coal prices » http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Coal/8972011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 Rio Tinto Alcan sees strong demand for aluminium in all sectors, but remains cautious about its med » http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/INTERVIEW-Rio-Tinto-remains-cautious-on-aluminum-o-HM65Q?opendocument&s...
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 Democratic Republic of Congo’s plans to generate 40,000 megawatts by damming the Congo River could » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-08/congo-s-inga-hydropower-project-may-need-phased-implementation-afdb-says.html
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 Oxbow Carbon & Minerals LLC, Oxbow Mining, LLC, Oxbow Calcining International LLC, Oxbow Midwest Ca » http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=BRK%2FA:US&sid=aSf1jRu90klQ
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Ormet Corporation, a top U.S. producer of aluminum, today announced that Trafigura Beheer BV, throu » http://www.ormet.com/News/PDF/Terminal%20%20Press%20release%20June%203%202011Final.pdf
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 State-controlled oil companies Venezuela's PDVSA and Brazil's Petrobras (PETR4.SA: Quote) have agre » http://af.reuters.com/article/idAFN0628210220110606
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 European coal derivatives rose on speculation demand may strengthen in the region as countries cut » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-07/european-coal-rises-in-london-up-for-a-second-straight-session.html
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Indonesian cement production capacity will increase by 2.5 million tonnes to 68.5 million tonnes by » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/07/indonesia-economy-cement-idUSL3E7H725U20110607
Monday, June 6, 2011 Aquila Resources said on Monday it was urgently seeking to resolve a dispute with Brazil's Vale ove » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/06/aquila-vale-idUSL3E7H600R20110606
Monday, June 6, 2011 Coal export prices gained for the first time in four weeks at South Africa’s Richards Bay on accele » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-06/south-african-coal-has-first-gain-in-four-weeks-on-increased-china-buying.html
Monday, June 6, 2011 The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued a $1,700 penalty to Northwest Aluminum Sp » http://www.recyclingtoday.com/oregon-deq-fine-northwest-aluminum.aspx
Monday, June 6, 2011 Dubai is seeking its first tradable emission credits as it seeks to increase energy efficiency and » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-06/dubai-follows-abu-dhabi-in-the-pursuit-of-un-emissions-credits.html
Monday, June 6, 2011 Russian aluminum giant UC RUSAL plans to increase annual aluminum production by around 1 million to » http://www.prime-tass.com/news/_Exec_sees_RUSALs_aluminum_production_up_by_1_mln_tns_in_34_years/0/%7B6280653C-D297-4A70-9...
Friday, June 3, 2011 Ecopetrol SA (ECOPETL), the Colombian oil producer which expects to more than double output this de » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-25/china-luring-crude-from-u-s-as-ecopetrol-targets-asia-for-surge-in-output.html
Friday, June 3, 2011 Shareholders overwhelmingly approved coal producer Alpha Natural Resources' $7.1 billion takeover o » http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/business/7590849.html#ixzz1OEBnEtG4
Friday, June 3, 2011 Venezuela's national oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela SA, faces an August deadline to put its ca » http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2011/06/02/brazil-petrobras-plays-waiting-game-with-possible-partner-pdvsa/#ixzz1OEB...
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