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Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Mississippi River flooding is slowing U.S. coal exports, with facilities for loading barges upstrea » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/24/usa-flooding-coal-idUSN2427405920110524
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Coal for delivery to Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Antwerp with settlement next year declined 60 cents, o » http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/05/25/bloomberg1376-LLFUZK07SXKX01-6SECREFT13FJQTIKCGDLC7IC50.DTL#ix...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 At this point of time, we have a capacity constraint except in the west, where our dispatches were » http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/seeing-capacity-build-up-of-20-25-million-tonnes-heidelberg-cement/...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 CVR Energy Inc. (CVI) began the startup process of a continuous catalytic reforming unit at its Cof » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-23/cvr-starts-catalytic-reforming-unit-at-coffeyville-refinery-1-.html
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Petroleos de Venezuela SA’s Cardon refinery in western Venezuela had an explosion today at its cata » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-23/pdvsa-s-cardon-refinery-rocked-by-explosion-notifalcon-says.html
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Kuwait National Petroleum Company will use Intergraph SmartPlant® Enterprise engineering design and » http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kuwait-national-petroleum-company-relies-on-intergraph-smartplant-enterprise-to-up...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Coal generation suffered in February; coal-fired plants 45.9% of U.S. gen YTD Coal-fired generati » http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/display/wire-news-display/1422848101.html
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 SCS Energy LLC, a closely held power plant developer, will take over a proposed carbon-capture and » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-23/scs-energy-takes-over-california-carbon-capture-project-from-bp-rio-tinto.html
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Motiva has recently chosen Roberts & Schaefer (R&S), an auxiliary of KBR to build a petroleum coker » http://www.azobuild.com/news.asp?newsID=13974
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Citing higher oil prices and supply-side constraints, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on Tuesday cut its g » http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304520804576342070515881208.html
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Dubai's debt problems refuse to go away, as the IMF warns that the emirate's debt will rise to 53% » http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20110524055548
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 The Philippine economy likely grew 4.8 percent to 5.8 percent in the first quarter of 2011 from a y » http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideBusiness.htm?f=2011/may/24/business4.isx&d=2011/may/24
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Back in 2007, Premier Wen Jiabao called the Chinese economy increasingly unstable, unbalanced, unco » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/23/us-china-economy-outlook-idUSTRE74M3DS20110523
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 The German economy logged robust expansion in the first quarter, lifted by a recovery in investment » http://www.rttnews.com/Content/EuroEconomicNews.aspx?Id=1630936&SM=1
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 The lower outlook for Italy's sovereign debt triggered wide concern across China as it could add un » http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90778/90861/7389012.html
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. joined banks lowering their forecasts for China’s growth as Premier Wen Ji » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-24/china-economic-growth-estimates-lowered-as-wen-s-monetary-tightening-bites.html
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Japanese Economics Minister Kaoru Yosano said on Tuesday that the government is likely to release n » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/24/us-japan-economy-yosano-gdp-idUSTRE74N1C720110524
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 The Federal Reserve will execute a gentle, staged exit strategy that won't begin until the end of t » http://www.cnbc.com/id/43141732
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 A rebounding global economy has prevented catastrophe for many dry bulk shippers as maritime ships » http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/shipping-stocks-struggle-for-direction-nasdaq-drys-1518090.htm
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Coal will remain a key power source for the world until the middle of the century and if Australia » http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/coal-crucial-until-2050-commissioner-20110524-1f1hh.html
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Growth in emerging markets has led to a boost in steel demand, which in turn has increased prices f » http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/coal-sector-becoming-a-hotbed-of-acquisition-speculation-nyse-pcx-1518088.htm
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 China may witnessed the worst power shortage in decades in 2011. The Chinese economy is booming. Ch » http://online.wsj.com/community/groups/oil-921/topics/chinas-power-shortage-boost-demand
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 The Coast Guard partially reopened a 9-mile (14.48-km) section of the flooding Mississippi River ne » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/23/us-usa-flooding-transport-idUSTRE74M5SO20110523
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Some barges were allowed to pass Monday through a stretch of the Mississippi River that had been cl » http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/23/national/main20065488.shtml
Monday, May 23, 2011 Japan's earthquake hit steel production in April but not by as much as was expected, which, with de » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/23/steel-japan-idUSL3E7GN0XZ20110523
Monday, May 23, 2011 Valero Energy (VLO) ranks first with CE of $4.13B; Sunoco (SUN) ranks second with CE of $1.48B; and » http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Newsfeed/Article/131750880/201105230734/Top-5-Companies-in-the-Oil-and-Gas-Refini...
Monday, May 23, 2011 Mideast crude oils fell amid signs of weakening processing profits, causing refiners to balk at pay » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-23/middle-east-oils-drop-on-concern-of-falling-processing-profits.html
Monday, May 23, 2011 French private sector activity expanded at a slower pace in May, after reaching a near 10-year high » http://www.rttnews.com/Content/AllEconomicNews.aspx?Node=B2&Id=1629863
Monday, May 23, 2011 Japan's return to recession and a bigger-than-expected slump in first-quarter economic growth are n » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/23/japan-economy-moodys-idUSL3E7GN0TX20110523
Monday, May 23, 2011 The pace of Eurozone private sector expansion decelerated to a 7-month low in May on slower growth » http://www.rttnews.com/Content/EuropeanEconomicNews.aspx?Node=B2&Id=1630045
Monday, May 23, 2011 Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) has now lifted force majeure on sales of coal from the last of its Australian c » http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2011/05/23/rio-tinto-lifts-force-majeure-australian-coal/
Monday, May 23, 2011 Coal export prices at Richards Bay, South Africa, site of the continent’s biggest facility for ship » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-23/south-african-coal-declines-to-2-1-2-month-low-as-buyers-prefer-indonesia.html
Monday, May 23, 2011 U.S. coal exports rose to a 20-year high after floods in Australia disrupted supply of the variety » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-23/coal-exports-from-u-s-reach-20-year-high-on-australia-floods-ssy-says.html
Sunday, May 22, 2011 Fifty-one percent of new refinery projects, representing 2.594 million barrels a day of capacity, i » http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/05/19/bloomberg1376-LLI6F20D9L3501-177C337VFEELS9O4CQLQMDG9FE.DTL#ix...
Sunday, May 22, 2011 Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) experienced an unidentified unit outage Friday at its 185,000 barrel-a-da » http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201105211530dowjonesdjonline000271&title=valero-reports-fl...
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