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Monday, May 9, 2011 A power-cut paralyzed a catalytic cracker and most other operations at Venezuela's 645,000 barrels- » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFN0628072320110507
Monday, May 9, 2011 Oil refineries send millions of dollars to the state and employ hundreds of Montanans. In the final » http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/27808437/detail.html
Monday, May 9, 2011 Barges could be banned for up to eight days on a five-mile stretch of the Mississippi River. The Co » http://www.necn.com/05/06/11/Barge-traffic-off-limits-perhaps-for-mor/landing_nation.html?&blockID=3&apID=3526b37453ec4d5b...
Monday, May 9, 2011 The world is undergoing fundamental shifts that will shape the next 50 years -- trends that will in » http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110506006117/en/Global-Trends-Driving-Increased-Aluminum-Demand
Monday, May 9, 2011 In trading on Friday, oil & gas refining & marketing shares were relative leaders, up on the day by » http://www.forbes.com/2011/05/06/friday-sector-leaders-oil-gas-refining-marketing-precious-metals-marketnewsvideo.html
Monday, May 9, 2011 U.S. refiners were watching the flooding Mississippi River on Friday but said operations at their p » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/06/refiners-flood-mississippi-idUSN0621239520110506
Monday, May 9, 2011 Total SA has inaugurated a deep conversion upgrade of its 175,000-b/d refinery at Port Arthur, Tex. » http://www.ogj.com/index/article-display/2113900929/articles/oil-gas-journal/processing-2/refining/20100/may-2011/total-in...
Monday, May 9, 2011 The U.S. Coast Guard has closed a section of the flooded Mississippi River to barge traffic in sout » http://www.buffalonews.com/wire-feeds/24-hour-national-news/article415411.ece
Monday, May 9, 2011 Prime Minister Vladimir Putin pledged on Friday that 300 billion roubles ($10.8 bln) would be inves » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFLDE7451H720110506
Friday, May 6, 2011 Frontier Oil Corp. (FTO) expects crude throughput at its El Dorado refinery in Kansas to average 12 » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-05/frontier-sees-el-dorado-refinery-at-127-000-barrels-a-day-1-.html
Friday, May 6, 2011 BP Plc may begin restarting a second crude unit today at the 475,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Texas » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-06/bp-to-flare-gas-at-texas-city-as-pipestill-starts-filing-says.html
Friday, May 6, 2011 Spain's economic recovery remained fragile at the start of the year, despite a pick up in exports a » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/06/us-spain-economy-idUSTRE7451A220110506
Friday, May 6, 2011 Poland's government has accepted a draft budget for 2012 that aims to curb the deficit to 2.9 perce » http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9N1AJ380.htm
Friday, May 6, 2011 Spain’s economy grew in the first quarter at the same pace as the previous three months, the Bank o » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-06/spanish-economy-grew-0-2-from-previous-quarter-bank-of-spain-estimates.html
Friday, May 6, 2011 Commodity prices plummeted Thursday after disappointing economic news raised concerns about whether » http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j79Gw7H_E66Tvs6Z-5wrSMwmzIbA?docId=55080b0b36404bb3812f53a3a5c5eecf
Friday, May 6, 2011 Employers added more than 200,000 jobs in April for the third straight month, the biggest hiring sp » http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=13543475
Friday, May 6, 2011 Coal consumption in the U.S. decreased 2.5 percent in the week ended yesterday from the previous se » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-06/coal-consumption-in-u-s-slumped-2-5-last-week-genscape-says.html
Friday, May 6, 2011 Oil collapsed into free-fall on Thursday, diving as much as 10 percent and sending U.S. crude back » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/05/us-markets-oil-idUSTRE7446BH20110505
Friday, May 6, 2011 Soaring food and energy prices may temper Asia's economic outlook this year, putting central banker » http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/05/04/idINIndia-56763920110504
Friday, May 6, 2011 Frontier Oil Corp. 5.81% swung to a first-quarter profit as the oil refiner reported sharply higher » http://www.marketwatch.com/story/frontier-oil-swings-to-profit-on-higher-margins-2011-05-05
Friday, May 6, 2011 Independent Western U.S. refiner Tesoro Corp (TSO.N) plans for its seven refineries to run between » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/05/refinery-operations-tesoro-idUSWEN275920110505
Friday, May 6, 2011 Lafarge (LAFP.PA) and HeidelbergCement (HEIG.DE), two of the world's biggest cement makers, expect » http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/05/05/cement-europe-idUKLDE7432HO20110505
Friday, May 6, 2011 Cement makers squeezed by the 45 percent rise in coal costs in the past six months must cut output » http://af.reuters.com/article/southAfricaNews/idAFSGE74500320110506
Thursday, May 5, 2011 Oil refiners Holly Corp (HOC.N), Frontier Oil Corp (FTO.N) and Western Refining (WNR.N) expect the » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/05/us-usrefiners-idUSTRE7443GX20110505
Thursday, May 5, 2011 Prices of coal and petroleum coke, a by-product of oil refining, are forecast to remain above $100 » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFLDE74410I20110505
Thursday, May 5, 2011 Korea will become the first Asian country to sign an accord with the EU. This deal is expected to i » http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=115627&code=Ne2&category=2
Thursday, May 5, 2011 Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday projected India’s economic growth at 8 per cent for t » http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/article1993611.ece
Thursday, May 5, 2011 Faltering economic growth and edginess about the impact of costly oil fuelled a fourth day of aggre » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFLDE74416K20110505
Thursday, May 5, 2011 China posted yet another quarter of stellar economic growth in the first quarter of 2011, with its » http://moneymorning.com/2011/05/05/chinas-economy-continues-to-ascend-but-watch-out-for-speed-bumps/
Thursday, May 5, 2011 U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as commodities lost ground on worries about less d » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/05/markets-stocks-idUSN0524134220110505
Thursday, May 5, 2011 Signs that the U.S. economy is struggling hit stocks and oil prices Thursday, while the euro droppe » http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hQjoyXUGPM-3m7f7L3odqGGrlklw?docId=5e33073c7dc243da80bbc9ef73ec4460
Thursday, May 5, 2011 Oil declined a fourth day in New York, the longest losing streak in almost eight weeks, as rising U » http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/05/05/bloomberg1376-LKP0G707SXKX01-2UK4L9DNCLT8GCJ9T0MV6R7GHH.DTL
Thursday, May 5, 2011 Portugal's EUR78 billion financial bailout will allow the country to exit debt markets for a few ye » http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/markets/newsfeeditem.aspx?id=138501958318743
Thursday, May 5, 2011 Indonesia’s economic growth slowed last quarter as government spending eased, boosting scope to ext » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-05/indonesia-s-growth-slows-giving-room-to-extend-rate-rise-pause.html
Thursday, May 5, 2011 Strong Chinese demand ahead of the peak summer season lifted Australia thermal coal prices, a bench » http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=44931&Cat=3&dt=5/4/2011
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