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Friday, April 29, 2011 Power shortages expected in Japan this summer are lifting coal prices and the prospects for special » http://www.marketwatch.com/story/japan-power-crisis-could-benefit-coal-etfs-2011-04-28
Friday, April 29, 2011 The use of coal-fired power plants in China to generate electricity will drop to as low as 30% by 2 » http://www.guidechem.com/news/2011/04/29/13590.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela said Thursday that it is discussing possible te » http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201104281615dowjonesdjonline000782&title=venezuelas-pdvsa-...
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Valero Energy Corp. said Thursday that restart procedures are continuing, and making progress, at » http://www.marketwatch.com/story/valero-texas-refinery-restart-making-progress-2011-04-28
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS: News ), said Thursday its first quarter profit more than doubled » http://www.rttnews.com/Content/BreakingNews.aspx?Id=1609411&SM=1
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Water levels on the Rhine River dropped to the lowest level in 17 months, pushing up demand for bar » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-28/rhine-water-levels-fall-to-17-month-low-push-up-barge-demand.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Hunt Refining was restarting units at its 36,000 barrel per day (bpd) Tuscaloosa, Alabama, refinery » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/28/refinery-operations-hunt-idUSWEN216120110428
Thursday, April 28, 2011 BP's massive Texas City refinery and chemical plant may be without full power through today as the » http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7540415.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Sinopec Corp (0386.HK), Asia's top oil refiner, reported a 25.2 percent rise in first-quarter net p » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/28/sinopec-idUSL3E7FR2MH20110428
Thursday, April 28, 2011 BP Plc's (BP.L) (BP.N) 475,000 barrel per day (bpd) Texas City, Texas, refinery plans to begin rest » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/28/bp-texascity-idUSWEN215320110428
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Combined nameplate cement production capacity reached over 150 million tons per year (mtpy) in 2010 » http://www.cemweek.com/news/markets-a-competition/12969-south-america-cement-manufacturing-capacity-passes-150-mtpy
Thursday, April 28, 2011 The Omani cabinet is expected to announce its decision before the end of the year on doubling the c » http://www.ameinfo.com/263077.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Valero Energy Corp.’s Corpus Christi refinery in Texas lost power and flared gases yesterday, accor » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-28/valero-corpus-christi-refinery-flares-gases-nrc-filing-says.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Four controlling shareholders of Brazilian steel producer Usiminas denied rumors that any planned t » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/28/usiminas-stake-idUSN2718880620110428
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA)’s profit from refining in the first quarter surged 112 percent from a » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-28/shell-s-refining-profit-surged-on-higher-volumes-chemicals.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 MACARTHUR Coal said today it has lifted its declaration of force majeure after heavy rains affected » http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/macarthur-coal-lifts-force-majeure-from-its-queensland-mines/story-...
Thursday, April 28, 2011 U.S. Gulf crude premiums strengthened against West Texas Intermediate after Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-27/u-s-gulf-crude-premiums-widen-as-marathon-restarts-refinery.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 A giant proposed facility that would export coal to China, the Gateway Pacific Terminal, is either » http://www.seattlepi.com/local/connelly/article/Shipping-Coal-to-China-A-Big-Export-Terminal-1355789.php
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Exxon Mobil Corp's first-quarter earnings are expected to surge almost 60 percent on higher crude o » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/28/exxonmobil-idUSN2729350220110428
Thursday, April 28, 2011 le a Coast Guard official says shutting down the Ohio River to boats is unlikely, the rising water » http://www.courierpress.com/news/2011/apr/27/no-headline---28a0xweather-rivertraffic/
Thursday, April 28, 2011 The proposed project on St. Croix would build a 16.5-megawatt waste-to-energy plant, located at the » http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/alpine-withdraws-application-to-build-st-croix-waste-to-energy-plant-1.1138146#axzz...
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Gasoline shipments to the U.S. from Europe are poised to drop in April to the lowest in four months » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-26/u-s-gasoline-imports-from-europe-may-drop-to-four-month-low-on-pricing.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 This year’s market outlook says coal will still be the largest source of energy generation into 203 » http://www.register-herald.com/todaysfrontpage/x58989925/EIA-says-coal-to-remain-power-source-but-not-Appalachian
Thursday, April 28, 2011 U.S. gasoline futures gained for the fourth straight day on Tuesday to post their highest level in » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFN2628968120110426
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Mr Sahit_Muja President & Ceo of Albanian_Minerals said "China has pushed global steel production h » http://online.wsj.com/community/groups/oil-921/topics/growing-economy-china-us-good
Thursday, April 28, 2011 PetroChina Co., Asia’s biggest company by market value, will benefit from higher oil and gas produc » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-27/petrochina-s-output-to-boost-profit-offset-refining-losses-analysts-say.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Indian cement companies' earnings will remain under pressure through the financial year 2011-12, on » http://moneylife.in/article/cement-firms-earnings-expected-to-be-under-pressure-in-fy12/15916.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 The Baltic Dry Index tracks the prices for several kinds of dry bulk shipping. It monitors those ra » http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/04/27/the-number-every-shipping-investor-must-watch.aspx
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Iraq's parliament, in a bid to lure foreign investors to build new refineries, on Wednesday approve » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFLDE73Q1NY20110427
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Gasoline rose to a 33-month high after the Energy Department reported that supplies fell to the low » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-27/gasoline-rises-on-speculation-stockpiles-fell-to-18-month-low.html
Thursday, April 28, 2011 U.S, steel demand and prices has improved in 2011 The global steel sector has seen rising prices in » http://online.wsj.com/community/groups/state-economy-557/topics/us-steel-demand-prices-has
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Brazilian group Camargo Corrêa has set up a stake-holding company called InterCement to manage the » http://www.macauhub.com.mo/en/2011/04/27/brazilian-group-camargo-correa-changes-name-of-its-cement-holding-company/
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 On Tuesday, Ultratech Cement announced that they have plans to spend a capital expenditure of Rs 11 » http://newstonight.net/node/1244
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Following its recent decision to cut the outlook on US credit, ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S& » http://www.ftadviser.com/FTAdviser/Investments/Region/AsiaPacific/News/article/20110427/a7356acc-70a3-11e0-974b-00144f2af8...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Sohar Aluminium Company will proceed with its plan to double its present aluminium capacity of 370, » http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=43774
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