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Friday, October 2, 2015 US oil settles down 0.8%, at $44.74 a barrel » Oil prices fell nearly 1 percent on Thursday as the government's storm monitor altered forecasts for the path of the lates...
Friday, October 2, 2015 Senate panel advances oil exports in near party-line vote, signalling trouble ahead for bill » Legislation authorizing crude exports advanced through another congressional panel on Thursday with a mostly party-line vo...
Friday, October 2, 2015 Crude Oil Jumps Above USD46 As Russia Strikes In Syria » WASHINGTON (Alliance News) - Crude oil prices rallied Thursday amid geopolitical tensions and worries about the impact of...
Friday, October 2, 2015 New Risks Moving Crude Oil by Rail » The rapidly changing landscape of crude oil exploration and drilling in the US and Canada, together with economic consider...
Friday, October 2, 2015 RPT-California could be PBF's biggest refinery challenge yet » PBF Energy Inc's purchase of Exxon Mobil Corp's California refinery marks Chairman Tom O'Malley's biggest bet yet on U.S....
Friday, October 2, 2015 Venezuelan refining complex shut down by power failure » CARACAS: Venezuela's largest oil refining complex, considered one of the world's biggest, has been knocked out of operatio...
Friday, October 2, 2015 Venezuelan oil refining complex shut down » Venezuela's largest oil refining complex, considered one of the world's biggest, has been knocked out of operation by a po...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/30/federal-court-blocks-obama-administrations-fracking-rules-dj.html » A federal court on Wednesday blocked an Obama administration rule putting stricter standards on hydraulic fracturing on fe...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Century to keep Hawesville smelter partially open » In the latest twist, Century Aluminum Co. now says it will keep two potlines operating at its Hawesville smelter instead o...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 EPA Finalizes Steam Electric Power Plant Effluent Guidelines » The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized revisions to technology-based effluent limitations guidelines and...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 The town of Vignolo is opposed to the use of "Pet-coke" » Following the City Council held on September 23 is also the town of Vignolo sides with Bernezzo unanimously expressing its...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Cuneo: the City Council decides to say "no" to the pet coke » The central theme of the evening, however, comes to light thanks to the Councillors Isoardi ,Garelli and Fierro who...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 New China air pollution laws may hit aluminum ingredient » New air pollution laws set to take effect in China next year may cut supply of a vital feedstock for the manufacture of al...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 RPT-COLUMN-Alcoa and the painful business of making aluminium: Andy Home » The clue is in the name. Aluminum Company of America was born in 1907 after a change of name from the original Pittsburg R...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Oil prices shackled at 'painful' lows » Oil prices are not moving upwards – in fact, they lost ground again yesterday. This is despite the fact that production, a...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Are Financial And Geopolitical Pressures The Catalysts Required To End Weaker Oil Prices? » Saudi Arabia’s strategy of pushing down oil prices has had little impact to date on U.S. oil output. http://seek...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 China outlook main cause of volatility in global oil markets: Survey » The outlook for China's economic growth, which is experiencing its worst performance in decades, is the trigger of greates...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Opec focuses on rival mega projects » After almost a year of painfully low oil prices, Opec members are beginning to believe they are winning against upstart US...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Judges rule NEPA study not needed for oil sands project » Federal judges today denied environmentalists' challenge to a 600-mile pipeline carrying oil sands crude from Illinois to...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 FP's Cattaneo: It's Trans Mountain or bust for Canadian oil sands » As major oil sands pipeline options drop away, Kinder Morgan’s (KMI -0.4%) Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has become th...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Comment: Strongest will survive in oil sands » A global decline in commodity prices has not scared away some of the world’s biggest explorers from Canada’s oil sands sec...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 EPA issues landmark rules to curb emissions from refineries » The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday issued a rule that will curb toxic emissions from oil and gas refineri...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Aruba signs agreement with Citgo Petroleum to operate idled refinery » Aruba's Energy Ministry said on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with PDVSA's U.S. unit Citgo Petroleum...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Aruba, Citgo Petroleum to Explore Reactivating Refinery » September 27, 2015 [Reuters] - Aruba's Energy Ministry said on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with PDV...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Cheap power could attract India's Nalco to set up $3bn aluminium smelter in Oman » Indian aluminium giant National Aluminium Co Ltd (Nalco) is exploring opportunities in Oman, Iran and Indonesia to set up...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Aditya Aluminium gets Odisha pollution watchdog’s notice » The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has issued a show cause notice to Aditya Aluminium, asking it why the pla...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 VPT handles petroleum coke in inner harbour » A long cherished dream of Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) has become a reality when the port handled first ever gearless Pa...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 China Refinery Output Up As Energy Inventories Build » China’s oil demand, adjusted for inventories, was higher in August and Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical (SHI) is expected to...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 No impact of split on Aus business: Alcoa » Global metals giant Alcoa's planned split into two companies is not likely to affect its Australian operations. http:/...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Norsk Hydro Split-Up Seen as Likely Following Alcoa's Separation » Norsk Hydro ASA, Europe’s third largest aluminum producer, is likely to follow its larger competitor Alcoa Inc. in splitti...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Alcoa splitting into 2 companies; impact on Intalco smelter unclear » Alcoa will split into two independent companies, separating its bauxite, aluminum and casting operations from its engineer...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Alcoa's split brings losses from its aluminum smelters into focus » Alcoa Inc's decision to split in two will sharpen pressure on one of the world's top aluminum producers to cut costs or cl...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 16 power firms win approval to conduct grid impact studies » SIXTEEN power companies were given clearance to conduct grid impact studies (GIS) in the third quarter, allowing them to p...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Can oil economies overcome the price turmoil? » Speculation over the oil price fluctuations still overshadow global economic sentiments, setting off volatility in the cap...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Oil Prices Poised Between Bulls and Bears » Analysts split between bulls at $85 and bears in the ‘twenties http://fuelmarketernews.com/weekly-market-situati...
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