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Tuesday, September 8, 2015 Orpic seeks consultant for petcoke storage project » By Conrad PrabhuMUSCAT: International engineering firms are lining up to bid for a contract to provide Project Management...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 Yunlin’s proposed coke and coal ban is rejected by EPA » The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) yesterday rejected the Yunlin County Government’s move to ban the burnin...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 Alba receives environmental permission for Line 6 » Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C ( Alba ), one of the world's leading aluminium smelters, is pleased to announce that it has been r...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 Vedanta hopes to ramp up aluminium production after interim OERC order » BHUBANESHWAR: Even as it warns of a possible shutdown of its Kalahandi refinery in Odisha in the face of raw material issu...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 ConocoPhillips Takes Venezuela Refinery as ICC Award Enforced in US Court » "Because Venezuela had breached the contract by not supplying crude and not contributing further investment to the venture...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 UPDATE 11-Brent settles up 4 pct, riding equities rally; U.S. crude down » NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Brent crude settled up 4 percent on Tuesday as strength in stock markets helped the global oi...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 TECO bought for $10.4 billion » TAMPA — The parent of Tampa Electric Co. and Peoples Gas announced late Friday it has sold the Tampa-based utility to Emer...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 Refineries begin maintenance as summer fuel demand winds down » Labor Day weekend marks the end of a busy summer for U.S. refineries, and the start of a heavier-than-usual scheduled main...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 Oman's ORPIC plans Sohar refinery maintenance in March 2016 » SOHAR, Oman, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Co (ORPIC) plans a total shutdown for mainten...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 Repsol Postpones Oil Refinery Work in Spain as Margins Climb » Repsol SA, Spain’s largest oil company, said it will postpone maintenance at its joint-biggest refinery, fueling speculati...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 European oil refiners' good times are not over yet » LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - A rare run of strong European refining profits will extend to the end of the year and beyond du...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 Global demand for cement to reach 5.2 billion t » World demand for cement is projected to rise 4.5% per year to 5.2 billion metric t in 2019. http://www.worldceme...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 U.S. judge upholds Conoco as sole owner of coker at Sweeny refinery » A federal court in New York has upheld a ruling granting U.S. oil and gas company ConocoPhillips sole ownership of a unit...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 Crude Oil Prices Continue To Weaken » Crude oil continued to plunge this morning falling $1.31 in to trade at 44.74 following Monday’s fall. Brent oil actually...
Thursday, September 3, 2015 Nalco executives to visit Iran for talks on $2 billion smelter plan » Mumbai: India’s National Aluminium Co. Ltd (Nalco) executives plan to visit Iran this month for initial talks to build a $...
Thursday, September 3, 2015 Air quality agency abruptly postpones meeting on ExxonMobil Torrance refinery » Regional air quality regulators have canceled a Wednesday meeting to codetermine if ExxonMobil should be allowed to resume...
Thursday, September 3, 2015 Regulators postpone hearing on Exxon Mobil refinery in Torrance » Air-quality officials postponed consideration of Exxon Mobil's proposal to increase refining operations at its Torrance fa...
Thursday, September 3, 2015 Ramp up delayed for Exxon Mobil’s Torrance refinery » The potential ramp up of Exxon Mobil’s massive refinery in Torrance, California will be delayed after a state regulatory h...
Thursday, September 3, 2015 Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM)’s Torrance Refinery Ramp Up Gets Delayed » Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)’s ramp up plan of its big refinery in Torrance in California will be delayed. http:...
Thursday, September 3, 2015 Oil stages turnaround to top $46 a barrel » Oil futures staged an intraday U-turn Wednesday, lifting U.S. prices back above $46 a barrel with analysts attributing the...
Thursday, September 3, 2015 Saudi Arabia refuses to bow to pressure to cut oil production » Market share continues to be Saudi Arabia’s main concern—and not even $40 oil prices will make it give into peer pressure...
Thursday, September 3, 2015 Obama close to clinching votes for Iran nuclear deal » President Obama is one vote away from the Senate support needed to uphold a veto of the Iranian nuclear deal. ht...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Crude oil futures fall more than $2 after historic rally » Oil futures pulled back on Tuesday, as traders cashed out of the market to lock in gains after prices soared almost $10 a...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 China aluminum prices soften further; more smelter cuts expected » China’s aluminum prices continued their downward trend this week, with the front month price on the Shanghai Futures Excha...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 COLUMN-Battle for survival in the new global aluminium market: Andy Home » US producer Century Aluminum (NasdaqGS: CENX - news) warned last week it would begin shuttering its Hawesville smelte...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Crude oil prices up and down on the market » NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP)- Crude oil prices have been going up and down over the last couple of days. They went down...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Would exporting more crude oil affect prices? » A federal study suggests that lifting the nation’s ban on crude oil exports would not adversely affect gasoline prices at...
Friday, August 28, 2015 China To Close Millions Of Tons Of Aluminum Smelter Capacity » The China Non-Ferrous Association announced this week that leading Chinese aluminum smelters intend to axe 2.4 million met...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Oil price may rise gradually to nearly $100 by 2020 » Enough demand allied with potential supply disruptions in future may help oil price rise gradually and reach nearly $100 p...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Oil prices heading to $36, Brent now $43 » Financial markets have been roiled since China devalued the yuan on August 11, sparking a selloff in equities, commodities...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Mexican oil swap expected to lower gasoline prices even further » It's not clear how soon the swaps will start but a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that t...
Friday, August 28, 2015 India should make maximum possible use of ultra cheap oil and future rates » From $103 a barrel a year ago, the price of crude oil has crashed to $43, with no bottom in sight. What does this mean...
Friday, August 28, 2015 For OPEC, This Year's Painful Oil Slump Will Bring Gains in 2016 » While OPEC’s fight to snatch market share from rival oil producers might look like a costly failure as prices languish bel...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Eagle Ford shale attracts billions in investments this year » Even with low crude oil prices, the energy industry is still expected to pour $20 billion into the Eagle Ford Shale this y...
Friday, August 28, 2015 Feature: European refineries, enjoying healthy margins, may delay maintenance » With distillate margins having risen over the past month and gasoline still strong, European refineries may look to delay...
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