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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Both Sides Remain Confident in RioTinto Alcan Appeal Permit Hearings in Kitimat » Appellants in the environmental hearings against Rio Tinto Alcan's (RTA) permit to increase Sulphur Dioxide emissions, say...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Railroad And Oil Refineries Sign Mutual Aid Agreement To Respond To Accidents » BNSF Railway and oil refineries in Washington are teaming up to better respond to accidents. The railroad and BP Che...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Crude processed by U.S. refiners gets lighter and lighter: Kemp » U.S. refineries are processing the lightest cocktail of crudes for almost a quarter of a century, as they run out of room...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Noranda Aluminum hit by power, export regulatory hurdles » Tennessee-based Noranda Aluminum is reportedly facing fresh challenges. The unexpected termination of power contract by Am...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Islands in focus: Aluminum refinery to employ 3,000 workers » An aluminum refinery in Sungai Tengar village, Kendawangan district, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan, is set to provide...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Ameren challenges Noranda rate cut, moves to end service to smelter » Ameren Missouri could be headed toward a breakup with Noranda Aluminum and a long court battle with Missouri after regulat...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Ameren to not extend Noranda aluminum plant's power contract » Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp will have to seek a new power supplier or negotiate a new contract with Ameren Corp in five...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Clean energy affects quality of life » WASHINGTON – When Cheeraz Gormon received an invitation to lobby in Washington on behalf of President Barack Obama’s Clean...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Eye generation of 270 lakh tonnes lignite in FY16 » Neyveli Lignite expects its generation capacity to increase to 270 lakh tonnes for lignite this year, B Surender Mo...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Nalco net zooms 106% in 2014-15 » During 2014-15, the navratna company achieved its highest ever gross turnover of Rs 7771 crore, 10.63 per cent higher than...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Coking coal price hits 10-year low as demand falls » The price of coking coal, the ¬nation’s second-biggest export, is crumbling in the face of growing Australian supply and s...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Sour is the new sweet: OPEC's view of oil quality dilemma » The U.S. shale oil boom is turning global crude pricing on its head with the historical notion that light grades shall be...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Refining Global Oil Trade » Refineries play a central role in crude and products trade, with changes in throughput in key regions driving trends in bo...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Goa Carbon reports 16,709.500 MT of Calcined Petroleum Coke production for April » Goa Carbon has reported production of 19,835.355 MT (million tonnes) of Calcined Petroleum Coke for the month of April 201...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 OPEC Likely To Keep Saudi Policy Of High Oil Output To Battle US Shale Threat » When the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries holds its semiannual meeting on June 5 in Vienna, Saudi Arabia...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 US shale oil producers to ramp up drilling at current price: Goldman Sachs » SINGAPORE: Shale oil producers, benefiting from lower costs, are expected to ramp up drilling activity if the price of US...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Decline in US coal production for the week ending 15 May » According to the latest report from the Energy Information Agency (EIA) and the National Mining Association, coal producti...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Natural gas, renewables disrupt US power market » Falling natural gas prices in the US could strand legacy investments in coal and nuclear power plants, according to a new...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Profile of Chinese coal power plants changing » China’s fleet of coal-fired power plants will shift increasingly towards larger and cleaner plants under the ‘phase out ou...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 US West Coast labour deal clears final hurdle » The US International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has approved its labour contract with west coast ports, with 82%...
Thursday, May 28, 2015 Brazil's primary aluminium production, imports decrease in April » Brazil’s primary aluminium production continued to fall year-on-year in April, according to the latest figures from the co...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Capital cutting coal » As part of China’s campaign against hazardous air pollution, Beijing will construct four gas-fired power and heating plant...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Holcim and Lafarge obtain merger clearances in the United States and Canada » Lafarge and Holcim have received final approval for their proposed merger from the competition authorities in the United S...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 West Coast dockworkers union ratifies 5-year contract » The labor dispute that hobbled international trade through West Coast seaports earlier this year officially ended Friday w...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 L.A, Long Beach dockworkers approve new contract » The International Longshore & Warehouse Union announced Friday its members have ratified a labor agreement reached wit...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Suez Cement seeks to increase production capacity by 15% » Suez Cement will seek to increase its energy intake and its production capacity by 15%, Bruno Carrè, the company’s Managin...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Unabated Chinese exports keeping world aluminium prices low » All-in aluminium prices stand for London Metal Exchange (LME) rates plus regional ingot premiums for taking delivery. Such...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Saudi Arabia rewrites its oil game with refining might » Saudi Arabia's rapid transition into one of the world's largest oil refiners adds an extra dimension to the oil exporter's...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Why Saudi Arabia Could Have Less Sway Over Oil Prices Going Forward » The EIA argues that oil production will average 9.23 million barrels a day this year. http://seekingalpha.com/ar...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Russia's refinery runs down 1.2 pct in April month-on-month » Russian oil refinery runs in April fell by 1.2 percent month-on-month or 64,098 barrels per day (bpd) due to seasonal main...
Thursday, May 21, 2015 Pacific Maritime Association ratifies labor contract » The industry group representing shipping companies, terminal operators and other firms doing business at West Coast ports...
Thursday, May 21, 2015 Century Aluminum hiring temporary replacement workers for smelter: USW » Century Aluminum has bused in dozens of temporary replacement workers to its 244,000 mt/year Hawesville smelter in western...
Thursday, May 21, 2015 Implement Petcoke Power Project » KOCHI: Importance should be given for the implementation of Petcoke power project which uses the waste (petroleum coke) fr...
Thursday, May 21, 2015 Gains in refiner margins need not be short-term » One of the surprising outcomes from the almost halving of oil prices in the last 11 months was the increase in refinery pr...
Thursday, May 21, 2015 Richmond council votes to oppose coal transport in city » Concerned about impacts on air quality and residents' health, Richmond has passed a resolution opposing the transport of c...
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