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Friday, April 17, 2015 SA's future shrouded in darkness » The state of South Africa’s electricity system was in dire straits this week, with Eskom losing almost half of its availab...
Friday, April 17, 2015 Port of Longview working on crude oil refinery proposal » The Port of Longview says it's working with an energy company on a proposal for a new crude oil refinery, the first such f...
Friday, April 17, 2015 Brent crude oil hits 2015 high as US production slows, above USD 63 » Brent crude prices hit 2015 highs above US $63 per barrel on Thursday after a rally of more than 5 per cent the previous s...
Friday, April 17, 2015 Saudi Arabia adds half a Bakken to global crude oil market in a month » Saudi Arabia increased crude oil production by 658,800 barrels a day in March to an average of 10.294 million a day, accor...
Friday, April 17, 2015 Century, union reach tentative labor deal at Hawesville smelter » Century Aluminum Co and unionized workers at its Hawesville, Kentucky aluminum smelter reached a tentative agreement on a...
Friday, April 17, 2015 IEA points to divergent refining trends » The IEA says divergent trends have emerged in the world refining industry, with runs rising sharply in OECD regions but su...
Friday, April 17, 2015 Bashneft Boosts Production by 14.4% in the First Quarter of 2015 » Bashneft has released its preliminary operating results for the first quarter of 2015. https://www.oilandgaseurasia.co...
Friday, April 17, 2015 Croatia's INA to restart refining in Sisak this week » Croatian oil and gas firm INA , co-owned with Hungary's MOL, will relaunch production at its refinery in Sisak after a thr...
Friday, April 17, 2015 New Zealand Aluminium Smelters calls for cheaper power » New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) is the largest single electricity user in the country, accounting for almost 13 per...
Friday, April 17, 2015 Alba is Set to Grow with Line 6 Expansion Project » Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) held recently a Management meeting review to give an update on the status of Line 6 expans...
Friday, April 17, 2015 Middle East aluminium industry under global spotlight Aluminium Middle East - 2015 opens in Dubai » The UAE is the presently the world's fourth largest aluminium producer, accounting for over 50 per cent of the Arabian Gul...
Friday, April 17, 2015 Bank of America Merrill Lynch cuts 2015 price forecast for Aluminium to $1,800 a ton » Bank of America Merrill Lynch has cut its this year price forecast for aluminium to $1,800 a ton and remained unchanged fo...
Friday, April 17, 2015 China’s aluminium exports peak » Aluminium shipments from China, which climbed 43 percent in the first quarter, have probably peaked in the near term as th...
Friday, April 17, 2015 Outotec to deliver technology to aluminum smelter in the United Arab Emirates » Outotec has been awarded an order by Emirates Aluminium Company Limited PJSC (EMAL) to deliver anode carbon plant technolo...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 China’s Crude Imports Slow to 4-Month Low as Storage Tanks Fill » China’s record pace of crude imports is easing as its refiners fill commercial stockpiles and new tanks for holding emerge...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Central, southern Taiwan seek ban on factory use of coal, petcoke » Representatives of six cities and counties in central and southern Taiwan signed a petition Tuesday to support a draft law...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Ban on coal, petcoke to impact power supply: economics minister » Taipei, April 15 (CNA) The plan by the governments of six counties and cities in central and southern areas of Taiwan to b...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Holcim, Lafarge draw up 14-member board for merged company » Holcim Ltd and Lafarge SA, pushing ahead with a merger to create the world’s top cement maker, nominated 14 board members...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Holcim chairman defends Lafarge merger at AGM » Holcim Chairman Wolfgang Reitzle on Monday defended plans to combine with French cement giant Lafarge SA (LG.FR), as a han...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Sohar Aluminium eyes major expansion » Oman's Sohar Aluminium (SA) plans to expand smelter capacity to one million tonnes by 2020 from the current 375,000 tonnes...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 THERMAL COAL-Coal prices fall to levels last seen before 2008 credit crunch » Australian physical coal prices have fallen to levels not seen since before the 2008/2009 financial crisis after Japanese...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 India to the Rescue as Australia Eyes Coal’s Crown » Australia will usurp Indonesia to reclaim its title as the world’s biggest coal exporter by 2017, according to government...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 The Bitter End? The Rise and Demise of the South American Aluminum Industry » Along with steel, aluminum was once one of South America’s major growth products and the source of considerable pride for...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 United Steelworkers (USW) Refinery Strike Continues At BP Plc Whiting Refinery » The United Steelworkers (USW) strike continues at BP Whiting refinery. Two months ago, on February 7, workers at the site...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 CNPC’s oil refining suffers 4th year of consecutive losses » Despite its massive scale of operation, the state-owned China National Petroleum Co (CNPC) incurred 23.56 billion yuan (US...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 EIA assesses refining and processing options for additional U.S. light tight oil production » With the growth in U.S. production of light tight oil (LTO) in recent years, petroleum refiners in the United States have...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 Lafarge to start new plant despite rivalry » LAFARGE Zambia will begin work on a e200 million (R2.5 billion) cement plant this year even as Africa’s richest man, Aliko...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 Proposed Law Would Allow Houston To Regulate Mountains Of Coal » Mountains of petroleum coke near the Beltway 8 bridge at the Houston Ship Channel. https://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 Alba production surge by 2.4% in Q1 2015 » Despite the downward-trend in aluminium LME prices,Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C ( Alba) was able to increase its overall sales...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 Mayor Emmanuel Urged to Keep Promise to Protect Southeast Side Residents from Koch Brothers and Thei » The Chicago City Council has not met its own March 31stdeadline to limit the amount of Petroleum Coke entering the city an...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 Southeast Siders To Emanuel: 'Protect The People, Not Polluters' » Southeast Side Chicagoans and environmentalists claim the city has not met its March 31 target to set limits on the allowa...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) South American aluminum production fall » US aluminum producer Alcoa has this week announced the full shuttering of the Alumar smelter in Brazil. http://c...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 Diesel demand recovers, petro product consumption rises (petcoke) » Improvement in the underlying economic activity, recovery in auto sales, and reduction in retail prices (~20%) in the last...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 Black flags to greet union minister's visit to MRPL » The forum has also planned a black flag protest, along with Nagarikara Horata Samiti Jokatte against the oil firm du...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 MRPL not taking pollution control steps near pet coke facility: report » Alleged lack of pollution control measures in the operation, management and handling of the pet coke facility and the sulp...
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