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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Landrieu seeks final vote to pass Keystone XL » Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., on Monday expressed confidence that she would get the 60 votes she needs to pass a Keystone XL...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 UPDATE 1-Venezuela Amuay flexicoker down, cat cracker operational -workers » PARAGUANA, Venezuela Nov 17 (Reuters) - The flexicoker at Venezuela's 645,000 barrel per day Amuay refinery was still down...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Australia, China deepen ties with landmark free trade deal » (Reuters) - China and Australia on Monday sealed a landmark free trade agreement more than a decade in the making, s...
Monday, November 17, 2014 Novelis Leads Global Effort to Increase Closed-Loop Recycling and Reduce Carbon » Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today published its Fiscal Year 2014 sustainability report, w...
Monday, November 17, 2014 Eurozone growth figures: Germany narrowly avoids triple-dip recession » Germany and France, the eurozone’s two largest economies, have narrowly avoided recession – Germany scraping past with 0.1...
Monday, November 17, 2014 China's economy experiencing 'period of pain': vice minister » China's economy is going through a "period of pain" as authorities try to shift it toward slower, more sustainable growth,...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 Venezuela says Petrocedeno upgrader maintenance to start Oct 27 » CARACAS Oct 13 (Reuters) - Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA will begin maintenance on the Petrocedeno heavy crude upgrad...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 India coal imports aren’t a big enough boost » Australian coal miners desperate for good news got a double boost recently, but India’s cancelling of private mining block...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 Plunge in crude oil prices hit China stockpiles » The upstream operations of some of China's biggest oil producers are being affected by the plunge in crude oil prices. h...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 INTERVIEW-U.S. crude exports, China slowdown add to oil market pessimism -Yergin » SINGAPORE, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The current glut in global oil markets is likely to persist next year due to slack demand an...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 Exclusive: Petrobras may delay building two refineries due to costs - company source » (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras may delay the construction of two refineries as slowing demand growth...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 Russian RusAl's Earnings Soar Amid Booming Aluminum Market » Russia's United Company RusAl Plc beat analysts' forecasts with its strongest quarterly profit in nearly three years thank...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 Inalum to speed up power plant project » State-owned aluminum producer PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) plans to accelerate the development of its power plan...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 Amuay and Cardón refineries to resume operations this week » Both Amuay and Cardón refineries, belonging to the Paraguaná Refining Complex in Falcón state (northwest Venezuela) could...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 Storm partially shutters PDVSA’s Cardon refinery » Venezuela’s 310,000-b/d Cardon refinery in Falcon state is in the process of resuming normal operations after a power outa...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 Investor News: Century Aluminum » Announced that its wholly owned subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Alcoa’s (AA) stake in the Mt...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 Indian Oil may merge Chennai Petroleum with itself » Mumbai: Indian Oil Corp. Ltd, India’s largest oil marketer, said it may merge with Chennai Petroleum Corp., which would ma...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 FEATURE: Hovensa reboot could redefine US East Coast, European refining » A deal to purchase and reconfigure the 350,000 b/d Hovensa refinery in the US Virgin Islands could have sweeping implicati...
Thursday, November 6, 2014 Goldman Sachs Bullish Alumina on Indonesia Bauxite Constraints » The price of alumina, used to make aluminum, must rise to spur supply after Indonesia’s mineral export ban drove the marke...
Thursday, November 6, 2014 UPDATE 1-Lafarge keeps demand outlook, clears decks for Holcim deal » PARIS, Nov 5 (Reuters) - French cement maker Lafarge maintained its forecast for 2 to 5 percent growth in cement demand th...
Thursday, November 6, 2014 Ewart: Oilsands crude finds new ways to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries » The pathway to key U.S. Gulf Coast refineries for Canadian oil is developing rapidly and it has nothing to do with the Key...
Thursday, November 6, 2014 Exclusive - Citgo auction proceeds even after Venezuelan minister says canceled: sources » NEW YORK (Reuters) - At least three oil companies are still actively bidding for Citgo Petroleum Corp, the U.S. refining a...
Thursday, November 6, 2014 Mexico's Cemex sees U.S. cement prices up 5-6 pct in 2015 » Nov 5 (Reuters) - Mexico's Cemex expects U.S. cement prices to increase between 5 percent and 6 percent on average in 2015...
Thursday, November 6, 2014 Power outage shuts Venezuelan refinery » Caracas, 5 November (Argus) — A power outage shut down Venezuelan state-owned PdV's 635,000 b/d Amuay refinery last night...
Thursday, November 6, 2014 UPDATE 3-Power back at Venezuela's Amuay after blackout shuts refinery » PARAGUANA Nov 4 (Reuters) - A blackout halted Venezuela's biggest oil refinery on Tuesday night, although officials said e...
Thursday, November 6, 2014 NALCO increases aluminum prices by 6.4pct » Indian National Aluminum Company has hiked some part of aluminum prices by 6.4% to around USD 2700 per tonne. It is the fi...
Thursday, November 6, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) DeJongh calls special session to consider HOVENSA agreement » ST. CROIX - Gov. John deJongh Jr. has called the 30th Legislature into special session on Nov. 12 to consider ratifying a...
Thursday, November 6, 2014 US refinery union workers seek substantial raises » The United Steelworkers, which represents about two-thirds of workers at US refineries, said its members are ready to clai...
Thursday, November 6, 2014 ECB Keeps Rates Unchanged as Draghi Tests Limits of Power » The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged at record lows as investors wait for signs for Pesident Mario Drag...
Thursday, November 6, 2014 UPDATE 1-Petrobras expects permit for new Brazil refinery by mid-November » Brazil's state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA expects to receive a permit to start operations at its RNEST or "Abr...
Thursday, October 30, 2014 China's Chalco posts wider Q3 net loss as oversupply persists » Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco) posted a wider net loss of 1.29 billion yuan ($210.99 million) for the July-September...
Thursday, October 30, 2014 Belarus reduces oil export duties 1 November » On 1 November 2014 Belarus will reduce export duties on oil and oil products exported outside the customs territory of the...
Thursday, October 30, 2014 Petrobras starting up new oil refinery » Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras is starting up the first 115,000 b/d phase of the Abreu e Lima refinery, running sour...
Thursday, October 30, 2014 Saudi-Sinopec refinery to export in December » The first fuel exports from a major new Saudi Arabian-Chinese refinery will load in December, slightly later than expected...
Thursday, October 30, 2014 Oil lobby: EPA refinery rule would increase emissions » The American Petroleum Institute (API) says the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed refinery rule would be "infeasi...
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