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Thursday, October 2, 2014 ExxonMobil denies rumors its Torrance refinery is for sale » Rumors of a sale have percolated in the industry for months, although the company has dismissed the speculation as just th...
Thursday, October 2, 2014 LA-LB terminals should expect 18,000-TEU ships, expert says » Terminal operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach should expect in the next few years to receive regular calls by vessels with...
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Phillips 66 Santa Maria Refinery proposes adding crude oil trains to operation » The Phillips 66 Santa Maria Refinery wants to add oil trains to its operation. It hosted an open house about the pro...
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Alcoa to Host Webcast of Third Quarter 2014 Results » Alcoa AA, +0.19% will hold a conference call on Wednesday, October 8 beginning at 5:00 p.m. EDT to discuss third quarter 2...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 UPDATE 1-Holcim and Lafarge step up plans to divest assets » ZURICH, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Cement makers Holcim and Lafarge are stepping up plans to shed assets in order to win clearanc...
Monday, September 29, 2014 Aluminum’s Price Potential Capped By Its Own Idled Production » The Aluminum price made something of a recovery this year surging from the Spring to over $2,000 on the London Metal Excha...
Monday, September 29, 2014 Energy fuels Senate race fights » More than $20 million in TV ads involving Democratic Rep. Gary Peters and Republican Terri Lynn Land, former secretary of...
Friday, September 26, 2014 European refiners get rare boost from late-year U.S. demand » LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - A late-year rush for gasoline in the United States is creating unexpected demand for imported...
Friday, September 26, 2014 UC Rusal sees 1.3 million tonne global aluminium deficit in 2015 » Reuters reported that Russia's United Company Rusal forecasts a global aluminium deficit of 1.3 million tonnes in 2015, wh...
Friday, September 26, 2014 Chicago says coal-storage site will shut down » CHICAGO (AP) - A company involved in legal skirmishes last year over piles of petroleum coke in Chicago has sold its facil...
Friday, September 26, 2014 Beemsterboer, petcoke storage company, to leave South Side facility » Beemsterboer Slag Corp., of Hammond, Indiana, plans to leave Chicago rather than continue to deal with both legal and poli...
Friday, September 26, 2014 Los Angeles-Long Beach port operations back to normal after fire ‘snuffed out’ » Container handling at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach was back to normal by Wednesday’s night shift as the Los Ang...
Friday, September 26, 2014 West coast labour struggles » US west coast dockworkers and shippers are struggling to reach an agreement with terminals as they continue to replace the...
Friday, September 26, 2014 Fire Temporarily Closes Major Ports » The Port of Los Angeles and part of the Port of Long Beach were forced to shut down for a time this week because of...
Friday, September 26, 2014 JEA eyeing costly environmental regulations » JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Electric Authority is wrestling with the impact of proposed environmental regulatio...
Friday, September 26, 2014 Chinese aluminium smelter restarts seen undermining global deficit outlook » Reuters reported that higher aluminium prices have prompted some Chinese smelters to abandon production cutbacks and are s...
Thursday, September 25, 2014 GLOBAL ECONOMY-Euro zone growth slows as Chinese factories trundle on » LONDON/BEIJING, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Euro zone business growth dipped to a 2014 low in September as firms again cut prices,...
Thursday, September 25, 2014 Not selling Citgo could bring political benefits, analysts reckon » According to Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, the US-based subsidiary of state-run oil holding Petróleos de Venezuela...
Thursday, September 25, 2014 Paraguaná Refining Complex operates at 75% of its capacity » The Paraguaná Refining Complex (CRP) in Venezuela is currently processing 713,000 crude oil barrels per day (bpd), and ope...
Thursday, September 25, 2014 Aluminium smelter restarts seen undermining global deficit outlook » LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Higher aluminium prices have prompted some Chinese smelters to abandon production cutbacks and...
Thursday, September 25, 2014 Refinery Runs May Fall From Record as Maintenance Starts » U.S. refineries may reduce their operating levels from the highest levels for this time of year as plants start maintenanc...
Thursday, September 25, 2014 PDVSA asset sales may shield Venezuela from possible seizures » CARACAS/HOUSTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA's rushed move to sell units raises questions w...
Thursday, September 25, 2014 Bay Area refineries embarking on ambitious projects to transform how they do business » The East Bay's first oil refinery opened in 1896 near the site of Porkopolis-of-the West, a defunct stockyard and slaughte...
Thursday, September 25, 2014 Petcoke operator driven out of Chicago » Seven months after Mayor Rahm Emanuel vowed to make it too costly to store dusty petroleum coke in Chicago, one of the ope...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Saudi Refinery Hits Capacity as Total, Vitol See EU Slump » Saudi Arabia’s newest oil refinery reached full capacity last month, adding to international competition that Total SA and...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Croatia determined to save INA » INA's management board might decide on the future of its two Croatian refineries in Rijeka and in Sisak this week. Sisak r...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 China to boost primary aluminum production » According to the National Bureau of China, the country’s primary aluminum production increased by 8.8% in August YoY reach...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 Dubai Aluminium plans $600m smelter upgrade » DUBAI: Dubai Aluminium (Dubal) plans to spend $600 million over the next three years to upgrade its smelter, an executive...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Bahrain's Alba gets nod to aid $2.5bn smelter expansion » Aluminium Bahrain has received approval from the kingdom's government for the gas allocation needed to support its planned...
Monday, September 22, 2014 Exclusive: Exxon Mobil puts Torrance, Calif, refinery up for sale- sources » Exxon Mobil Corp. has put its Torrance, California, refinery on the block, according to two people familiar with the matte...
Monday, September 22, 2014 Mich. Senate Race: Terri Lynn Land Promises to ‘Turn the Page on Washington’ » Democratic Michigan Congressman and Senate candidate Gary Peters refused to sell his stock in the substance petroleum coke...
Monday, September 22, 2014 Riverkeeper: JEA, utility industry distorting facts on President Obama's pollution-reduction plan » Local, state and environmental activists are pushing back against JEA and other industry organizations that have criticize...
Monday, September 22, 2014 New crude game erodes luster of most Citgo refineries » The fast-changing nature of crude oil flows in the Americas means only one of three Citgo refineries in the United States...
Monday, September 22, 2014 Alba participates in the 29th International Aluminium Conference » Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C ( Alba ), a leading aluminium producer of the world, is a key participant and sponsor of the 29th...
Monday, September 22, 2014 In spite of reverses, Anil Agarwal has big aluminium plans » Minister Naveen Patnaik at Bhubaneswar recently, announced that his Lanjigarh alumina refinery would raise its production...
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