While analysts are generally in consensus in forecasting Brent crude to average around $110/b in 2013, the surge in North American production and question marks on the timing of new infrastructure has made for a highly divergent set of ...
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Nebraska's Department of Environmental Quality could issue as early as next week its final evaluation on the Keystone XL project to the state's governor, a DEQ spokesman said Thursday. "Right now it's looking like early January, but I ...
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Business Line reported that Essar Foundation will provide medical aid to over 10,000 heads of cattle through vaccination camps and public awareness programs in 10 villages surrounding the Vadinar refinery in Jamnagar district of Gujarat. ...
Business Standard reported that the Odisha government has approved a proposal for withdrawal of land acquisition process for Sterlite Iron and Steel Company,a Vedanta group firm,which proposed to set up of a 5 million tonne steel plant in ...
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Premier Colin Barnett has told Rio Tinto and Alcoa that they're dreaming about developing a massive bauxite deposit in the remote Kimberley and flagged the possible return of the resource to taxpayers. The global giants want a two to ...
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South Korea's oil refiners are likely to face tougher challenges in coming years as President-elect Park Geun-Hye vows consumer-focused policies and tighter business regulations under her economic democratization platform. Park, from ...
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US Atlantic Coast gasoline differentials were steady Monday morning in thin trading despite a Sunday fire at Suncor's Montreal refinery, which supplies the New York area. Premium RBOB for prompt New York Harbor delivery was heard ...
ABC reported that the Northern Territory Government hopes a decision will be made this week on a plan to help save a Rio Tinto alumina refinery on the Gove peninsula in remote North East Arnhem Land. The Territory's Chief Minister said ...
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Business Line reported that National Aluminium Co Ltd’s hopes of resumption operations at its bauxite mine have been dashed as the company has not got formal permission till Thursday. Work at its Panchpatmali mine in Koraput ...
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Reuters reported that government of Guinea on Friday cleared a project by state owned China Power Investment Corp to invest nearly$6 billion in an alumina refinery in Boffa,some 120 km(75 miles)west of the capital. The project for the ...
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PTI reported that the country’s largest aluminium maker Vedanta Aluminium is unlikely to start operations at its Lanjigarh unit in the near future as it is yet to secure bauxite supply to run the plant. Mr Mukesh Kumar President ...
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Business Standard reported that the move of Vedanta Aluminum Limited to lay off staff at its closed alumina refinery in Lanjigarh might be illegal, as the state labour department claims to not have received any official communication ...
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Even after 20 years and investments of over INR 5,000 crore, the 1.5 million tonne alumina refinery project of Utkal Alumina International Ltd a subsidiary of the Kumar Mangalam Birla’s Hindalco, is yet to see the light of the day. ...
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Japan's largest refiner,JX Nippon Oil&Energy,plans to process 6.33 million kiloliters(39.8 million barrels or 1.28 million b/d)of crude oil for the domestic market,in January,down 1%year on year,a company official said Wednesday. The ...
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Essar Energy plc,the India focused integrated energy company,announced that the 600 MW unit 1 of its 1,200MW Mahan I power project has been synchronized with the transmission grid and has commenced generating power. Mahan I,in Madhya ...
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