The Asian naphtha industry gathered Thursday for the start of the 22nd CFR Far East Open Specification Naphtha Meeting to debate among other things a recommendation that seeks to widen the scope of naphtha cargo origins for inclusion in an ...
Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Reform in Mexico has been talked about for many years, but substantial change that would likely involve some degree of constitutional amendment seems finally at hand, a Mexican energy legal expert said Thursday. With production dwindling ...
Manitoba's "T" plate operators may soon find themselves with not only a new plate category, but a potential 300-400 percent cost increase in registration fees, meaning either some businesses will be forced to close their doors, lay off ...
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Russia increased LNG exports 38.5% year-on-year in the first half of 2013, to 5 million mt, according to data released Tuesday by the Far East branch of Russia's customs service. Russia exports LNG from the Sakhalin 2 LNG plant in ...
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The STA has welcomed Government proposals to increase the upper size limit of community projects eligible for the fixed Feed-in Tariff (FIT) from 5MW to 10MW in an amendment tabled by DECC yesterday [1]. The amendment does not stipulate a ...
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Jerry Wright, president and owner of AAA Glass in Fort Worth, Texas, says that the Texas glass industry has already come to terms with the idea of immigration reform and stands ready for whatever form of it eventually becomes the law of the ...
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Alaska has extended an agreement with TransCanada that sees the state offer subsidies for the firm's work on a natural gas pipeline and LNG export project in the state, a state official said Wednesday. The previous agreement expired June ...
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The popular notion that media causes people to kill is based on flawed research,and those who support it ignore ample evidence to the contrary,according to a report issued this week by Media Coalition,Inc.and distributed today to key ...
Tags: video games, Media Coalition, Gun Violence, Crime
OMNOVA Solutions Inc. announced income from continuing operations of $2.6 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, for the second quarter ending May 31, 2013. Net income for the second quarter was $2.9 million or $0.06 per diluted share. ...
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Microsoft is seeking permission to disclose "aggregate statistics" about the number of requests for data it receives under the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, following a similar move by Google earlier this month. FISA has ...
Recent leaks about surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency show an agency with little regard for the U.S. Constitution and laws on the books, two past NSA leakers said Wednesday. Leaks by former NSA contractor Edward ...
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The Senate is expected to vote next week on an immigration bill, and it is likely to pass after one last fight to give U.S. workers hiring preference over foreigners with H-1B visas. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Sherrod Brown ...
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The U.S. Congress should press for privacy protections and more information about surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency, some technology and civil liberties activists said Friday. After recent news leaks about two ...
Is your car watching your every move? Can the cable company track your DVR habits? Those two privacy issues are bubbling up in Congress, where lawmakers this week filed bipartisan legislation that would give car owners control over data ...
Tags: Black Box Recorder, Lawmaker, DVR Snooping
Burlington Coat Factory Investments Holdings, Inc. and its operating subsidiaries (the Company), a nationwide retailer based in Burlington, New Jersey, announced its operating results for the first quarter ended May 4, 2013. Operating ...
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