As China's economy increase slows, the United States' demand growth for oil outstripped China's last year for the first time since 1999, according to the Paris-based International Energy Agency. According to an IEA report, US oil demand ...
Tags: Oil Demand, Mineral
China saw a rise in crude oil imports from Kazakhstan last year via a transnational pipeline to Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Oil imports hit a record high of 11.85 million tons in 2013 through the China-Kazakhstan ...
Tags: Oil Imports, Mineral
Markets for use of natural gas as a transportation fuel and to power industrial equipment are poised to take off in the next few years, the head of Encana said in Houston on Tuesday. "We at Encana believe that natural gas creates an ...
Tags: Natural Gas, transportation fuel
The Asian paraxylene market flipped into contango Monday -- the first time in six months -- as spot supply started building up amid thin demand for prompt February cargoes ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays. The CFR Taiwan/China PX ...
Tags: Paraxylene, Chemicals
BrainScope Company, Inc. today announced that it has received an award from GE and the National Football League (NFL) to further enhance its portable concussion assessment system by combining imaging biomarkers with its brainwave ...
Bohemme's rhodium-plated sterling silver ring from the Rose Cut collection offers natural dyed corundum, white topaz, spinel and 18-karat rose gold accents. Vicenza, Italy--Bohemme, a Spanish jewelry brand new to the U.S. market, debuted ...
If the trucking industry is still struggling, it's not for lack of freight to haul. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) Truck Tonnage Index just concluded its strongest year since 1998. For-hire truck tonnage in the US rose 0.6% in ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts, Truck
Difficulties with social contact in adolescents from the general population are associated with later development of psychosis, say researchers. This is consistent with studies in people at high risk for psychosis, in whom social ...
Patients with depression have areas of reduced cortical thickness, with clear distinctions between those with bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder (MDD), report US researchers. "Cortical thickness may prove to be a useful tool ...
On 22 January 2014 the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published the results of a literature search for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the treatment of people with asthma. The aim of the ...
SCL Health System, along with its joint venture partner, Univita Health, announced today the acquisition of Denver-based All Care Home Health LLC. Terms were not disclosed. The acquisition of All Care, a home healthcare company that ...
A selection of health policy stories from New York, California, Washington and Georgia. The Associated Press/Wall Street Journal: Medicaid Waiver Called Essential For NY Hospitals New York's health commissioner says the state has been ...
Even with a heavy dose of snow, ice and freezing temperatures early in the new year, the hay trade in Oklahoma remains extremely sluggish. That’s the observation of Jack Carson, market reporter for the Oklahoma Department of ...
Long-term exposure to smog increases the risk of heart attack and angina, the chest pain associated with heart disease, a new study suggests. Smog -- also known as particulate air pollution -- is made up of tiny particles that can easily ...
Tags: Smog, Heart Attack
On January 21, Inner Mongolia-based Chinese steelmaker Baotou Iron and Steel Co. (Baogang Group) announced that it plans to issue short-term bonds worth a total of RMB 1 billion ($163.9 million) on January 24 and January 26. This will be ...