Shale gas production in the UK could boost tax revenues and improve the nation's trade balance, but is unlikely to reduce gas prices, and is no short-term fix for national energy needs, according to Howard Rogers of the Oxford Institute for ...
US commercial crude stocks fell 9.87 million barrels to 373.92 million barrels for the reporting week ended July 5, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday. The latest decline marks the sharpest two-week draw in US crude ...
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Specialty pharmaceutical company Tris Pharma's generic pharmaceuticals business has launched Dextroamphetamine Sulfate Oral Solution to treat attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD) and narcolepsy in the US. Available through ...
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At the Intersolar North America 2013 conference in San Francisco (9-11 July), concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin, France has announced that its subsidiary Soitec Solar Development LLC of Peabody, MA, USA ...
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Chinese have been using the green and leafy andrographis paniculata to treat inflammation, fever and pain for decades, with its cultivation dating back to at least the 1950s in the southern province of Guangdong. The plant, better known ...
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China's state-owned offshore monopoly producer China National Offshore Oil Corp says it supports the Chinese government's position over Japan's recent protests about Chinese drilling activity in the East China Sea. "We do not understand ...
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ITM Texpo Eurasia 2013 took place in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Tüyap Fair, Convention and Congress Center from May 29 to June 1, 2013. According to the organizers, the exhibition center was occupied by some 100 exhibitors and more than ...
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NWE ethylene spot prices rose Eur15/mt on the week Thursday to Eur1,020-1,025/mt ($1,314-1,320) FD NWE, driven by better-than-expected offtake from primary derivative polyethylene in July. On Friday, a buyer and seller confirmed a 2,000 ...
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OPEL Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada – which develops III-V semiconductor devices and processes through US affiliate OPEL Defense Integrated Systems (ODIS Inc) of Storrs, CT, USA – says that at its Annual General & ...
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Goldman Sachs said earlier this week it had closed its Brent/WTI spread trade recommendation after the ICE Brent premium to NYMEX crude fell below its target of $5/b, adding short-term scope for further narrowing remained, but pipeline and ...
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Northwest European fuel oil cracks have slumped to four-month lows after Brent crude prices rallied on political turmoil in Egypt. The high sulfur fuel oil barge crack -- the discount of FOB Rotterdam 3.5% sulfur fuel oil barges to Dated ...
Spot prices eased Thursday morning on the UK's NBP gas trading hub as demand was forecast at the lowest level so far this year. Same- and next-day contracts at midday BST were each valued at 64.70 pence/therm, down by 1.30 and 0.40 p/th ...
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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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A new seven-seater Jeep is still to be officially confirmed by the US 4WD brand but is believed to be in the pipeline for a 2015 release. Jeep hasn’t offered such a vehicle since the Commander was discontinued in 2010 (2009 for ...
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China's new natural gas pricing mechanism will create two separate bands of prices across the country with an average difference of 42%, although over 90% of supply will still be priced at the lower level. The National Development and ...
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