Kazakhstan's natural monopoly regulator AREM has approved raising the crude oil export shipment tariff for national oil pipeline operator KazTransOil by 20% from the current level to Tenge 5,817.20 ($31.57)/mt per 1,000 km from April 1. ...
Tags: Crude Oil, Tariff, natural monopoly
Gas buyers in Asia are facing the same problems of high prices and a monopolistic market that their counterparts in Europe faced a decade or so ago, but there is no equivalent regulatory body that can force suppliers to change their ...
Tags: Gas Markets, Europe's Dilemma
According to the J.D. Power 2014 Original Equipment Tire Customer Satisfaction Study, tire quality continues to improve as the number of problems owners experience with their factory-installed tires drops. Study respondents ranked Michelin ...
MULTIVAC is presenting for the first time at interpack 2014 in Düsseldorf its new R 085 entry-level model for thermoforming packaging. The machine can be used for running both flexible films and rigid films. It is therefore suitable ...
Multivac is presenting for the first time at interpack 2014 in Düsseldorf its new R 085 entry-level model for thermoforming packaging. The machine can be used for running both flexible films and rigid films. It is therefore suitable ...
Tags: Multivac, Entry-Level Machine, thermoforming packaging
Scientists have discovered why dark chocolate is good for us The health benefits of eating dark chocolate have been extolled for a long time, but the exact reason has remained a mystery — until now. Certain bacteria in the stomach ...
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MHI receives order for very large LPG carrier from Astomos Energy, identical to ship type ordered late last year Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order from Astomos Energy Corporation for a ...
Tags: LPG Carrier, MHI, Ship Type
Electricity is a necessity and hence the demand for power solution has considerably increased in the market. These are high utility products for various industrial and commercial projects. You may find a number of diesel generator rental ...
Tags: Power Supply, Electricity
Europe is emerging as a world center for the development of coatings and other materials for offshore wind turbines, which potentially could be a much more cost-competitive and efficient source of renewable energy than their onshore ...
Tags: Coatings, Wind Turbines
German plate producer Dillinger Hütte has announced its financial results for 2013, stating that a weak economic environment and worldwide overcapacities placed extreme pressure on the heavy plate market. With utilization of capacities ...
Tags: plate producer, Dillinger Hutte, plate Price
Toyota Financial Services (TFS) issued the auto industry’s first-ever Asset-Backed Green Bond in the amount of $1.75 billion. The offering was upsized from $1.25 billion to accommodate demand as institutional investors demonstrated ...
Tags: auto industry, Toyota
State-owned China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec Corp, posted modest gains in its 2013 upstream and downstream oil and gas production and has pledged to reduce its capital expenditure this year. In its annual financial results ...
Tags: Sinopec, Oil, Gas Output, Chemicals
US chlor-alkali plants operated at 84% of capacity in February, data released Tuesday by the Chlorine Institute showed. The operating rate was down two percentage points from January. The trade association said US chlor-alkali producers ...
Tags: Chlor-Alkali, chlorine gas
US Representative Pete Olson, R-Texas, on Tuesday called for less federal regulation for oil and gas drilling, including allowing some drilling in national parks. Olson, who spoke at the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners ...
Expedited regulatory approval of proposed US liquefied natural gas export terminals would not lead to their immediate construction nor to near-term deliveries of US gas into Europe, panelists at a Senate hearing said Tuesday. Several US ...