Tianjin Municipality-based Chinese steelmaker Rockcheck Iron and Steel Group Co. (Rockcheck Steel) has signed a cooperation agreement with Beijing-based Central Iron & Steel Research Institute, as reported by Tianjin Daily on November 25. ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
Turkish rebar producer Izmir Demir ?elik Sanayi A.?. (IDC) has announced its financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2013, stating that, despite low demand, firm prices are expected to move upward in the coming ...
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It is reported that international nickel prices return to the pattern of weak finishing, LME nickel prices dropped back to below US$14,000/ton. This week, Yieh United Steel Corp. (Yusco) expects to announce December prices. In fact, LME ...
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It’s reported that the Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) said that it planned to ship around 168,000 tons of hot rolled steel flat products in November, soaring by 25% from a month ago. Among them, 108,000 tons were shipped ...
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The spot price for South African charge chrome (48-52% Cr) was assessed at 83-84 cents/pound CIF China Friday, down from 83-85 cents/lb CIF China assessed the previous week, amid slow demand. The spot price of Indian-origin high carbon ...
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Two major electrolytic manganese metal producers in China will raise production capacity in 2014 despite weak steel fundamentals, said sources Thursday. The Hongxin Group -- a major producer based in Hubei province -- will raise its ...
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Cheal-E continues to provide good news, with three wells cased as potential oil wells – one of which is being flow tested – and Cheal-E 4 now drilling ahead. To ensure more reliable production forecasting on future wells, ...
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The Directors and management of Strata-X Energy Ltd. ("Strata-X" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SXE)(ASX:SXA) announce that after pumping approximately 25,000 pounds of sand in the first of seven stages of stimulation on the Burkett 5-34HOR ...
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Africa Oil Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AOI)(OMX:AOI) ("Africa Oil" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Agete-1 exploration well in Block 13T, onshore Northern Kenya, has discovered and sampled moveable oil with an estimated 100 metres ...
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Monday, Nov 25, 2013 The largest oilfield in the USA south of Canada is said to be the East Texas Oilfield. (The largest oilfield in the USA is Prudho Bay in Alaska).Since I began my research on oil in 2003 my mental image of the East Texas ...
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MRC Global Inc. (NYSE: MRC) announced today that BP Products North America, Inc. has awarded MRC Global a contract for maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) goods and services and the supply of carbon and stainless steel pipe, valves and ...
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Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Agete-1 exploration well in Block 13T, onshore Northern Kenya, has discovered and sampled moveable oil with an estimated 100 metres of net oil pay in good quality sandstone reservoirs. The ...
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AWE Limited (ASX: AWE), is pleased to announce thatthe sale of a 50% participating interest in the Northwest Natuna PSC, including the 101 millionbarrel (K-Sand) Ande Ande Lumut oil project, to a subsidiary of Santos Limited (ASX: STO) has ...
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Aker Solutions agreed today to sell its well-intervention services business area to EQT, a Swedish private equity fund, for an enterprise value of NOK 4 billion. The agreement includes an earn-out provision where Aker Solutions will ...
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TORONTO, Nov. 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Vena Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "Vena") (TSX: VEM) (Peru: VEM) (Germany: V1RA) (USA: VNARF) announces that it has entered into a share purchase agreement with Azincourt Uranium Inc. (TSXV: AAZ) ...
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