Leading power and automation technology group ABB, has landed a major oil and gas contract valued at $15 million in the Timor Sea off Western Australia. ? ABB has been appointed the main electrical contractor (MEC) for a new ...
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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector, as measured by the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) expanded in March for the fourth consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 46th consecutive month, say the nation's supply ...
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The monthly average price for Asian butadiene plunged 13% to $1,738/mt FOB Korea in March against $2,007.50/mt in February over a lack of Chinese demand and oversupply, Platts data showed. The last time the monthly average was higher was ...
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From January to February, the industrial profits of enterprises above designated size achieved 709.2 billion yuan, an increase of 17.2 percent over the same period last year. From January to February, the profits of state-owned and ...
US oil, natural gas and coal industries are bracing for the release of new standards that could derail, postpone or at least create new legal hurdles for some of the country's largest planned energy projects, including interstate pipelines, ...
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Russia's gas giant Gazprom expects to reach an agreement on the price of gas to be supplied to China via the eastern route in June, and sign a deal by the end of this year, Gazprom chairman Viktor Zubkov said in the full version of a TV ...
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Ratings agency Moody's expects US refiners to increase investments in renewables blending and infrastructure if federal renewables targets are not lowered. "In the absence of any EPA waivers to meeting the renewable fuel requirements, we ...
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2012. Financial Highlights: In accordance with the PRC Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises, in 2012, the Company's operating ...
Materials science company Ecovative has selected Kenactiv Innovations as a raw material supply partner in the deployment of its new mycelium technology, a sustainable alternative to expanded polystyrene (EPS) and other plastics that are ...
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To be able to withstand the challenge from low priced petrochemicals from the US in future, Asia’s biggest retailer, Sinopec Corp, earlier called China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, is gearing up to reduce its petrochemical production ...
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Friday questioned whether it or a federal district court should properly hear the American Petroleum Institute's challenge of a Securities and Exchange ...
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China Petroleum and Chemical Corp., or Sinopec, slashed its ex-works prices for butadiene in East China by 7% effective late Tuesday, market sources said Wednesday. Butadiene offers from Sinopec's subsidiaries across East China -- Yangzi ...
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The US energy industry must vigorously oppose efforts to restrict exports of liquefied natural gas, ExxonMobil Chemical President Stephen Pryor said Wednesday at the IHS World Petrochemical Conference. As the US Department of Energy ...
Investors ignored positive offshore leads yesterday as political uncertainty grew following the dramatic events in Canberra throughout the afternoon. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.2 per cent at 4959.4 points, reversing an early ...
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US crude oil imports in February fell 770,000 b/d year on year, or 9%, to average 7.8 million b/d -- their lowest level in 16 years, the American Petroleum Institute said Thursday. Total crude and refined product imports fell in February ...
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