China aims to increase domestic crude oil output to 200 million tonnes by 2020, while supply capacity for natural gas should exceed 360 billion cubic meters, according to plans published Thursday. China will add 1 billion tonnes of proven ...
LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has appointed Daniel Castillo as president, Lighting, leading both the commercial and consumer lighting businesses and reporting to chairman & CEO Chuck Swoboda. ...
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SABIC and an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil) (NYSE:XOM) are considering the potential development of a jointly owned petrochemical complex on the U.S. Gulf Coast. If developed, the project would be located in Texas or ...
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ExxonMobil today announced plans to increase production of ultra-low sulfur fuels at its Beaumont refinery by approximately 40,000 barrels per day, further strengthening its integrated downstream portfolio while meeting environmental ...
Ebara Corp has set up a new company in Dammam, Saudi Arabia to manufacture, sell and service pumps in Saudi Arabia. Ebara Pumps Saudi Arabia LLC (EPS) will service and support customized pumps and manufacture and sell standard pumps. ...
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Juan Jose Aranguren, the next energy minister of Argentina, said Friday he will seek to rebuild investor confidence in the country by improving business conditions after taking office December 10. "We need, as in other sectors of economic ...
Sanctions on Iran's oil and gas sector could be lifted in the first week of January, according to Amir Hossein Zamaninia, Iran's deputy oil minister for international affairs Saturday, as the country seeks an agreement with OPEC to ...
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Tubemaker Tenaris is not very optimistic about a recovery in demand for its steel tubular products from the oil and gas industries in the near future, its CEO Paolo Rocca said during a conference call on Thursday. The executive stressed ...
The global sales value of fiber optic circulators in optical communications will grow at an average annual rate of 8.4 percent, from this year’s value of almost $230m reaching $313m by 2017. These are the conclusions reached in a ...
The 25th China-U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade was successfully held in Chicago, the United States, on December 16-18, 2014. Consensus has been reached by China and the United States as follows: Export Control: The ministries ...
In 2014 the Queensland Department of Industry announced the launch of the new 'Industry Skills Fund'. Commencing from 19 January 2015, the $476 million 'Industry Skills Fund' assists Australian businesses to invest in training and support ...
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With falling home prices and slowing growth, Beijing already has plenty on its plate. Such challenges are now fueling concerns about how the current Russian currency turmoil will impact the world’s second largest economy, and ...
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China's top economic planner singled out on Wednesday seven areas for public-private partnerships to fuel the country's economic growth. The National Development and Reform Commission said the plan will be implemented as soon as possible. ...
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In booth #412 at the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2014) show in Cannes, France (22-24 September), fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA is demonstrating several ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, completed nearly 100 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington from July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. Violations of environmental ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, EPA, Certification