31.03.2011
- Japanese engineers are struggling to gain control of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo, which was seriously damaged by a March 11...
31.03.2011
- Following are main developments after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeast Japan and crippled a nuclear power station, raising the risk of an uncontrolled...
30.03.2011
- Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia has unexpectedly called on oilfield service firms to expand the kingdom's oil rig count by nearly 30%, according to Simmons & Co, to ensure spare...
30.03.2011
- Dow Chemical, the largest U.S. chemical maker, and Befar Group of China intend to form an equal joint venture to produce perchloroethylene, a key raw material used in non-ozone...
30.03.2011
- Asia's naphtha price was around its lowest in two weeks on Tuesday, with cracks falling to a three-session low despite demand from Taiwan and a cracker in Japan resuming operations...
28.03.2011
- The shortage of a specialty pigment that gives cars a glittering shine has prompted automakers to temporarily restrict orders on vehicles in certain shades of black, red and other...
28.03.2011
- The European Union executive plans to widen punitive import taxes on U.S. biodiesel and extend them to Canada, citing evidence of illegal tariff evasion, people familiar with the...
28.03.2011
- Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday he had signed agreements worth around $10 billion over the next three years for investment in gas processing, petrochemicals...
