Keyword: refineries

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Fire at Chevron's California Refinery Spikes Gasoline Prices

08.08.2012 - An hours-long fire that has shut down the core of Chevron's Richmond refinery, the second-largest in California, was extinguished early on Tuesday as fears that it may have to...

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Fire Blazes at Chevron's California Refinery

07.08.2012 - A massive fire struck at the core of Chevron's large Richmond, California, refinery on Monday, spewing flames and a column of smoke into the air, threatening a prolonged outage...

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Cheap Shale Gas Helps LyondellBasell Beat Estimates

27.07.2012 - Chemical maker and refiner LyondellBasell Industries reported quarterly profit that beat expectations on Friday as cheap North American shale natural gas helped offset lower...

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Chevron Profit Slips, but Refineries Shine

27.07.2012 - Chevron profit fell 7% in the second quarter as oil prices weakened, the No. 2 U.S. oil company said on Friday, and oil and gas output will fall short this year, but margins are...

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China's CNPC in Talks with Ecuador over $12.5 Billion Refinery

20.07.2012 - China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the country's biggest oil producer, is in talks with Ecuador's government over a potential investment in the OPEC-member's US-$12.5 billion...

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Shale Oil Bonanza to Cost Refiners Billions

19.07.2012 - America's shale oil boom is great news for U.S. industry, jobs and consumers, but it could cost global refiners billions. Banking on rising demand for transport fuels, oil...

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Uncertainty in Pakistan on Possible Removal of Duty for Refineries

03.02.2011 - Pakistani stocks ended down on Wednesday in thin trade as investors sold refinery shares because of uncertainty about the possible removal of a duty on refineries, dealers said...

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European Oil Refineries Sold And Up For Sale

24.02.2010 - Many European oil and chemical firms have been looking to sell domestic refineries since last year as demand for fuels and petrochemical products has fallen more sharply in Europe...