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Two Bidders Believed Still in the Running for Kem One

27.11.2013 - Two bidders are believed to be still in the running to acquire insolvent PVC producer Kem One from its current owner, the Klesch group. Reports from France suggest that U.S...

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Two Contract Workers Killed in Total Refinery Blast

26.11.2013 - Two employees of an independent contractor were killed in an explosion at French petrochemical producer Total's refinery at Antwerp, Belgium, on Nov. 19. The blast, which forced...

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Oman Oil Executive Juma Al Hinai Goes On Trial On Bribery Charges

18.11.2013 - A senior official at a state-run Omani oil company went on trial on Thursday on charges of taking a bribe, in a case closely watched in the Gulf Sultanate, which has pledged to...

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Port of Antwerp: Europe’s Largest Chemical Cluster

12.11.2013 - Gateway For Major Players - With 40 square kilometers of chemical industry housing the world's major players, the port of Antwerp may rightfully call itself the largest European...

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Total CEO Christophe de Margerie: Kashagan Oilfield Won’t Restart Until 2014

11.11.2013 - Kazakhstan's giant Kashagan oilfield will not be able to restart production before the end of 2013, said the chief executive of French oil company Total, one of the partners in the...

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First Oil-Dispersing Jet Aircraft to Launch in December

11.10.2013 - Oil Spill Response, a venture funded by the world's top oil firms, plans to launch two jet aircraft later this year that can be deployed rapidly to tackle spills in most parts of...

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Kazakh Giant Kashagan Oilfield Resumes Output After Accident

08.10.2013 - A consortium developing Kazakhstan's giant Kashagan oilfield has resumed production after an industrial accident halted work last month, the Kazakh Oil and Gas Ministry and the...

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Total to Start "Soft Landing" from Years of Record Capital Spending

24.09.2013 - Total will start a "soft landing" next year to scale back heavy capital spending while keeping long-term output targets and generating greater cash flow, the French oil major said...