The supply of power to Hydro’s Paragominas bauxite mine has been recommenced, which is allowing production to start again. Production at Hydro’s Alunorte alumina refinery has also been boosted.
News ID: 8154 Publish Date : 2019/12/30
Persian Gulf Star Refinery has initiated a scheme aimed at preserving Iranian cheetahs in Geno mountains, Hormuzgan Province, Southern Iran.
News ID: 8095 Publish Date : 2019/12/25
China is breaking records for crude oil imports and is not likely to stop soon as new refineries ramp up and hopes grow that the easing of trade tensions with the US will bolster the economy.
News ID: 8012 Publish Date : 2019/12/17
The Lanjigarh alumina refinery of Vedanta Limited received the Greentech Safety Awards 2019 at the 18th Annual Greentech Occupational Health, Safety and Disaster Management Conference for exceptional performance in the field of safety at the workplace.
News ID: 7939 Publish Date : 2019/12/13
Dutch-controlled Curacao is awaiting Venezuelan state-owned PdV's response to a draft proposal to continue operating the Isla refinery and Bullen Bay terminal until a new operator is lined up.
News ID: 7901 Publish Date : 2019/12/09
State-owned PetroPeru will start first-ever monthly spot crude sales early next year as its main refinery closes for a long-delayed expansion project.
News ID: 7553 Publish Date : 2019/11/25
The metals and mining conglomerate Vedanta Limited’s Lanjigarh alumina refinery was reportedly granted with Kalinga Safety Excellence Award at Bhubaneswar. Under the 10th edition of Odisha State Safety Conclave 2019, organised by the Institute of Quality & Environment Management Services (IQEMS), the Lanjigarh unit received bronze award under alumina sector category.
News ID: 7540 Publish Date : 2019/11/25
According to a recent report, Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd has bought a 25 per cent stake in PT Bintan Alumina Indonesia for US$80.23 million.
News ID: 7522 Publish Date : 2019/11/18
Keith Couch is senior programme director in Honeywell UOP's technology sales and integrated projects group. Honeywell UOP is an international supplier and licensor of process technology, catalysts and adsorbents to the petroleum refining, petrochemical and gas processing industries. In this interview, edited for length and clarity, Keith talks about the challenges for export-dependent refineries and opportunities for downstream petrochemicals.
News ID: 7321 Publish Date : 2019/11/08
Taiwan's state-owned CPC has issued a tender to buy benzene for the coming year.
News ID: 7225 Publish Date : 2019/11/05
Russia's state-controlled Rosneft and Indonesia's state-owned Pertamina have chosen Spanish engineering and construction company Tecnicas Reunidas to carry out initial engineering and design work for the planned Tuban refinery and petrochemical complex in Indonesia's east Java.
News ID: 7023 Publish Date : 2019/10/30
Rio Tinto has reportedly begun the commissioning of an industry-leading filter press technology at its Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Quebec, under CAD $250 million budget. Four 85-tonne presses have been already installed. The original scheduled time of commissioning the presses was six weeks later.
News ID: 7003 Publish Date : 2019/10/26
A proposed strike by engineering workers at Aughinish Alumina refinery, which was due to take place this week, has been temporarily stopped, as the dispute is referred to the Labour Court.
News ID: 6963 Publish Date : 2019/10/24
A minor fire at Iran’s oldest and largest oil refinery in the Southwestern city of Abadan has been completely extinguished, authorities announced on Monday, underlining that the event left insignificant damage and production has survived intact.
News ID: 6813 Publish Date : 2019/10/21
Australian mining and metals company South32’s chief executive Graham Kerr reportedly says that it’s not the right time to commit large investments in alumina refineries expansion, as the return of Brazil’s Alunorte alumina refinery’s production creates an oversupply of the commodity which therefore leads to the price drop.
News ID: 6094 Publish Date : 2019/08/22
Australian crude production of 113,000 b/d fell to its lowest level in more than 35 years in the 2018-19 fiscal year to 30 June, down by 16pc from the previous low of 134,000 b/d the previous year, while condensate output reached a record high.
News ID: 6059 Publish Date : 2019/08/19
Venezuelan state-owned PdV is preparing to sign a barter agreement with Swiss contractor Sulzer to repair its refineries in exchange for the supply of fuel oil, asphalt and petroleum coke, according to presidential palace, oil ministry and PdV officials in Venezuela.
News ID: 5946 Publish Date : 2019/08/15
Employee volunteers from Alcoa’s Pinjarra alumina refinery have reportedly joined local non-profit organisation Squared Away to assist them in cleaning up the surrounding area. This is the first community service this year through the company’s Alcoans Coming Together in Our Neighbourhoods (ACTION) Program.
News ID: 5539 Publish Date : 2019/07/28
The CEO of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) said the onshore refining unit of Phase 14 of supergiant South Pars gas field would become operational by November 2019.
News ID: 5361 Publish Date : 2019/07/21
Iran is willing and ready to invest in the development of Nagapattinam refinery in Southern Tamil Nadu state, a senior Iranian diplomat said in New Delhi on Wednesday.
News ID: 5357 Publish Date : 2019/07/21