Petrobras Begins Refining 'Pre-Salt' Crude
(Friday, July 03, 2009) Brazilian state-controlled energy giantPetrobras said it has begun refining the first oil extracted fromthe ultra-deep Tupi field, one of the massive, "pre-salt"discoveries in the Santos Basin.

Jobs At Risk As Attempts To Sell UK Refinery Draw Blank
(Friday, July 03, 2009) Hundreds of workers at a Teesside refinery are being warned of redundancy after attempts to find a buyer for the site have so far drawn a blank.

Vietnam Rolls Out First Batch of Commercial Petrol
(Friday, July 03, 2009) Vietnam on July 1 made its first batch of commercial A92 and A95 petrol meeting national standards at its first-ever domestic oil refinery, located in the central province of Quang Ngai.

Asian Refiners Seek Relief In Lower Prices
(Friday, July 03, 2009) Asian refiners are looking for some relief in the Middle East crude oil market, hoping major suppliers will reduce their prices in the coming days and ease the pain of weak margins.

Foreign Firms Show Interest In Vietnam's $8B Refinery - Report
(Friday, July 03, 2009) Several foreign companies are interested in joining a $8 billion project to build a refinery in southern Vietnam, state media said Friday.

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Dow Declares Force Majeure for Methyl Acrylate
(Thursday, July 02, 2009) The Dow Chemical Co. announced to its customers on June 30, 2009, that it has declared force majeure for methyl acrylate (MA) to the Company's MA plant in Cangrejera, Mexico.

Eastman Launches Non-phthalate Plasticizer In EU
(Thursday, July 02, 2009) Eastman Chemical Co. on Tuesday announced the EU launch of its new, high solvating, non-phthalate plasticizer, Eastman DBT.

Borouge Awards Linde Ethane Cracker Contract
(Thursday, July 02, 2009) Borouge has awarded a contract worth USD 1.075 billion to The Linde Group to build another 1.5 million tonnes per year (t/y) ethane cracker at its production site in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Dow To Shut Down Ethylene Units In La., Texas
(Wednesday, July 01, 2009) The Dow Chemical Co. announced Wednesday that on June 30, its Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan which calls for the shutdown of a number of manufacturing assets, including ethylene and ethylene-derivative assets.

Lawmakers Seek Probe Into Claim EPA Suppressed CO2 Comments
(Wednesday, July 01, 2009) Republican lawmakers are demanding an investigation into claims that the Environmental Protection Agency suppressed staff-prepared comments that argue against the agency's proposal that greenhouse gases are a danger to public health.

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Nigeria, Niger and Algeria Sign Pipeline Accord
(Friday, July 03, 2009) Nigeria, Niger and Algeria on Friday signed an agreement to build a pipeline that will bring Nigerian gas acrossthe Sahara desert to the European markets.

Finland Wants More Nord Stream Analysis
(Thursday, July 02, 2009) A Finnish environmental agency gave cautious approval to the prospective Nord Stream gas pipeline Thursday, but asked for more studies to be done.

Fifth Explosion Hits Canadian Pipeline
(Thursday, July 02, 2009) A Canadian natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia has been damaged by an explosion for the fifth time since October, officials said Thursday.

Nigeria, Algeria Set To Sign Trans-Sahara Pipe Deal - Official
(Thursday, July 02, 2009) Nigeria, Niger and Algeria are set to sign an agreement Friday to launch works for the Trans-Sahara natural gas route, Africa's largest pipeline project by cost, a spokeswoman for Algeria's Energy Ministry said Thursday.

China Begins Construction of Chad Oil Pipeline
(Thursday, July 02, 2009) China's largest energy producer, China National Petroleum Corp, or CNPC, on Wednesday began work on a major oil pipeline in southwestern Chad, state media reported here.

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Indonesian Govt Prepares First LNG Shipment from Tangguh
(Thursday, July 02, 2009) The Indonesian government continues to monitor preparations for the first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Tangguh field in Papua scheduled to take place by the end of this month, an energy official said.

Maiden LNG Shipment Reaches Chile Regas Terminal
(Thursday, July 02, 2009) Chile's GNL Quintero, South America's first liquefied natural gas regasification terminal, received its first shipment of LNG, proceeding with its plans to start full operations in August.

Qatar To Supply 1.5M Tonnes LNG To Pakistan
(Tuesday, June 30, 2009) Pakistan's Federal Minister for Investment Senator Waqar Ahmed Khan called on Abdullah Bin Hamed Al-Attya, Deputy Prime Minister Qatar and Minister of Energy and Industry in Qatar, to discuss bilateral investment and trade issues.

Singapore Govt Takes Over Development of First LNG Terminal
(Tuesday, June 30, 2009) The Singapore government said Tuesday it will take over the development of the city-state's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and has postponed the start of its operations by a year to 2013.

Lautenberg Bill Would Impact LNG, LPG Shipments
(Tuesday, June 30, 2009) Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) on Monday announced the introduction of a bill designed to protect America's communities and economy by improving the security of hazardous cargo shipments, including LNG and LPG.

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