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2. The U.S. Oil Industry’s Dirty Little Secret

(News - Oil & Gas)

15 December 2018. The oil industry engaged in a secret public relations campaign to undermine U.S. fuel economy standards, according to a new investigation from the New York Times. One of the main actors ...

Created on 14 December 2018

3. UK Oil Industry Is Slowly Losing Its Economic Significance

(News - Oil & Gas)

12 September 2018. Despite reduced costs and efficiency improvements, the UK oil and gas industry could lose its significance as a key contributor to the UK economy and energy supply, due to record ...

Created on 11 September 2018

4. The Most Important Waterway In The Oil World (Analysis)

(News - Oil & Gas)

... to re-impose sanctions on Iran’s economy following the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal. OILPRICE.COM https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/International/The-Most-Important-Waterway-In-The-Oil-World.html ...

Created on 25 July 2018

5. Hawkspur Green Solar Power Plant

(Solar Energy)

... Essex Email: Phone: Web: http://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/two-solar-farm-proposals-plan-to-champion-local-economy-in-north-west-essex-1-3492054 Wikipedia:  ...

Created on 10 July 2018

6. Russian companies begin oil, gas restoration in Syria

(News - Oil & Gas)

27 May 2018. Russian companies have already begun to restore the Syrian oil and gas industry, Economy Minister of Syria Mohammad Samir Khalil told the RIA Novosti at the St. Petersburg International ...

Created on 27 May 2018

7. Barcaldine Solar Power Plant

(Solar Energy)

... Phone: Web: https://reneweconomy.com.au/queenslands-largest-solar-farm-now-feeding-power-grid-47981 Wikipedia:  ...

Created on 26 May 2018

8. China, Portugal important partners in building Belt and Silk Road

(News - Economy)

21 May 2018. Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday said China and Portugal agree to work as important cooperation partners in implementing the Belt and Road Initiative. ...

Created on 20 May 2018

9. The One Nation Returning To Coal (Japan)

(News - Mining)

9 May 2018. As the developed world moves farther and farther away from coal-fired energy, one major economy is breaking the trend. Japan, in a move that few could have foreseen, has opened at least ...

Created on 09 May 2018

10. Port of Mina Salman

(Ports)

  Type: Seaport Area: Manama Cargo Traffic In: Cargo Traffic Out: Owner: Ministry of Finance and National Economy Shareholders: Activity since: Contact: Coordinates: 26.196808,50.611225 Address: ...

Created on 01 April 2018

11. Syria, Energy and Reconstruction (Analysis)

(News - Oil & Gas)

27 February 2018. War in Syria has entered its 7th year. The economic losses are estimated to be 226$ billion. According to a World Bank report published in 2017, about 530, 000 jobs have been lost ...

Created on 27 February 2018

12. British Billionaire Gupta’s Plans For An Australian Electric Car Factory Powered By Solar & Storage

(News - Transportation)

... be a significant part of remarkable transformation of Australia’s car industry and economy. CLEAN TECHNICA https://cleantechnica.com/2018/02/20/reconomy-gupta-plans-ev-plant-australia-powered-solar-storage ...

Created on 20 February 2018

13. India Is Quickly Becoming A Major Player In Oil Markets

(News - Oil & Gas)

...  with consumption in January 2017 hamstrung by the hangover of demonetization, the upward trend signals ongoing strength in the Indian economy. OILPRICE.COM https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/India-Is-Quickly-Becoming-A-Major-Player-In-Oil-Markets.htm ...

Created on 15 February 2018

14. Uzbekistan Races To Boost Oil and NatGas Production

(News - Oil & Gas)

... gas industry is the latest underperforming area of Uzbekistan’s economy to feel the heat of Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s wrath. OILPRICE.COM https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Uzbekistan-Races-To-Boost-Energy-Production.html ...

Created on 11 February 2018

15. The UK May Renationalize Utilities (Analysis)

(News - Economy)

20 January 2018. Back in the heady days of Thatcherism, the British government sold just about all its commercial assets: the banks, steel company, airline, ports, and utilities. Most of these assets ...

Created on 20 January 2018

16. China Becomes World’s Second-Largest LNG Importer

(News - Oil & Gas)

27 December 2017. China has this year become the world’s second-largest LNG importer after Japan, analysis of shipping data from Reuters Eikon has revealed. Asia’s number-one economy imported around ...

Created on 27 December 2017

17. VIDEO: Over 1,000 Localities, 78 Oil And Gas Fields, 2 Deposits Of Phosphate Ores Liberated In Syria Over Past 7 Months – Russian Military Balance

(News - Conflicts)

11 December 2017. Over 32,000 militants have been killed and more than 1,000 localities, 78 oil and gas fields and two deposits of phosphate ores have been liberated in Syria over the past 7 months, ...

Created on 11 December 2017

18. German Automakers Pressure European Regulators To Soften Emissions Rules

(News - Transportation)

8 November 2017. The automobile industry is a vital part of the German economy, accounting for about 20% of all industrial activity in that country. Today, Germany is home to such world class auto manufacturers ...

Created on 08 November 2017

19. Nigeria Announces $41 Billion Rail Upgrade

(News - Oil & Gas)

  17 August 2017. The Nigerian railroads are getting a facelift as part of the national plan to diversify away from an economy in which the oil industry dominates, according to the African country’s ...

Created on 17 August 2017

20. New African rare earth mine to start production by year-end

(News - Mining)

  22 July 2017. Rainbow Rare Earths (LON:RBW), which had a spectacular debut on the London Stock Exchange in January, has cut the ribbon at its Gakara mine in Burundi, and said it expects to start ...

Created on 22 July 2017

21. China's New Silk Road will go through Syria

(News - Economy)

  15 July 2017. Qin Yong, deputy chairman of the China-Arab Exchange Association, announced that Beijing plans to invest $2 billion in an industrial park in Syria for 150 Chinese companies. ASIAN ...

Created on 15 July 2017

22. Ethiopia to benefit from Djibouti's new $64m port exclusive for salt export

(News - Food & Allied Industry)

  23 June 2017. The Red Sea state of Djibouti on Thursday launched a sea port whose main function will be the export of salt, the BBC has reported. The China-funded facility which cost $64m will exclusively ...

Created on 23 June 2017

23. US Solar Industry Creates Jobs 17 Times Faster Than Rest Of The Economy

(News - Energy)

... solar industry employed 260,077 workers. This is an increase of 24.5% from 2015, with a growth rate that is 17 times faster than the United States economy as a whole. CLEAN TECHNICA https://cleantechnica.com/2017/06/14/us-solar-industry-creates-jobs-17-times-faster-rest-economy ...

Created on 18 June 2017

24. ‘One Belt, One Road,’ China bids to lead ‘Globalization 2.0’

(News - Economy)

  19 May 2017. Even the Marshall Plan, America’s post-war reconstruction effort in Europe, pales in comparison to the more than US $ 900 billion China has pledged for the construction of infrastructure ...

Created on 19 May 2017

25. Analysis: For India growth narrative, colonialism did no favours

(News - Economy)

  22 April 2017. Economic performance picked up in the latter part of the 19th century, yet India was still desperately poor at the time of independence in 1948, with a literacy rate of only 16 per ...

Created on 22 April 2017

26. Tskhinvali Granite Processing Plant

(Building Materials Mining)

... 42.209950,43.979055 Address: Tskhinvali Email: Phone: Web: https://regnum.ru/news/economy/676376.html Wikipedia: Notes: Formerly was a producer of booths for tower cranes  ...

Created on 18 April 2017

27. The Auto Industry Is About To Drive Off A Cliff, Again (Opinion)

(News - Transportation)

    4 April 2017. In the fall of 2015 we released a video study entitled: "The Coming Global Auto Abyss - Too Much Supply, Too Many Brands; Combine with Too Much Credit!".  We concluded that low ...

Created on 04 April 2017

28. Saudi Arabia makes first steps in 10GW renewable energy rollout

(News - Energy)

... and solar power, which will allow it to reduce the amount of oil used domestically and, it hopes, will stimulate economic development in clean energy. RENEWECONOMY http://reneweconomy.com.au/saudi-arabia-makes-first-steps-10gw-renewable-energy-rollout-19679 ...

Created on 22 February 2017

29. Zouping 6.2 Coal Power Plant

(Fossil Fuels Energy)

...  Contact Coordinates: 36.896674,117.785771 Address: Economy Development District, Zouping County, Binzhou prefecture, Shandong Province Email: Phone: +86 (543) 416 1808 (Binzhou Head Office) Web: http://hongqiaochina.com ...

Created on 19 January 2017

30. Zouping 6.1 Coal Power Plant

(Fossil Fuels Energy)

...  Contact Coordinates: 36.896616,117.782316 Address: Economy Development District, Zouping County, Binzhou prefecture, Shandong Province Email: Phone: +86 (543) 416 1808 (Binzhou Head Office) Web: http://hongqiaochina.com ...

Created on 19 January 2017

31. David Stockman: "The Jig Is Up: America’s Voters Just Fired Their Ruling Elites" (Opinion)

(News - Economy)

10 Novermber 2016. America’s voters fired their ruling elites last night. After 30 years of arrogant misrule and wantonly planting the seeds of economic and financial ruin throughout Flyover America, ...

Created on 10 November 2016

32. Ethiopia launches new railway to Djibouti

(News - Transportation)

6 October 2016. A 750-km railway line linking Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa and Red Sea state of Djibouti was formally inaugurated on Wednesday. The Chinese built project is to create new manufacturing ...

Created on 06 October 2016

33. MAP: How Germany Generates Its Electricity

(News - Energy)

23 September 2016. In common with many other rich nations, Germany’s energy use is in decline, even as its economy grows. (There have been ups and downs: the first half of 2016 saw energy use increase ...

Created on 23 September 2016

34. How the Digital Industrial Trend will Impact Africa

(News - Science & Technology)

27 July 2016. These days, the term “digital  industrial” is becoming more and more ubiquitous, as digital technology continues to lead a sea-change throughout the economy, including in the industrial ...

Created on 27 July 2016

35. Bangladesh, India sign Rampal coal power plant construction agreement

(News - Energy)

... international tender for the project floated by BIFPCL in Feb 2015. BDNEWS24.COM http://bdnews24.com/economy/2016/07/13/bangladesh-india-sign-l-power-plant-construction-agreement At industryabout.com: ...

Created on 14 July 2016

36. Italy eyes €40bn bank rescue as first Brexit domino falls

(News - Economy)

27 June 2016. Italy is preparing a €40bn rescue of its financial system as bank shares collapse on the Milan bourse and the powerful after-shocks of Brexit shake European markets. An Italian government ...

Created on 27 June 2016

37. VIDEO: Libyan Factions Approve Unified Oil Structure

(News - Oil & Gas)

18 May 2016. Rival Libyan factions have reached an outline agreement to join forces and form a single oil authority operating throughout the country. EURONEWS http://www.euronews.com/2016/05/17/divided-libya-agrees-on-oil ...

Created on 18 May 2016

38. The Coming World of "Peak Oil Demand," Not "Peak Oil" (Opinion)

(News - Oil & Gas)

7 May 2016. It is hard to overstate the significance of the Doha debacle. At the very least, it will perpetuate the low oil prices that have plagued the industry for the past two years, forcing smaller ...

Created on 07 May 2016

39. VIDEO: Mitsubishi Admits Faking Fuel Economy Tests

(News - Transportation)

... value by the close of trading. SKY NEWS http://news.sky.com/story/1681883/mitsubishi-admits-faking-fuel-economy-tests At industryabout.com World - Mitsubishi Automotive Plants  ...

Created on 20 April 2016

40. Marcellus Shale jobs market takes another beating (USA)

(News - Oil & Gas)

17 February 2016. Low natural gas prices just keep hitting oil and gas industry workers in the Marcellus Shale. The state Department of Labor figures show 2,262 fewer oil and gas jobs when comparing ...

Created on 17 February 2016

41. Ukraine teeters a few steps from chaos

(News - Economy)

5 February 2016. The surprise resignation announcement this week by Ukraine's economy minister Aivarus Abromavicius - seen by many as one of the country's leading reformers - is a blunt reminder tha ...

Created on 05 February 2016

42. VIDEO: Solar energy jobs double in 5 years (USA)

(News - Energy)

... added 35,000 jobs in 2015, up 20% from the previous year, according to the Solar Foundation, a nonprofit in Washington D.C.. The group is not funded by solar companies. CNN MONEY http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/12/news/economy/solar-energy-job-growth ...

Created on 21 January 2016

43. VIDEO: The toxic effect of Abengoa: markets worry about Spain’s companies

(News - Energy)

7 January 2016. The global economy in general, and the Spanish economy in particular, are experiencing turbulent times. China, the emerging markets, raw materials, the weak recovery, inflation or exchange ...

Created on 07 January 2016

44. Commodity contagion shows why history may be doomed to repeat itself

(News - Economy)

... economy through a number of channels. INDEPENDENT.CO.UK http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/commodity-contagion  ...

Created on 30 October 2015

45. Washington to sell part of nation’s oil reserve to pare deficit

(News - Oil & Gas)

28 October 2015. Even though the world is awash in cheap petroleum, Washington thinks the time is ripe again to sell part of the nation’s emergency oil reserves to help cut the U.S. deficit. As part ...

Created on 28 October 2015

46. Tanzania: Dangote Cement Plants Boost Africa's Economy

(News - Cement)

14 October 2015. President Kikwete described the 3m mtpa cement plant as the largest cement plant in the Eastern and Central Africa, noting that the investment is a huge one that would have a huge ...

Created on 14 October 2015

47. 57 coal-based power units identified for upgrade (India)

(News - Energy)

... to become more efficient and reduce emission. The CEA had submitted its report recently. THE HINDU - BUSINESS LINE http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/57-coalbased-power-units At industryabout.com: ...

Created on 14 October 2015

48. Confidence in Waikato economy despite coal mine shutdown (New Zealand)

(News - Mining)

9 October 2015. There's confidence the latest round of job losses at solid energy won't have a long-term impact on the Waikato economy. The region's Chamber of Commerce boss William Durning said yesterd ...

Created on 09 October 2015

49. Nigeria: Massive Fuel Imports As Refineries Remain Down

(News - Oil & Gas)

30 September 2015. The country has four refineries which could reduce petroleum products importation by up to 50 per cent but the refineries have struggled to remain afloat and have been unable to ...

Created on 30 September 2015

50. Glencore slumps 30 percent as debt fears grow

(News - Mining)

... fast-moving traders and old-economy mining assets. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL http://www.wsj.com/articles/glencore-sinks-to-all-time-low-on-continued-debt-fears At industryabout.com: World Glencore ...

Created on 29 September 2015