Supreme Court Clears The Way for Houston Judge To Rule On Plea Deal
(Thursday, July 03, 2008) A plea deal forged more than eight months ago by BP and federal prosecutors to resolve the company's criminal liability for the deadly 2005 blast at its Texas City refinery is back in a Houston judge's hands to accept or reject.

Former Refinery Official: Budget Cuts Had Role In Blast
(Thursday, July 03, 2008) The BP Texas City refinery manager overseeing engineering testified Wednesday that budget cuts played a part in the deadly 2005 explosion at the plant.

Russian Govt Okays Transfer of Moscow Refinery Shares
(Wednesday, July 02, 2008) On June 27, 2008, the Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) approved the transfer of the respective shareholdings of MOGC and Gazprom Neft in the Moscow Oil Refinery to Moscow NPZ Holdings BV.

CNPC Starts Up China's Largest Gas Processing Plant
(Wednesday, July 02, 2008) China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) said Tuesday that on June 27 a second natural gas processing plant serving the Sulige field was put into operation, carrying natural gas to Beijing directly through the second Shaan-Jing Gas Pipeline.

Oil Refinery Planned for S. Mozambique
(Wednesday, July 02, 2008) If all goes according to plan, by the middle of the next decade there could be two oil refineries operating in Mozambique, one at Nacala in the north of the country, and one in the district of Matutuina, in the far south of the country.

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Cefic Sees Slightly Better 2009 for EU Chemical Industry
(Thursday, July 03, 2008) Cefic expects output in the chemical industry (excluding pharmaceuticals) to grow by 1.4% in 2008, compared to 2.1 % in 2007. The year 2009 should show a slight improvement of growth (+1.5%).

Huntsman Rewrites Merger Time Frame
(Thursday, July 03, 2008) Utah's Huntsman Corp. has extended its merger agreement with Hexion Specialty Chemicals by three months as it continues its campaign to force the Apollo Management unit to honor its commitments.

Shell Adds Polyols Production At Pernis
(Wednesday, July 02, 2008) Shell Chemicals Europe BV on Wednesday announced the opening of the enhanced flexible polyols production unit at Shell's Pernis manufacturing complex in The Netherlands.

Dow Renews OSHA Alliance
(Wednesday, July 02, 2008) The Dow Chemical Co. and OSHA have renewed their Alliance and will continue to focus on advancing a culture of prevention of safety and health hazards for the nation's working men and women.

LyondellBasell To Raise Polypropylene Prices In Europe
(Monday, June 30, 2008) Effective July 1, LyondellBasell Industries will increase prices by euro 150 per tonne on its polypropylene grades sold in Europe.

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SNC-Lavalin Wins Compressor Station Contract from Gaz de France
(Thursday, July 03, 2008) SNC-Lavalin said Thursday that its subsidiary in Europe has been awarded a contract by GRTgaz--a subsidiary of Gaz de France--to construct two natural gas compressor plants in France.

Pembina Completes Horizon Pipeline On Schedule
(Thursday, July 03, 2008) Pembina Pipeline Income Fund on Thursday reported the successful completion of the Horizon Pipeline by its wholly owned subsidiary Pembina Pipeline Corp.

Snam RG Ready To Build GALSI; Waiting On Shareholders, Permits
(Thursday, July 03, 2008) Snam Rete Gas SpA said it is ready to start construction work on the GALSI gas pipeline once the final investment decision has been taken by shareholders and when all the permits are secured.

Central Asia-China Gas Pipeline To Start Service Next Year
(Thursday, July 03, 2008) CNPC said Wednesday that the China-Uzbekistan section of the planned Central Asia-China natural gas pipeline started constructing on June 30.

Iranian Official: $28B Of LNG Projects In Pipeline
(Thursday, July 03, 2008) Iran has $28 billion worth of liquefied natural gas projects in the pipeline, the head of the country's natural gas company said Wednesday.

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BG LNG Settles Tax Tab with Ga. County
(Thursday, July 03, 2008) British-based BG LNG Services settled its $2 million property-tax tab with Chatham County last week before Saturday's deadline, according to the tax assessors office.

Report Urges Growth In LNG Investments
(Wednesday, July 02, 2008) The world's liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry should accelerate its speed in luring investments, in order to assure the market supply, pointed out a report by the 19th World Petroleum Congress being held in Madrid.

Tillerson: ExxonMobil JVs To Outpace Industry In New LNG Capacity
(Tuesday, July 01, 2008) Joint ventures in Qatar in which Exxon Mobil participates will start up projects over the next two years that will bring more LNG to market than any other international oil company, ExxonMobil's chairman and chief executive officer said.

Weaver's Cove To Recommence Testing On Bay
(Tuesday, July 01, 2008) A cease-and-desist order has been lifted allowing the firm to test the bottom of Mount Hope Bay, R.I., in connection with a possible offshore LNG delivery docking facility.

Gaz de France Joins Singapore LNG Project
(Monday, June 30, 2008) Gaz de France has entered into an agreement with PowerGas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Power, to jointly build and operate Singapore's first LNG terminal.

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