Keyword: Petrochemicals

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Repsol Board Approves $5 Billion YPF Settlement

26.02.2014 - The supervisory board of Spanish oil and petrochemicals giant Repsol has approved a definitive $5 billion settlement from Argentina over assets seized in 2012. This draws a line...

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Ineos Said to Be Paying Off Junk-Rated Debt

24.02.2014 - Ineos Group Holdings is preparing to sell a billion euros worth of bonds in euros and dollars now that borrowing costs of junk-rated debts have fallen to record lows in Europe, the...

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Ineos Secures Second U.S. Shale Gas Supply Contract

18.02.2014 - Ineos has secured a second shale gas supply contract, with Consor Energy of the U.S., to feed its European crackers in Norway, the U.K., France and Germany from 2015. The ethane...

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AMEC Makes Definitive Offer for Foster Wheeler

17.02.2014 - In a combined share and cash deal, UK Engineering group AMEC has signed a definitive agreement to take over Swiss-based competitor Foster Wheeler. The transaction is expected to...

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Total Takes $500 Million Impairment on Barnett Shale Gas Field

14.02.2014 - French oil major Total said it took a $500 million hit on the Barnett gas shale area in Texas in 2013, due to the drop in gas prices in North America, where it has a joint venture...

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Versalis and Elevance Mull Renewable Ethylene at Porto Marghera

12.02.2014 - Versalis, petrochemicals subsidiary of Italian energy giant Eni, has signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S. biochemical company Elevance Renewable Sciences to assess the...

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The Shale Gas Game

06.02.2014 - In Part 1, Stratley thoroughly reviewed the available global resources and elaborated on expected shale gas production developments in China and Europe. The main thing we learned...

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Port of Antwerp: Maritime Traffic Of Chemical And Petroleum Products Grows By More Than 30%

30.01.2014 - The Port of Antwerp set a new freight record in 2013 and handled a total freight volume of 190.8 million tons over the year. The traffic volume in 2013 exceeds that of the record...