TOKYO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Japanese refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co
Ltd is likely to delay its planned acquisition of Showa
Shell Sekiyu due to fierce opposition from the Idemitsu
founding family, people familiar with the matter said.
TOKYO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Japanese refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co
Ltd is likely to delay its planned acquisition of Showa
Shell Sekiyu, a source with direct knowledge of the
matter said. The move comes after fierce opposition from the
Idemitsu founding family to the acquisition.
BEIJING, Oct 13 (Reuters) - China imported 24.26 million
tonnes of coal in September, up more than a third from a year
ago, customs data showed on Thursday, as government-enforced
mine closures forced utilities and steel mills to buy more
foreign raw material.
BEIJING, Oct 13 (Reuters) - China's crude oil imports rose
14 percent in the first nine months to 284 million tonnes, data
from China's General Administration of Customs showed on
Thursday.
Over the past few days my in-box has been overflowing with hopeful news about the Paris climate agreement. Today hope became promise. As of Wednesday evening, 72 nations responsible for 56.8 percent of global emissions formally filed their ratification papers.
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton's
presidential campaign looked for ways to avoid damaging its
relationship with the White House as she considered how to
publicly announce her position on the controversial Keystone XL
pipeline, according to emails published this week by WikiLeaks.
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