Energy Update

TRIPOLI, Oct 28 (Reuters) - When Islamic State militants attacked a perimeter gate guarding Libya's Es Sider oil terminal this month, they sent gunmen to kill guards before attempting to detonate a car bomb in a bid to breach the port's defences.

(Wed, 28 Oct 2015) China produces more steel and aluminum than any other country. Secondary production, or producing metal from recycled scrap metal, is the primary opporunity to reduce the country's energy intensity for both of these industries, because secondary production uses significantly less energy than primary production using raw material inputs.

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Alberta will post a C$6.1 billion ($4.6 billion) deficit this fiscal year and borrow heavily to fund infrastructure in a bid to revive an economy hammered by low oil prices, its left-leaning New Democratic government said on Tuesday.

Robert Perkins analyses how seismic shifts in world energy production and consumption have impacted Platts Top 250 Energy Company Rankings for 2015. He also assesses the difficult financial outlook many energy companies now face because of the steep downturn in oil prices.