KIEV, June 9 (Reuters) - A powerful explosion killed a number of firemen on Tuesday as they fought to control a blazing fuel depot which had burned through the night outside the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, the interior minister said.
NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY, June 9 (Reuters) - Almost a year after Mexico opened its energy market to private investors, North American firms are rushing south to decide which pipeline or power plant to invest in.
(Tue, 09 Jun 2015) While total U.S. crude oil production increased nearly 3.2 million barrels per day (b/d) from 2010 to 2014, production in PADD 5 decreased by 0.1 million b/d, continuing a long-term decline. With no major crude oil pipelines connecting the West Coast to other parts of the country, West Coast refineries had adjusted to the declining in-region production by increasing imports of foreign crude oil.
TOKYO, June 9 (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday skipped publishing monthly data on the average spot prices paid by buyers in the country for liquefied natural gas (LNG) due to a lack of trades in May, the latest sign of tepid global demand for the fuel. The LNG market has been struggling with oversupply as Australian projects ramp up output, ahead of more new developments coming online in the United States over the next year.
WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - A Republican businessman said on Monday he is pouring millions of dollars into a foundation that sees opportunities where the majority of his fellow party members do not: easing climate change and speeding the country's transition to clean energy.
Indian Oil is planning to increase capacity of its Panipat refinery in the Indian state of Haryana, by 34% to 20.2 million tons (MT) with an investment of about Rs15bn ($233.8m).
Kansas City Southern (KCS) has sigend an agreement with Sasol Chemicals for the construction and long-term lease of a storage-in-transit (SIT) rail yard to support Sasol’s new ethane cracker and derivatives project in Lake Charles, Louisiana, US.
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