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Oil and Gas Company Plans : Royal Dutch Shell to Boost Oil Production, Closes Petrol Stations and Cuts 2,000 Jobs
Royal Dutch Shell plans to exit 35pc of its petrol station markets, reduce refining capacity by 15pc, cut around 2,000 jobs by end of 2011, make cost saving of $1bn this year and sell non-core assets worth $1bn-$3bn a year.
“The company had become too complicated and slower to respond than we’d like. So we are [...]
Wuhan Steel Group Seeks More Iron Ore Assets Overseas
Wuhan Iron & Steel Group, China’s third-biggest steelmaker, is seeking to invest in more overseas iron ore assets to cut reliance on expensive imports, General Manager Deng Qilin said.
“We aim to be self-sufficient in iron ore supplies in three to five years and reduce purchases,” Deng, who’s also chairman of the China Iron & Steel [...]
Cash Prices of Iron Ore Delivered to China Rises
The cash price of iron ore delivered to China, the world’s biggest buyer, rose to the highest in more than a year on demand from the nation’s steelmakers.
The cost of 62 percent iron-content ore delivered to the port of Tianjin increased 1.4 percent to $133.10 a metric tonne on Mar 1, the highest in at [...]
Nomura Holdings Inc Research : Iron Ore Contract Prices and Coking Coal has doubled in 2010
Nomura Holdings Inc. reported the results of research on changes in iron ore contract prices in 2010. Nomura Holdings estimated contract iron ore prices in 2010 will increase by 70%. While banking institutions estimate the iron ore price will rise 40% – 50%.
China Steel Company Leadership to Prepare Talks Contract Iron Ore Prices
China steel company leadership prepared to have a meeting with the mining company’s largest iron ore supplier to determine the contract price of iron ore in 2010. Discussion planned in April 2010. However, from both sides – producers of iron ore and steel companies – have delivered their desire for change in contract iron ore [...]
Environmentalists Continued Protests Mountaitop Coal Mining Exploration
Environmentalists call it mountaintop mining – the process of removing the mountain surfaces to extract as much coal as possible, then placing the excess material in surrounding valleys. It keeps utility prices down and brings money into the state, but hundreds of environmentalists rallied in Frankfort Thursday, saying it’s not worth it because it destroys [...]
Iron Ore Pricing In 2010: Mining Companies Wants Iron Ore Price Rise 40 percent
The issue of iron ore pricing in 2010 has begun. Iron ore mining company will deliver iron ore producers to raise iron ore prices by 40 percent. Reasons for iron ore price increase due to the increase in operational funding iron ore production and estimates will be increased demand for iron ore in 2010.
Australia-based Mining Company IRL to Develop Biharinath Coal Mine, West Bengal
IRL, Australia-based mining company has signed a letter of intent with Bankura DRI to develop and operate coal mines Biharinath. Contract operation and development of coal mines Biharinath will last for 30 years at a cost of AUD $ 500m investment. Biharinath coal mines located in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Coking Coal Suppliers Want Change Coking Coal Pricing System
Coking coal supplier’s annual talks with steelmakers to improve the benchmark contract price for 12 months from 1 April. Raw material suppliers of steel demand change coking coal pricing system. Coking coal suppliers want coking coal prices per quarter than the annual contract.
