Major energy companies have sold unprecedented amounts of debt in early 2015, taking advantage of very low interest rates after oil prices plunged more than
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IEA’s Good News: Greenhouse Emissions Stalled Last Year
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the world’s emissions of carbon dioxide from the energy sector stalled in 2014 for the first time in
US Geological Survey Finds Plenty of Potash Sources Worldwide
The US Geological Survey (USGS), a scientific agency of the United States government, has recently published an up-to-date and GIS-based assessment of both known and
China Considers Mergers to Create Its Own “Exxon Mobil”
The Chinese authorities have for long wanted to merge China National Petroleum Corp, the parent of PetroChina, and China Petrochemical Corp, the parent of Sinopec,
FAO’s Report Predicting Fertilizer Trends to 2018
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has recently published the report “World Fertilizer Trends and Outlook to 2018” predicting that global fertilizer
Mosaic’s Profits Soar thanks to “Stronger” Demand
The Mosaic Company, a ‘Fortune 500’ firm and a producer and marketer of concentrated phosphate and potash proved the expectations of analysts of a pending
IEA: U.S. to Remain Top Source of Oil Supply Growth by 2020
According to the Medium Term Oil Market report of the International Energy Agency (IEA), the United States will remain the world’s most important source of
Rosneft to Get Financing from Switzerland
Rosneft, Russia’s oil giant, is raising money from the Swiss trader Trafigura only a few days before its deadline to repay a $7 billion debt.
Iran’s Predicament in Attracting Foreign Investors
Iran is seeking to attract attention and interest of foreign investors deterred by both West-imposed sanctions and cheap oil as the country’s President is trying
Surge in Demand for Sulfate of Potash Projected
A number of fertilizer companies are going to develop new projects in a bid to take advantage of premium prices and an expected rise in