India and Saudi Arabia are going to build a crude-oil refinery with an intended capacity of 1.2 million barrels a day in the Western Indian state
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Exxon Forced to Halt Exploration in Russia’s Siberia Due to Sanctions
US sanctions against Russia prevented Exxon Mobil Corp from proceeding with its ambitious projects to explore the north of Siberia for oil. The American oil

Building a Greener Chinese Phosphate Industry
Ecophos, a world leading business solution provider of technological solutions for the major challenges of the phosphate industry, and Guizhou Chanhen Chemical Corporation signed a

Phosphates News Update: India Slashes Phosphoric Acid Tax to 12% from 18%
The recent drop in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on fertilizer-grade phosphoric acid to 12% from 18% in India will probably mean marginal improvements

Iranian Oil Tanker Collision Near Shanghai Leaves 32 Missing Amidst Environmental Havoc
The Sanchi tanker carrying 160,000 tons of Iranian oil collided with a Chinese freight ship, leaving all of its 32-member crewmember missing, the Chinese government

Geopolitics of Oil: China Turns Off Its Oil Taps to North Koreaa
China did not export any oil products to North Korea last month, thus going above and beyond the sanctions that were imposed earlier this year

Thinking Globally: Morocco’s OCP to Build a Fertilizer Plant in India
The Moroccan phosphates company, ‘Office Chérifien des Phosphate’ or OCP, and the Indian Krishak Bharati Limited (Kribhco) are joining forces to build a $230 million

Louis Dreyfus Selling its Australia Fertilizer Business to Agrium
Louis Dreyfus Company, a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods, is selling its fertilizer business to Canada’s Agrium Inc. as it is working on

Filipino Special Court Rejects Ex-Rizal Governor’s Bid to Dismiss Fertilizer Scam
The Sandiganbayan, a special appellate collegial court in the Philippines, has dismissed the move of former Rizal governor Casimiro Ynares Jr. who is attempting at