Canpotex, Canada’s Saskatchewan-based potash exporting and marketing firm, in operation since 1972, has finalized supply deals with its major Chinese customers for potash shipments for
Category: North America
Acquisitions of Small Oil Firms Setto Pick Up
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
Potash Corp’s Shares Fall due to Saskatchewan’s New Tax Measures
Shares of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan started sinking yesterday morning (19 March) after the company had announced that new provincial tax measures will decrease its
The U.S. Appeals the Court Decision on the Size of BP Oil Spill
The U.S. government has appealed a ruling of a federal court that lowered the possible penalty BP Plc has to pay for the oil spill
Mosaic Co. to Expand Esterhazy Mine for $1.7 Billion
Mosaic Co. is going to spend $1.7 billion to expand its K3 potash mine near Esterhazy as part of the plans to accelerate the production
Canadian Farmers Start Building Their Own Fertilizer Storage
Canadian farmers have been recently investing their profits from crops in fertilizer storage facilities in order to mitigate the price war of some major retailers
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
U.S. Oil Sector Hit by a Strike Affecting a Fifth of Its Capacity
The United States has been hit by the nation’s largest refinery strike in 35 years. Following the talks between the United Steelworkers union (USW) and
Canada’s Oil Industry Suppliers and Contractors Forced to Cut Operating Costs
Canada’s oil and gas industry is suffering from price deflation as a result of year-long spiraling operating costs while producers are pushing to share low
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