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
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Canada’s Potash Firm MagIndustries Corp Investigated for Corruption
Employees at a Canadian potash firm run by a Chinese company are facing corruption allegations. MagIndustries Corp. issued a statement last week saying that it
World’s No. 1 Potash Corp’s Profit Soars
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, the world’s biggest fertilizer company by market capitalization and second biggest by output after Russia’s Uralkali OAO, published its admirable quarterly
Saskatchewan’s Potash Tax System Labeled as the World’s Most Inefficient
Duanjie Chen and Professor Jack Mintz of the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy have recently published a report that criticizes the potash tax system
Exxon’s New Canada Terminal Readies for U.S. Shipments
Exxon Mobil Corporation has opened a new joint-venture oil-by-rail terminal in Canada considered to be the largest in the country. The terminal will start shipping
Canada’s Canpotex Signs a Contract to Supply Potash to China
Canadian Potash Exporters, known as Canpotex, a Canadian potash exporting and marketing firm, has signed a new three-year contract to supply potash to China. Canpotex
Iowa’s Des Moines to Sue over High Levels of Nitrate in Water
Des Moines, the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa, is suing three neighbouring counties for high nitrate levels in
U.S. Oil Production Predicted to Fall by End of 2015
U.S. oil production is expected to start slowing down by the end of this year if the global prices remain weak since new drilling is
Mexican Light Oil Heading for the U.S. East Coast
Mexican crude oil is on its way to the U.S. East Coast at the highest rate in more than ten years as more discounts help
Deal on Air Permit Frees Way to a Fertilizer Plant in American Falls
The construction of a fertilizer plant in American Falls will resume after two firms reached an agreement regarding an air permit. ConAgra Foods, which has