Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. and Agrium Inc. announced yesterday (28 December) that they had received clearance from the United States’ Federal Trade Commission and have
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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

Iraq’s Looking Abroad to Revamp Its Oil Industry
Iraq is looking for international companies to demonstrate their interest in building a new export pipeline from the Kirkuk oilfields in the north of the

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

Another Obstacle for Keystone XL Pipeline Greeted as a Victory by Environmentalist
Nebraska regulators said “no” to TransCanada Corp’s request to amend its route application for the Keystone XL pipeline through the US state, a potential obstacle

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

One Planet Summit: World Leaders Gather to Raise Money for Climate
The French President Emmanuel Macron, the President of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, convened on

Russia Bypasses US Sanctions with a $27 Billion China-Funded Arctic Plant
Russia has launched a giant Arctic gas project in its efforts to bypass Western sanctions and boost ties with China. The $27 billion Yamal LNG

Iraq Signs Deal with Iran to Swap Kurdish Oil
Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said over the weekend that a deal signed with Iran to swap as much as 60,000 barrels per day of