United States : Drought Implications for Potash Investors
With droughts in Southwest and Western United States, potash investors start thinking about its possible impact on the fertilizer market. On the one hand, there
Fertilizer Industry News: Emmerson, Phospholutions and Verdesian Life Sciences
EMMERSON, a British company whose primary focus is on developing the Khemisset Potash project located in Northern Morocco, intends to start the construction of an
Libya Resumes Oil Shipments after a Year-Long Halt
Libya loaded its first oil shipment on Tuesday (12 August) from its port of Ran Lanuf since it was closed by insurgents a year ago.
Industrial Metals Progress as Israel-Gaza Tensions Abate
The new Indian government is going to launch its long-awaited disinvestment plan worth 10 billion USD which will focus on state-owned companies. The sale is
Chad Plans to Sue China’s CNPC over Environmental Issues
Chad says that it will take China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to an arbitration court in Paris after their mutual talks halted over Chad’s claim
India’s Annual Budget “Disappointing” for Fertilizers
The Fertilizer Association of India (FAI) has publicized its views on the allocation of India’s annual budget into fertilizer sector saying that this year was
Uncertainties about Russia’s Oil Deal with Iran
After several months of negotiations between heavily-sanctioned Russia and rouge Iran on possible cooperation in oil sector, the talks yielded a surprising outcome on 5
China to Let ‘Teapot’ Refiners Import Oil
About 90 percent of all China’s crude imports is covered by the two giant state-owned companies – PetroChina and Sinopec. China, being the world’s second
Norway Fertilizer Yara Buys Brazilian’s Galvani Indústria
Norway Fertilizer Company Yara International has purchased 60 percent stake in the Brazilian phosphate miner Galvani Indústria for 390 million US dollars. Under the agreement
Several Kurdish Tankers Still Unable to Offload and Sell Disputed Oil
After a U.S. judge said that she had lacked jurisdiction to seize a Kurdish tanker off the U.S. shore, and if it did, it would
IMF Favors Higher but Smarter Energy Taxes
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said last week that energy taxes are, in most parts of the world, lower than they should be to mirror