Belarus Launches a $1bn Potash Plant in Turkmenistan
Last week Turkmenistan and Belarus launched a huge potash fertilizer plant worth more than $1 billion. The mining and processing factory in Garlyk is located
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
Market Update: Iraq to Fully Comply with OPEC Production Freeze
Iraq has pledged to fully comply with the agreement to cut oil supply in order to prop up crude prices, OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo
Fertilizers Update: Morocco’s OCP Profit Down in 2016, But Prospects Bright
Morocco’s state-run phosphates company Office Chérifien de Phosphate (OCP), the world’s leading phosphate exporter, recorded a 52.8 percent fall in full-year net profit in 2016,
Libya’s Oil Output Reduced by 252,000 bpd Due to Riots
Libya’s oil production has been reduced by 252,000 barrels per day – the country’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced yesterday (28 March). Oil output from
$4.1bn Legacy Potash Project to Start Production by Late 2017
K+S Potash Canada and its partner Amec Foster Wheelers, who is in charge of the project management and design, hope to start production at the
Channeling Progress in Central and South East European Energy Market Integration
Central and South Eastern European countries have often been exposed to gas supply crises. The most serious one was the 2009 Russia-Ukraine gas dispute in
Market Update: Future of OPEC Oil Output Freeze Extension Unclear
New production projects and a fresh shale boom are likely to boost oil production by a million barrels per year and result in an oversupply
Fertilizers and the Environment: Florida Suffers Under Toxic Nitrogen Fertilizer
Florida-based environmentalists are urging people to look out for potentially toxic nitrogen fertilizer leaking into storm water. The move comes following recent issues with nitrogen
Market Update: OPEC’s Output Cut Not Working as Expected
OPEC’s efforts to tame global oversupply of oil and gas have so far had a little effect as demonstrated by the fact that Asia is
K+S Potash Legacy Project Step Closer to Production
K+S Potash Canada (KSPC) has just taken delivery of 177 rail cars, which will transport potash from its Saskatchewan Legacy Project to its handling and storage