Lebanon About to Kick-Start Its Offshore Gas and Oil Production
Lebanon is planning to kick start its oil and gas industry by rekindling its licensing process with the aim to boost the development of a
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
Mosaic’s Colonsay Mine to Re-Launch Potash Production
Mosaic Co. said that its Colonsay potash mine would be up and running again starting this month. The company closed the mine almost exactly a
India’s Sun Group Pondering a Potash Plant in Egypt
Sun Group, one of the leading international trading and consultancy organizations, is pondering setting up a US$ 40 million-phosphate production plant in Egypt. The plant
Iran’s Comeback: Teheran Luring International Oil Giants
Iran has granted 29 energy firms from more than a dozen countries a permission to bid for oil and gas projects using the new, less
Iowa’s Wever Fertilizer Plant 99 Percent Complete
Iowa Fertilizer Co. (IFC) is finally closing the development and construction at its Wever plant that will produce ammonia, urea and UAN, a liquid fertilizer.
Exxon Announces New Natural Gas Discovery in Papua New Guinea
Exxon Mobil Corporation announced yesterday (28 December) a new natural gas discovery in Papua New Guinea. The company said it has a 42.5 percent stake
Market Update: Asian Buyers More Than Double Their Oil Imports from Iran
Iran’s November exports to its four major Asian customers more than doubled for a second straight month from a year ago. Imports of India and
Greening ‘Middle Kingdom’: China to Levy Environmental Tax
China will levy environmental tax to fight its notoriously serious problems with pollution. The new law was passed after almost a weeklong red alert due
Environmentalists to Take Legal Action If Florida’s Extra Phosphate Mining Is Authorized
Four environmental groups have decided to take a legal action against the US Army Corps of Engineers if the organization follows through with authorizing phosphate
Trapped PotashCorp Miners Safe Home for Christmas
More than 100 workers who had been trapped at PotashCorp’s Allan mine located in Saskatchewan are now safe at home. The miners were trapped underground