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BASF, Yara eyeing Gulf Coast for ammonia plant
Monday, 10/21/2013

(The Advocate – October 20, 2013) BASF, Yara eyeing Gulf Coast for ammonia plant (By: Ted Griggs)

Chemical giants BASF and Yara are talking about building “a world-scale ammonia plant” on the Gulf Coast, although few other details are available.

BASF, the world’s largest chemical company, uses ammonia in its United States manufacturing facilities. Oslo-based Yara, which has a global fertilizer network, is looking to strengthen its U.S. presence.

BASF spokesman John Schmidt said the joint project, if it happens, would be the first between BASF and...

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EPA carbon rule to remove last impediment to 'building a lot of new gas plants'
Friday, 10/18/2013

(SNL – October 18, 2013) EPA carbon rule to remove last impediment to 'building a lot of new gas plants'

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Rule seen as confirming gas' future role

The EPA's rule also is noteworthy for the gas industry in that it sets a new source performance standard for natural gas-fired plants that is clearly "more than achievable" through the use of combined-cycle technology, said Rick Smead, managing director of advisory...

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Ethane’s Tumble Seen Boosting Profits at Dow to Westlake: Energy
Tuesday, 10/08/2013

(Bloomberg – October 9, 2013) Ethane’s Tumble Seen Boosting Profits at Dow to Westlake: Energy (By: Jack Kaskey)

If you want to make a chemical company boss smile these days, here’s the word to use: ethane.

Ethane isn’t a term ordinary people come across every day but after processing the natural gas liquid into ethylene it does end up in a lot of ordinary things: plastic bags and bottles and even bumpers on cars. It’s used to make chemicals found in everything from antifreeze to diapers.

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Canada's first oil-sands unit train to run in November
Monday, 10/07/2013

(Reuters – October 3, 2013) Canada's first oil-sands unit train to run in November (By: Nia Williams)

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Western Canada's first crude-by-rail unit train terminal is set to start transporting 50,000 barrels per day of oil sands crude to the U.S. market next month, the CEO of operating company Canexus said.

(read the full article at http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/03/canada-rail-canexus-...

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Propane Distributors Seek to Boost Demand with Lawn Mowers
Friday, 09/20/2013

(The Wall Street Journal – September 2013) Propane Distributors Seek to Boost Demand with Lawn Mowers (By: Tom Fowler)

Scrambling to find new ways to boost demand for propane in the U.S., distributors are touting the benefits of propane-fueled lawn mowers.

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The propane industry has set its sights on that symbol of American middle-class achievement: the lawn mower.

Blame it in part on the natural-gas drilling boom, which has left distributors scrambling to find new ways to increase demand for...

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