Qatargas LNG plant back to normal after shutdownQatargas' Train 7 liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility has restarted after a shutdown, the world's largest LNG producer said on Tuesday. "Qatargas can confirm that Qatargas Train 7 is now fully operational. More… |
Qatar refinery restarts after outageQatar's 146,000 barrel per day (bpd) Laffan condensate refinery is being restarted today (Wednesday) after an outage, a Qatargas spokeswoman said. "The Refinery is being restarted safely at this time," she said on Wednesday afternoon. More… |
Kuwait shuts part of refinery till OctA crude oil distillation unit (CDU) at Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery has been shut for maintenance which is expected last about a month, a spokesman for the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) said on Monday. "The unit has been shu More… |
Sony mulls 2-week summer shutdownSony Corp is mulling a complete two-week summer shutdown of some company premises to save energy as Tokyo and Japan's northern regions face the peak period with vastly reduced power generation capacity following the March 11 quake. The gov More… |
Obama, Congress make budget deal, avert shutdownUS President Barack Obama and congressional leaders struck a last-minute budget deal on Friday, narrowly averting a government shutdown that would have idled hundreds of thousands of federal workers. With little time to spare before a midn More… |
Tata Motors warns job cuts after $520m lossSlumping demand drove Tata Motors into its first annual loss in eight years and India's top vehicle maker warned of more job cuts and plant shutdowns at the loss-making Jaguar and Land Rover unit. Tata Motors reported a consolidated ne More… |








