Madhya Pradesh seeks 41,000 tonnes of sugar from federal governmentOctober 7th, 2009 BHOPAL - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has asked the agriculture ministry to make available 41,000 tonnes of sugar to meet the shortfall during the festive season. "The Government of India should import sugar in order to make it available to the common people at fair price," Chouhan wrote in a letter to Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar late Tuesday.
Fire flares at California oil refinery, but no injuries, evacuations reportedSeptember 25th, 2009 No injuries, evacuations from refinery fire in LALOS ANGELES — Los Angeles fire officials say they've choked off a fire at an oil refinery south of downtown, but nearby schools are being urged to keep students indoors until the smoke clears. The fire at the 300-acre Tesoro Corp.
Report: Sugar company ignored dust dangers for decades before Ga. refinery explosion killed 14September 24th, 2009 Report: Sugar company ignored dangers before blastSAVANNAH, Ga. — Imperial Sugar Co.
Hawaii sugar producer plans to shut down operations next month after 119 years in businessSeptember 23rd, 2009 Hawaii company to process final sugar harvestKAUMAKANI, Hawaii — Gay & Robinson Inc. says its final sugar cane harvest will be processed in late October, when the company will officially leave the sugar business after 119 years.
Madhya Pradesh sugar traders threaten strike from Oct 1September 21st, 2009 BHOPAL - Sugar traders in Madhya Pradesh have stopped procuring fresh stock from mills and threatened to go on strike from Oct 1 in protest against the state government's move to confiscate the commodity from wholesalers and introducing license for them. "We oppose the state government's auctioning of the seized sugar stocks and introducing a 'licence raj' under the cover of control order," said Ramesh Khandelwal, president of the state sugar merchants' federation.
Investigators say pipe corrosion led to explosion at Sunoco refinery in DelawareSeptember 8th, 2009 Pipe corrosion led to Del. refinery explosionNEW CASTLE, Del.
KBR to provide engineering services for proposed Angolan refineryAugust 19th, 2009 KBR to provide services for Angolan refineryHOUSTON — KBR said Wednesday it has been hired to provide engineering services for a proposed refinery in Lobito, Angola. KBR, an international construction and engineering firm, didn't say how much it would earn from the contract with Angola's state-owned oil and gas company, Sonangol, E.P.
Sunoco to close ethylene complex in Delaware after explosion and fire in MayJuly 7th, 2009 Sunoco to close ethylene complex in DelawareCLAYMONT, Del. — Sunoco says it will close the ethylene complex at the Marcus Hook Refinery, weeks after it was shut down because of an explosion and fire.
SC employer of 4 killed in NC fireworks explosion previously fined for 2001 explosionJuly 6th, 2009 SC company in NC fireworks explosion fined in 2001COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina company that employed four workers who died following an explosion as they unloaded fireworks in North Carolina was fined after a previous accident.
Sugar stockpiling ban extended till early JanuaryJune 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Friday extended the ban on stockpiling of sugar till Jan 8 next year to keep rising sugar prices in check and deter black marketing activities. The cabinet at a meeting here also decided to extend the decision to remove wheat from the list of commodities on which stock holding limits have been imposed.
Imperial Sugar restarts Ga. refinery damaged in 2008 explosion that killed 14June 16th, 2009 Imperial Sugar restarts Ga. refineryPORT WENTWORTH, Ga.
Worker injured, houses rattled, 800K in damages in refinery blast south of Los AngelesApril 23rd, 2009 Worker injured houses rattled in blast near LAPARAMOUNT, Calif. — An explosion at a Los Angeles-area oil refinery rattled nearby houses and caused hundreds of thousands in damage, but left just one worker with minor injuries and required no evacuations at the plant or the surrounding neighborhood, authorities said Thursday.
Reliance refinery gives up export unit statusApril 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd has surrendered the export-oriented unit (EOU) status of its refinery in Gujarat's Jamnagar to sell fuel in the domestic market. 'The refinery will now operate as a non-EOU refinery to cater to increasing demand of petroleum products in the country,' the company said in a statement.
Bongaigaon Refinery to merge with Indian OilMarch 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has approved a proposal for merging Bongaigaon Refinery and Petrochemicals into its parent company, the state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC). In a regulatory statement Wednesday, IOC said Bongaigaon Refinery stands dissolved and the merger becomes effective March 25 following the filing of the amalgamation order with the Registrar of Companies (ROCs) in Shillong and Mumbai.
Blast kills two at Reliance refineryJanuary 7th, 2009 JAMNAGAR - An accidental explosion at the Reliance refinery here killed two engineers, the company said Thursday, a day after the incident. The explosion occurred Wednesday while a pipeline was being tested at the hydrogen plant of the newly commissioned refinery at Moti Khavdi.
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