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Chevron’s Australian LNG Project Costs Jump

Posted: December 6, 2012 at 10:25 am

Converting natural gas to liquefied natural gas (LNG) is very expensive and getting more so. Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) last night said that its Gorgon LNG project offshore of Western ...
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Rio Tinto Gets OK to Expand Australian Mine

Posted: November 23, 2012 at 7:36 am

At a time when iron ore prices are falling like tears, Rio Tinto PLC (NYSE: RIO) has just received approval from the Australian state government to expand one of its ...
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Peabody’s Australian Coal Mine Attracting Thai Interest (BTU)

Posted: April 13, 2012 at 7:39 am

When the largest coal company in the US, Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) paid about $5 billion for Australia’s MacArthur Coal last year, it basically committed itself to Australia’s Bowen ...
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Billiton Closes Australian Coal Mine (BHP)

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 7:16 am

BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) today announced the closing of its Norwich Park metallurgical coal mine in Queensland. The mine is one of six owned and operated by a 50/50 ...
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Commodity Watch: Iron Ore Demand Indicates Less Shipping (VALE, RIO, BHP, DSX, GNK, EXM, EGLE)

Posted: June 21, 2011 at 1:26 pm

Ever since the iron ore miners forced customers to accept quarterly price changes, the price for seaborne iron ore has more than doubled. China, the largest consumer of iron ore, ...
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