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All Rights Reserved10http://www.icis.com/images/logo_icis.gifhttp://www.icis.com/v2/rss/newsfeeds/precanned/americas.xmlhttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/18/9670157/Indiana+pulls+nitrogen+plant+funding+over+fears+about+explosives.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--Indiana officials on Friday announced the state is withdraw financial support for a proposed nitrogen plant over concerns that part of...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/18/9670157/Indiana+pulls+nitrogen+plant+funding+over+fears+about+explosives.htmlSat, 18 May 2013 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670159/Dow+lauds+LNG+export+decision,+calls+it+a+prudent+step.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--Dow Chemical praised the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) decision on Friday to allow a second non-Free Trade Agreement (FTA) export...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670159/Dow+lauds+LNG+export+decision,+calls+it+a+prudent+step.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 23:29:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670161/Chiles+ENAP+inaugurates+alkylation+unit+at+Aconcagua+refinery.htmlMEDELLIN, Colombia (ICIS)--Chile’s Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (ENAP) has inaugurated an alkylation unit at its 100,000 bbl/day Aconcagua refinery...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670161/Chiles+ENAP+inaugurates+alkylation+unit+at+Aconcagua+refinery.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670156/Brazil+Petrobras+wins+preliminary+decision+to+resume+Comperj+work.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--Petrobras has received a preliminary decision to resume work at its Comperj project, the Brazilian company said on Friday. Earlier...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670156/Brazil+Petrobras+wins+preliminary+decision+to+resume+Comperj+work.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 23:04:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670152/Texas+becomes+4th+state+to+sue+BP+for+Deepwater+Horizon+oil+spill.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Friday filed a lawsuit against BP and several other companies, seeking damages from the 2010...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670152/Texas+becomes+4th+state+to+sue+BP+for+Deepwater+Horizon+oil+spill.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 22:58:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670158/Majority+of+energy+execs+see+US+energy+independence+by+2030++survey.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--A majority of energy executives believe the question of whether the US will become energy independent is a question of when and not...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670158/Majority+of+energy+execs+see+US+energy+independence+by+2030++survey.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 22:56:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670154/EVENING+SNAPSHOT++Americas+Markets+Summary.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--Here is Friday’s end of day Americas oil and chemical market summary from ICIS. CRUDE: Jun WTI: $96.02/bbl, up 86 cents; Jul Brent:...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670154/EVENING+SNAPSHOT++Americas+Markets+Summary.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 22:55:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670128/US+Senate+energy+leader+seeks+oil+manipulation+inquiry.htmlWASHINGTON (ICIS)--A top Senate energy leader on Friday asked for a Justice Department inquiry into what he termed alleged price manipulation by oil...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670128/US+Senate+energy+leader+seeks+oil+manipulation+inquiry.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 21:32:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670142/BASF+begins+turnaround+at+Geismar,+Louisiana+EO+unit.htmlNEW YORK (ICIS)--BASF has begun a planned maintenance turnaround of its ethylene oxide (EO) unit, a BASF official confirmed on Friday. The turnaround...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670142/BASF+begins+turnaround+at+Geismar,+Louisiana+EO+unit.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 20:52:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670144/US+Tesoro+receives+FTC+approval+to+acquire+BPs+Carson+refinery.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--Tesoro has received clearance from US antitrust regulators to acquire BP’s 265,000 bbl/day Carson refinery and assets in southern...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670144/US+Tesoro+receives+FTC+approval+to+acquire+BPs+Carson+refinery.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 20:44:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670141/Ammonia+plants+in+Trinidad+to+see+natgas+cuts+ending+on+Saturday.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--Energy officials in Trinidad on Friday announced that the on-going natural gas curtailment to ammonia plants caused by repairs to the...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670141/Ammonia+plants+in+Trinidad+to+see+natgas+cuts+ending+on+Saturday.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 20:34:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670140/US+officials+approve+proposal+to+export+LNG+to+nonFTA+countries.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--Freeport LNG has obtained conditional authorisation from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to export LNG to non-Free Trade Agreement...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670140/US+officials+approve+proposal+to+export+LNG+to+nonFTA+countries.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 20:12:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670109/VIDEO++ICIS+Americas+Lunchtime+Bulletin+17+May+2013.htmlHere is the lunchtime bulletin for the Americas on Friday from . The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest chemicals and market news and...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670109/VIDEO++ICIS+Americas+Lunchtime+Bulletin+17+May+2013.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 19:00:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670113/NOON+SNAPSHOT++Americas+Markets+Summary.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--Here is Friday’s midday Americas oil and chemical market summary from ICIS. CRUDE: Jun WTI: $95.70/bbl, up 54 cents; Jul Brent:...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670113/NOON+SNAPSHOT++Americas+Markets+Summary.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670093/Pittsburgh+Corning+reorganisation+plan+gets+interim+confirmation.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--A judge issued an interim order confirming the reorganisation plan of Pittsburgh Corning, a joint venture that filed for bankruptcy...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670093/Pittsburgh+Corning+reorganisation+plan+gets+interim+confirmation.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 17:37:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670103/Trinidad+natural+gas+curtailments+to+end+on+18+May++utility.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--Trinidad and Tobago’s state-owned utility on Friday said natural gas curtailments to methanol and other petrochemical producers...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670103/Trinidad+natural+gas+curtailments+to+end+on+18+May++utility.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 17:30:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670078/US+could+become+glycol+net+exporter+on+ethane+advantage.htmlJERSEY CITY, New Jersey (ICIS)--The US could become a net exporter of glycols because of its growing advantage from low-priced ethane, according to a...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670078/US+could+become+glycol+net+exporter+on+ethane+advantage.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 17:22:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670054/IFA+13+Fertilizer+safety+in+spotlight+at+annual+IFA+conference.htmlLONDON (ICIS)--With last month's devastating plant explosion in Texas propelling fertilizer facility safety into the glare of the international media,...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670054/IFA+13+Fertilizer+safety+in+spotlight+at+annual+IFA+conference.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 16:43:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670077/US+economic+growth+should+continue,+leading+indicators+say.htmlWASHINGTON ( ICIS)--US economic growth will continue at a modest pace over the next several months and could pick up some speed toward the end of the...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670077/US+economic+growth+should+continue,+leading+indicators+say.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 16:03:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670076/Energy+may+be+mother+of+all+megatrends+for+surfactants++Solvay.htmlJERSEY CITY, New Jersey (ICIS)---Energy could be the “mother of all megatrends” in the surfactant arena, according to the keynote speaker at the...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2013/05/17/9670076/Energy+may+be+mother+of+all+megatrends+for+surfactants++Solvay.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 15:25:00 GMT