Category: Disruptions
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Exxon halts work on PNG gas pipeline amid civil strife in highlands
Exxon Mobil Corp stopped construction on its Angore gas pipeline in Papua New Guinea’s strife-hit highlands late last month after building sites were vandalized, the company … ›
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Shell Martinez, Calif. refinery hydrocracker shut after small compressor fire: official
A hydrocracker unit was shut at Royal Dutch Shell’s Martinez, California refinery after a small fire in a compressor was extinguished … ›
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Sinopec halts four gas wells in Shaanxi after water contamination investigation
Sinopec has halted drilling four wells in a gasfield near the city of Yulin in Shaanxi province, following a government investigation into … ›
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Tesla recycling machine catches fire at Fremont, California campus
A machine used for paper recycling caught fire Thursday night at Tesla Inc’s Fremont, California, campus, outside the … ›
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Oil rises boosted by growing concern over potential supply disruptions
Oil price rose on Tuesday, boosted by investors’ growing concern over the potential for disruptions to crude supply, especially in the … ›
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Carmakers face battery supply chain risk
Auto manufacturers could face potentially significant supply chain disruption when it comes to batteries for electric vehicles, according to … ›
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Prices for aluminum raw material alumina surge after Rio Tinto force majeure
rices of alumina, the raw material for making aluminum, have surged after Rio Tinto said it could not fulfil supply contracts because of … ›
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Cyberattack shows vulnerability of gas pipeline network
A cyberattack on a shared data network forced four of the nation's natural-gas pipeline operators to temporarily shut down computer … ›
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Tesla production briefly halted by paint shop fire in Fremont factory
A fire at the Tesla Fremont factory temporarily suspended vehicle production on Tuesday morning, the company told CNBC. Tesla is trying to … ›
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American farmers in Trump-voting states may get hit hardest by a trade war
President Donald Trump's trade war with Beijing has U.S. farmers — especially soybean growers, whose number one export market is China … ›