FoE brand shale shipment “unacceptable”
The first shipment of US shale to Scotland has been branded an "unacceptable" way to prop up the Grangemouth plant in Falkirk by Ineos, according to Friends of the Earth.
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Ineos boss says first US shale shipment “hugely important” day
The boss of Ineos has described the first shipment of shale gas from the US as a "hugely important day" for the Chemical giant.
East Libya to ship more oil while UN slams sales as illegal
Authorities in eastern Libya vowed to export more crude oil soon, two days after shipping their first cargo in defiance of a national unity government based in Tripoli and in spite of a UN official’s condemnation of such “illicit” sales.
China’s Sinopec sets eyes on Europe with 2nd jet fuel shipment
China's Sinopec Corp 0386.HK is shipping its second ever jet fuel cargo to Europe, once considered a rare trade route, as the refiner looks to expand its global market share with demand lagging output levels at home, industry sources said. The world's No. 2 refiner shipped out 90,000 tonnes of jet fuel to Europe in late June, said two sources, who did not want to be named because of rules on talking to media. Shipping fixtures show a vessel, SKS Donggang, was chartered by trader Noble NOBG.SI and loaded with jet fuel from Yangpu in south China around the same time. SKS is near Madagascar now and moving towards Le Havre, France, according to shiptracking data.
Final nuclear shipment returned
The final shipment of waste from a Scottish nuclear plant back to Belgium has been completed. It was created during the reprocessing of material sent from Belgium as part of a contract made between the UK Atomic Energy Authority and SCK/CEN of Belgium in the 1990s. The operators of BR2, which carries out materials research and produces isotopes for nuclear medicine, sent 240 spent fuel elements to Dounreay in Caithness during that decade.