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JGC awarded EPC contract for CoolGen coal IGCC demonstration plant in Japan

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The project is scheduled for completion in February of 2017 and located in Chugoku Electric Osaki power station (Osakikamijima-cho, Toyota-gun, Hiroshima). Osaki CoolGen Corporation is a 50-50 joint venture between Chugoku Electric Power Co, Inc.

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Opinion: Saudis Could Face An Open Revolt At Next OPEC Meeting

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OPEC next gathers December 4 in Vienna, just over a year since Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi announced at the previous OPEC winter meeting the Saudi decision to let the oil market determine oil prices rather than to continue Saudi Arabia's role of guarantor of $100+/bbl oil. Market” forces include many components. (The

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Oil Prices Running Out Of Reasons To Rally

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Oil prices faltered at the start of the second week of the year, as fears set in about a rapid rebound in US shale production. percent in intraday trading on Monday, after a report at the end of last week showed another solid build in the US rig count, the tenth consecutive week that the oil industry added rigs back into the field.