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Refinery Utilization Rates Remain Lower Due to Seasonal Maintenance SINGAPORE, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- China's apparent oil demand* in April rose by 2.1% to an average 9.66 million barrels per day (b/d) or 39.54 million mt, a just-released Platts analysis of Chinese government data showed. This followed a 1.9% year-over-year expansion in March to an average 9.77 million b/d. Apparent demand for oil in April was the lowest level since August 2012, when apparent demand averaged...
Alaskan Delegation Challenges EPA/Federal Regulators at Public Hearing on Toxic Chemical Dispersants Today VALDEZ, Alaska, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The words of an Alaskan tribal elder, "We watched our family and friends die," represent the tearful feelings of many about the use of chemical dispersants in their waters. Used by workers during the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup and more recently on the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Corexit dispersants brought severe illness and...
Full Speech by Françoise Bertrand, President and Chief Executive Officer of Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec (Québec's Federation of Chambers of Commerce), at the Toronto Region Board of Trade luncheon on May 22, 2013. TORONTO, May 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Ladies and gentlemen . . . hello. Allow me to begin by presenting the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec (FCCQ), an organization that many of you are probably not familiar with. The FCCQ is both...
Pine Nut Oil.org announces the top five pine nut oil recipes for a healthy summer super foods diet. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Just in time for summer cooking, Pine Nut Oil.org, the leading manufacturer and retailer of pine nut oil, announces the top five recipes for a super foods diet this summer. The recipes include one of the most nourishing items on the list of super foods, pine nut oil. Pine nut oil is a gourmet culinary oil that can be used in kitchens in a variety of...
The consumer’s concern about olive oil quality leads Flavor Your Life to discuss the process of classifying olive oil. Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 On May 16, leading olive oil advocacy organization Flavor Your Life shares the process of classifying olive oil and discusses the organoleptic qualities it possesses. Due to a recent increase in consumer demand for the equality of olive oil classification standards, guidelines in the classification of olive oil in the European olive oil...
Cavitation Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: CVAT) Berlin: (Stuttgart: WTC) announced today that the Desmet Ballestra Group has entered into a sales agreement to build and equip a new Soybean Oil Refinery plant in India. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Cavitation Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: CVAT) Berlin: (Stuttgart: WTC) announced today that the Desmet Ballestra Group, CTi’s strategic partner since 2010 and licensee of the company’s vegetable oil refining technology, has entered into a...
Siberian Pines reinforces that Siberian pine nut oil is on the list of super foods when discussing healthy eating this spring. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 A recent ABC World News Health article titled ‘10 Superfoods for Spring’, discusses the list of super foods to eat when seeking a healthy and nutrient rich diet this spring season. In light of this article, Siberian Pines reinforces to readers that Siberian pine nut oil is a multi-seasonal super food with loads of nutrients...
Katie Cleary and Peace 4 Animals is issuing a challenge to Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Ralphs along with grocery stores around the country to stop the sale of products containing unsustainable palm oil to save the world’s last orangutans and the rainforest from becoming extinct. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Most people don't know 50% of the products they purchase at their local grocery stores contain palm oil according to The Rainforest Action Network. From shampoo to...
CALGARY, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Oando Energy Resources Inc. ("OER" or the "Company") (TSX:OER), a company focused on oil exploration and production in Nigeria, today announced financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. The unaudited financial statements, notes and management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) pertaining to the period are available on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR") at http://www.sedar.com...
LONDON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil & Gas IQ (http://www.OilandGasIQ.com [http://www.oilandgasiq.com/strategy-management-and-information/articles/oil-and-gas-companies/?&shownewswindow=1&mac=OGIQ_Events_Title_Listing_2011&utm_source=OilGasIQ&utm_medium=Eloqua&utm_campaign=OG_PRNEWSWIRE&utm_content=dlc&utm_term=dlc ] ), a leading online resource and community for the Oil and Gas industry has released its list of the top 10 biggest oil and...
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Brown Boronia (Boronia megastigma) is a shrub species in the citrus family. Cultivated for its intense aromatic scent, it is the primary source of essential oils in the Boronia species. Reaching a maximum height of approximately 39 inches, the plant features deep green glandular leaves which are also scented. The linear leaves, narrow and thick in shape, are arranged in whorls around slender branches. The production of scent appears to serve one primary purpose; reproduction. The...
Cinnamon Myrtle can grow up to a height of 33 yards. The leaves are characterized by oval or elliptical shape, 1-3 inches long, with a scent like cinnamon. Flowers originate in panicles with star-shaped blooms. The tiny, papery fruit are shaped like bells. The Cinnamon Myrtle earned its common name in the late 1980s due to the elemicin essential oil it produced which made it particularly fitting for flavoring. However, the name 'cinnamon myrtle' is currently used to indicate the...
The Lemon Myrtle, Backhousia citriodora, also known as Lemon Scented Ironwood, Sweet Verbena Tree, Sweet Verbena Myrtle, or Lemon Scented Verbena, is a flowering plant native to subtropical rainforests of Queensland, Australia. This plant is classified in the family Myrtaceae and genus Backhousia. It can achieve heights as high as 5 yards, but many times it is smaller. The leaves are a glossy evergreen with smooth edges, opposite, lance-shaped, 2-5 inches in length and less than an inch...
The Annual Hibiscus (Abelmoschus moschatus) also known as Bamia Moschata, Galu Gasturi, Muskdana, Musk mallow, Musk okra, Ornamental okra, Tropical jewel hibiscus, and Yorka okra, is a medicinal plant in the Malyaceae family. It is native to India. Despite being a tropical plant originally, the hibiscus is frost hardy. The seed, known as Ambrette, musk or rose mallow, has a sweet, flowery, heavy fragrance similar to that of musk. Musk mallow oil was once used as a substitute for animal...
The Blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus, is a large shark, native to the continental and insular shelves of tropical and warm temperate seas around the world. The Blacktip is a large fairly stout shark, grey in color, normally with black-tipped fins. It has a long, narrow, pointed snout, long gill slits, a large first dorsal fin and fairly large second dorsal. Taxonomy The Blacktip shark was first described by Achille Valenciennes in Müller & Henle (1839) as Carcharias...
