Analysts say such a shutdown could cut production in Nigeria, Africa's largest oil producer, by one-quarter within weeks or sooner if security forces guarding the facilities sympathize with union demands.
When Kodak finally shutdown its largest research and production facility in Rochester, known as Kodak Park, it appeared certain that the Kodak brand I grew up with was gone.
The report showed U.S. refineries slowed down production last week, possibly affected by the four-day shutdown of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline after a leak was discovered.