Steelmakers have been defaulting on their obligations to purchase iron ore, a sure sign production will tumble soon.
The Sierra Club and other environmental activist groups have sent a letter to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie urging him to sign legislation banning the production of natural gas through hydraulic fracturing techniques.
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South Sudan's oil minister said the decision to resume production should be taken as a sign of peace.
Soviet authorities have launched an all-out campaign to sign up Western oil companies for joint exploration and production ventures.
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Meanwhile, major international banks that were previously bullish on gold have been turning bearish and dramatically cutting their forecasts, and gold mining companies have been significantly cutting production and exploration efforts, not a sign that they believe the price decline is only temporary.
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Indeed, the cartel shows no sign of reversing its recent decision to cut its official production limit (of 24.5m barrels per day) by 4% from April 1st.
In an early and bullish sign, Toronto-based IAMGOLD announced an increase in annual production of 30, 000 additional ounces for a total of 940, 000 to 950, 000 ounces of gold production in 2009.
Car production fell by 4.7%, possibly a sign that the boom in car sales fed by discounts and interest-free promotions has faded.
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Iraq's oil-marketing organisation left Kirkuk production out of its second sales tender, issued last week, in a sign that the central administration lacks confidence about how soon the pipeline can be restored.
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Ali Rodriguez, the oil minister, says the government will respect the production contracts signed by its predecessor with foreign oil companies, but it will not sign further contracts.
Esa is expected to sign a formal contract with Astrium (Bremen, Germany) in the coming days to lead the production of the service module.
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