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Even in January Canada’s economy had a bit of spring in its step, suggesting the first quarter may not be as bad as feared.

Gross domestic product expanded 0.5% in the month, snapping back from December’s loss, when a major ice storm in Ontario exacted a steep toll on the economy. And the economy is expected to gain further traction in the months ahead as U.S. growth strengthens and boosts demand for Canadian exports.

According to BMO Capital Markets chief economist, Douglas Porter "the underlying growth in the economy appears slightly better than expected." Although a severe winter is widely expected to have weighed on growth in the first three months of 2014, slowing from the 2.9% annualized rate in the fourth quarter of 2013, some economists are revising their projections higher after January’s GDP data…(The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

The Indian economy is expected to grow 5.5% in 2014-15 on the back of improved performance in industry and services and will inch up to 6% in 2015-16 as external demand improves due to the strength in advanced economies, the Asian Development Bank said recently. The 5.5% estimate is slightly lower than its previous forecast of 5.7% growth.

The government moves to open up some of the structural bottlenecks that have impeded industry and investment is also likely to have an impact on overall growth, the ADB said in its latest outlook. However, it cautioned that economic recovery would be a long haul.

"Economic recovery would have to be led by improved investment and consumption, but the prospects do not appear promising at this stage. Elevated inflation, a tight monetary stance, and a weak currency will continue to constrain spending. Further, fiscal austerity is likely to be an additional drag on growth," the ADB said.   (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) announced in mid-March that it expected UK GDP to reach pre-2007 levels by this summer, a quarter earlier than originally expected. Furthermore, the outlook for 2015 has also been bumped up, with GDP increasing from an expected 2.4% to 2.5%, and is predicted to remain stable – holding onto this rate throughout 2016.

The immediate impact of this optimism will, of course, be the long-awaited rise in interest rates, which has been at a record low of 0.5% for the past five years. The BCC has predicted that the rates are likely to rise in Q3 2015, but will only be nudged up to 0.75%, and will step up incrementally by 0.25% each quarter until it reaches 1.5% in H2 2016. However, it would appear that the BCC's outlook is conservative, as the wider consensus around the base rate is that it will rise to 1% in Q3 2014, and then up to 2-2.5% in the following 12 months.

The question on many private equity practitioners' minds will be the impact of the rate rise on outstanding debt held by portfolio companies. According to Gary Edwards of Investec's growth and acquisition finance team, the levels of restructuring seen in 2013 (which accounted for more than 80% of debt transactions across Europe) are likely to continue throughout 2014 in anticipation of the increase: "Private equity will need to deal with debt structures before the [interest] rate increases."   (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

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Aker Solutions to Supply Safety Isolation Valves for Redevelopment of Landmark Subsea Field (Article Dated: 4/18/2014)

Control Valve Specialist Severn Glocon Secures Ichthys Project Onshore LNG Contract (Article Dated: 4/18/2014)

GE Control Valves Selected for Hejre Offshore Platform in the North Sea (Article Dated: 4/18/2014)

Tyco Flow Triple Eccentric Valves for Gas-to-liquid Project in Qatar (Article Dated: 4/18/2014)

MRC Global Awarded MRO Contracts by BP Including Supply of Pipe, Valves and Fttings (Article Dated: 4/17/2014)

Underwater Valves Included in Babcock Oil & Gas Contract for Offshore Support Vessel Refit (Article Dated: 4/17/2014)

Wärtsilä 5 Year Maintenance Agreement for LNG Passenger Ferry Includes Gas System's Safety Valves (Article Dated: 4/17/2014)

Smith Flow Control’s EasiDrive Portable Valve Actuator Improves Efficiencies in Petrochem Refineries (Article Dated: 4/17/2014)

China Valves Technology Manufactures Biggest 12-way Rotary Valve for Honeywell-UOP (Article Dated: 4/17/2014)

Petronor Orders over 1000 Wireless Valve Position indicators for Bilbao Refinery (Article Dated: 4/17/2014)

Jacobs Wins Pipeline Contract from SoCalGas Including Upgrading or Replacing 173 Valves (Article Dated: 4/17/2014)

Pipe Center in UK Launches Apollo Valves from Leading U.S. Manufacturer Conbraco (Article Dated: 4/17/2014)

PG&E Validates Integrity of Its Pipelines through 2014 Including Automating more than 220 Valves (Article Dated: 4/17/2014)

TransCanada Including Remotely Controlled Shutoff Valves in Project to Deliver Oil to Gulf Coast (Article Dated: 4/17/2014)

PWA-ProSep Deal to Replace Traditional Mixing Valves for NOC with ProSalt Technology (Article Dated: 4/17/2014)

Unique Wellube’s Valve Testing System "Uni-Test" Certified by Bureau Veritas (Article Dated: 4/16/2014)

Severn Glocon Acquisition of Calidus Engineering Strengthens Subsea Valves Capability (Article Dated: 4/16/2014)

Aker Solutions Awards Trelleborg a Subsea Insulation Contract that Includes Valves, Transmitters and Flanges (Article Dated: 4/16/2014)

Petrobras’ FPSO P-61 Control Valves to be Located on Platform rather than Seabed in Papa Terra field (Article Dated: 4/16/2014)

Valvestock Supplies Key Components for New Sembmarine North Sea Accommodation Platform (Article Dated: 4/16/2014)

Australia’s QCLNG Project to Have Remotely Activated Valves in Pipeline Network (Article Dated: 4/16/2014)

ONGC Approval for Subsea Valves for MIR VALVE ITALY (Article Dated: 4/16/2014)

MIR VALVE MALAYSIA Awarded First Valve Order for Libya through Emas Singapore (Article Dated: 4/16/2014)

MIR VALVE ITALY Awarded Various Orders for Control Ball Valves (Article Dated: 4/15/2014)

Mokveld Subsea Anti-surge Control Valves Applied in Statoil’s Åsgard Field in Norway (Article Dated: 4/15/2014)

CONSOL Energy to Supply European Cracker Facilities with Ethane from the Marcellus Shale (Article Dated: 4/14/2014)

American Chemistry Council Says U.S. Chemical Investment Tied to Shale Gas Tops $100 Bln (Article Dated: 4/14/2014)

Cheniere and Endesa Sign 20-Year LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (Article Dated: 4/10/2014)

GE Unveils LNG In A BoxTM System as Gasfin Selects the New Technology for Europe’s Fueling Stations (Article Dated: 4/10/2014)

Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project Gains Broad Support Locally and Beyond (Article Dated: 4/10/2014)

Ophir Energy Says Tanzania LNG Project Could Undergo Expansion after more Gas Discovery (Article Dated: 4/10/2014)

Wood Mackenzie Says Ukraine Gas Disruption to Tighten LNG Markets Further (Article Dated: 4/10/2014)

Jordan Cove LNG Plant Exports Approved as U.S. Pressured to Respond to Ukraine Crisis (Article Dated: 4/10/2014)

Spain Could Help Europe Reduce Dependence on Russian Supplies, Lobby Group, Sedigas Says (Article Dated: 4/10/2014)

BC Premier Clark Uncertain About Pipeline, LNG Projects (Article Dated: 4/9/2014)

Jordan Cove Gets License to Export LNG to U.S. non-FTA Status Countries and Gives Commercial Update (Article Dated: 4/9/2014)

Russia's Rosneft and U.S. Partner Exxon, On Track With LNG Plant (Article Dated: 4/9/2014)

Australia's LNG Export Focus Impacting Future Investment and Employment (Article Dated: 4/9/2014)

Goldboro LNG Export Facility Receives Environmental Assessment Approval (Article Dated: 4/9/2014)

Trunkline LNG Files FERC Application for Lake Charles LNG Export Project (Article Dated: 4/8/2014)

Applied Natural Gas Fuels Closes Land Purchase for Midlothian LNG Plant (Article Dated: 4/8/2014)

CB&I and Chiyoda Win $6 Bln EPC Award for Louisiana Cameron LNG Project (Article Dated: 4/8/2014)

CB&I Announces $625 Mln LNG Award from Bechtel for Australia Wheatstone Project (Article Dated: 4/8/2014)

FERC to Issue Environmental Assessment for Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project (Article Dated: 4/8/2014)

Macquarie Infrastructure’s Gas Business Receives Hawaii Public Utilities LNG Shipments Approval (Article Dated: 4/8/2014)

Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract for Kuwait LNG Import and Regasification Terminal (Article Dated: 4/7/2014)

Statoil, BG Group to Build Tanzania’s First LNG Plant (Article Dated: 4/7/2014)

LNG America Contracts Jensen to Design First LNG Bunker Barges for U.S. Gulf Coast (Article Dated: 4/7/2014)

Bumi Armada Joins with Keppel Shipyard and Japan’s IHI for Equatorial Guinea FLNG Project (Article Dated: 4/7/2014)

Progress Energy Canada and Pacific NorthWest LNG Sign New Partner to BC LNG Export Project (Article Dated: 4/7/2014)

Excelerate Files FERC Application for Lavaca Bay LNG Project (Article Dated: 4/7/2014)

Algeria Expects 6 Bcm LNG Plant to Start Up This Year (Article Dated: 4/7/2014)

Gazprom and Shell Sign Memorandum-roadmap for Third Train of Sakhalin II Project (Article Dated: 4/4/2014)

GDF Suez Promoted Cameron LNG Project Gets Export Approval from U.S. DOE (Article Dated: 4/4/2014)

Singapore Plans to Build Second LNG Terminal in Quest to be LNG Hub (Article Dated: 4/4/2014)

Yokogawa Wins LNG Carrier Control System Order for Australia Ichthys LNG Project (Article Dated: 4/4/2014)

Totem Ocean Chooses Wärtsilä Technology for N America ‘s Largest LNG Ship Conversion (Article Dated: 4/4/2014)

Foster Wheeler Awarded Study for Statoil Snøhvit Improvement Project in Norway (Article Dated: 4/4/2014)

Wison Offshore & Marine Wins Second Floating LNG Contract (Article Dated: 4/4/2014)

Sempra Energy Subsidiary Receives U.S. DOE LNG Export License for LA Liquefaction Facility (Article Dated: 4/3/2014)

Iraq Breaks Ground on Karbala Refinery (Article Dated: 4/2/2014)

Jacobs Wins Contract for Utilities Requirements of Alberta Bitumen Refinery (Article Dated: 4/2/2014)

Valero CEO Says Meraux FCC Refinery Unit May Shut Sometime in 2015 (Article Dated: 4/2/2014)

Fire Breaks Out at TonenGeneral Kawasaki Plant Hydrocracking Unit (Article Dated: 4/2/2014)

Foster Wheeler Awarded FEED Contracts by S-OIL for S. Korea Residue Upgrading Project (Article Dated: 4/2/2014)

Metso to Supply Valve Solutions to Saudi Aramco's Petroleum Refining and Petrochem Complex (Article Dated: 4/2/2014)

KBR Awarded FEED Contract for Jebel Ali Refinery Upgrade (Article Dated: 4/2/2014)

Honeywell's UOP Technology, Modular Equipment to Help Pakistani Refiner Meet Demand (Article Dated: 4/2/2014)

Alfa Laval Wins SEK 55 Mln Heat Exchangers Order in Vietnam (Article Dated: 4/1/2014)

Egyptian Refining Co Advances Refinery Upgrade within Mostorod Petroleum Complex (Article Dated: 4/1/2014)

Kenya to Invest $74 Mln in Uganda Oil Refinery (Article Dated: 4/1/2014)

Senegal to Keep Ageing Refinery Running After Strategic Review (Article Dated: 4/1/2014)

Morocco Refiner Samir Gets $300 Mln Loan from Glencore Energy (Article Dated: 4/1/2014)

African Downstream Specialist Says No New African Refineries without Govt Clarity on Policy (Article Dated: 4/1/2014)

Angola LNG Compressor Leak Delays Loading Program (Article Dated: 4/1/2014)

PetroChina's New Refinery and Petrochem Complex to Start Commercial Runs in April (Article Dated: 3/31/2014)

BP Shuts Whiting Indiana Refinery FCC for Six Weeks Maintenance (Article Dated: 3/31/2014)

Neste Oil Chooses Metso’s Automation & Valve Technology for its Porvoo Refinery (Article Dated: 3/31/2014)

Bechtel's ThruPlus® Coking Technology Selected for Croatian Refinery (Article Dated: 3/31/2014)

Japan's TonenGeneral Considers Cutting Chiba Refinery Capacity to Improve Efficiency (Article Dated: 3/28/2014)

Greece's Hellenic Petroleum to Temporarily Shut Down Elefsina Flexicoker in March (Article Dated: 3/28/2014)

UK's Stanlow Refinery to Cut Capacity by a Third (Article Dated: 3/28/2014)

South Korea Confirms S-Oil to Invest $7.5 Bln in Refining, Petrochemical Units (Article Dated: 3/28/2014)

South Korea's S-Oil Corp Wins Tender for Oil Refining and Petchem Plant for $4.72 Bln (Article Dated: 3/28/2014)

China's Shandong Province Bans New Oil Refining Projects (Article Dated: 3/28/2014)

South Korea's Hyundai E&C Consortium Wins $6 Bln Iraq Karbala Refinery Order (Article Dated: 3/27/2014)

Fluor Selected for the Mina Abdullah Package 2 Clean Fuels Project in Kuwait (Article Dated: 3/27/2014)

CB&I Announces $370 Mln Kuwait Refinery Award for Its Clean Fuels Project (Article Dated: 3/27/2014)

UOP to Supply Hydrogen Purification System at Ruwais Refinery in UAE (Article Dated: 3/27/2014)

Utah Refiner Engages Power Engineering to Troubleshoot and Analyze Power Outages (Article Dated: 3/26/2014)

Emerson Automation Services and Technologies Help BP's Whiting Refinery Boost Heavy-Crude Capacity (Article Dated: 3/26/2014)

Iraq Nears Startup of New Unit to Boost Processing Capacity at Basra Refinery (Article Dated: 3/21/2014)

India’s BPCL Plans Numaligarh Refinery Expansion (Article Dated: 3/21/2014)

Substantial Changes to Ownership of U.S. Refineries since 2000 (Article Dated: 3/21/2014)

Kazakhstan to Consider Construction of New Refinery Project in the First Quarter of 2014 (Article Dated: 3/21/2014)

Saskatchewan’s CCRL Refinery Repairs to Take Months after December Explosion and Fire (Article Dated: 3/21/2014)

Alon Delays Maintenance for its Texas Big Spring Refinery Turnaround (Article Dated: 3/21/2014)

Alfa Laval to Supply Heat Exchangers for Middle East Refinery-Petrochem Complex (Article Dated: 3/21/2014)

PetroChina Delays Startup and Expansion of Refineries Due to Overcapacity Threat (Article Dated: 3/20/2014)

Japanese Refiner TonenGeneral to Acquire Mitsui Oil (Article Dated: 3/20/2014)

Honeywell MES System to Double Refining Capacity, Reduce Imports for Suriname Refinery Complex (Article Dated: 3/20/2014)

Aegion Corp Receives Maintenance Contracts from Tesoro for Three California Refinery Ops (Article Dated: 3/20/2014)

U.S. Shale Boom Brings Indian Refiners Latin American Oil Bonus (Article Dated: 3/20/2014)

Ukraine Says China Considering Investment in New Refinery on Black Sea Coast (Article Dated: 3/20/2014)

U.S. Chemical Safety Board Seeks More Refinery Oversight after 2010 Tesoro Blast in WA (Article Dated: 3/20/2014)

Valero Says Some Refinery Overhaul Needed due to Strong Output from Eagle Ford Shale (Article Dated: 3/20/2014)

Oman’s Orpic Reportedly Seeks $3 Bln Loan for Refinery Upgrade (Article Dated: 3/20/2014)

ExxonMobil Starts Producing Ultra-low Sulfur Diesel in Singapore (Article Dated: 3/20/2014)

American Midstream to Acquire Natural Gas Gathering System in Eagle Ford for Approximately $100 Mln (Article Dated: 3/19/2014)

Iraq to Proceed with Construction of Major Refinery in Karbala Province (Article Dated: 3/19/2014)

Lukoil Finalizes Transaction to Purchase Italy’s ISAB Refinery (Article Dated: 3/19/2014)

GE to Supply Power Generation Technology for Upper Zakum UZ750 Offshore UAE Development (Article Dated: 3/19/2014)

PGNiG Planning New Facility to Boost Gas Storage Capacity by a Third (Article Dated: 3/18/2014)

Rail Explosions Promote Tighter Oil Shipping Rules Threatening U.S. Shale Boom (Article Dated: 3/18/2014)

Shell Completes Acquisition of Repsol’s Global LNG Portfolio for $4.1 Bln (Article Dated: 3/18/2014)

Syncrude Utilizes more than 170,000 Valves (Article Dated: 3/18/2014)

GE Supplies Subsea Production Systems for Troll Field (Article Dated: 3/18/2014)

Chevron Confirms Britannia Tieback for Alder Field in the North Sea (Article Dated: 3/18/2014)

Subsea Riser Products Wins Contract with Total on Congo Moho Nord Project (Article Dated: 3/18/2014)

TexStar Oil Announces LOI for Oil Drilling and Exploration Plans in Indonesia (Article Dated: 3/17/2014)

Aveon Offshore Awarded Nigeria Subsea Infrastructure Contract from FMC Technologies (Article Dated: 3/17/2014)

Total Begins Shale Gas Exploration in UK with 40% Interest in Two Exploration Licenses (Article Dated: 3/17/2014)

Enterprise to Expand Texas LPG Export Terminal (Article Dated: 3/17/2014)

South Korea to Invest $582 Mln to Finish 1st Phase of Ulsan Oil Terminal by 2017 (Article Dated: 3/17/2014)

Exec Says Thousands of Railcars Need Updating Due to Lack of Current Safety Standards (Article Dated: 3/17/2014)

Halliburton Opens Unconventional and Reservoir Productivity Technology Center in Saudi Arabia (Article Dated: 3/17/2014)

Kinder Morgan to Develop $300 Mln Products Pipeline to Ship Utica NGLs to Ontario (Article Dated: 3/14/2014)

Invensys Improves Decision-making in Process Automation Operations (Article Dated: 3/14/2014)

Colombia's Ecopetrol to Invest Majority of $10.6 Bln in Exploration and Production in 2014 (Article Dated: 3/14/2014)

Middle East to Dominate New Natural Gas-processing Capacity through 2017 (Article Dated: 3/14/2014)

Alfa Laval Wins SEK 90 Mln Water Treatment Order in Australia (Article Dated: 3/14/2014)

Alfa Laval Wins SEK 100 Mln Oil and Gas Order in Canada (Article Dated: 3/14/2014)

Industry Economist Says Oil, Gas Boom to bring Jobs and Economic Development (Article Dated: 3/14/2014)

ANDRITZ to Supply Submersible Motor Pumps for China Offshore Drilling Platforms (Article Dated: 3/13/2014)

Kinder Morgan-Targa Joint Venture to Add NGL Fractionation at Mont Belvieu (Joint Venture Dated: 3/13/2014)

Strata-X Starts Drilling Operations on the Eagle Ford Shale Maverick Oil Project (Article Dated: 3/13/2014)

Statoil Awards Johan Sverdrup Field Engineering Phase 1 Framework Agreement to Aker Solutions (Article Dated: 3/13/2014)

Statoil with Partners, ConocoPhillips and Nunaoil Awarded Greenland License (Article Dated: 3/13/2014)

Exterran Signs Agreement for Black & Veatch Innovative Natural Gas Processing Technology in N America (Article Dated: 3/13/2014)

Maersk Oil and Partners Agree to Development Concept for Phase 1 of Johan Sverdrup Field (Article Dated: 3/13/2014)

SNC-Lavalin Awarded Contract with Iraq Ministry of Oil's State Company for Oil Projects (Article Dated: 3/12/2014)

Saint-Gobain Proppants and Texas A&M Energy Institute Announce Collaboration (Article Dated: 3/12/2014)

Mott MacDonald Awarded PMC Contract for Hail Field in UAE (Article Dated: 3/12/2014)

KBR Wins $365 Mln Shah Deniz Stage 2 Project Contract from BP (Article Dated: 3/12/2014)

Technip Awarded $400 Mln PMC Contract in Kuwait (Article Dated: 3/12/2014)

Fluor Wins $410 Mln Consulting Services Contract for Kuwait Oil Company Projects (Article Dated: 3/12/2014)

Saudi Aramco Awards Fadhili Gas Plant FEED Contract to Foster Wheeler (Article Dated: 3/6/2014)

Plains All American Announces Eagle Ford Fractionator Project and Infrastructure Expansions (Article Dated: 3/6/2014)

KBR Enters Into Enterprise Framework Agreement with Shell for Module Fabrication (Article Dated: 3/6/2014)

Kinder Morgan and Imperial Oil to Build Edmonton Crude Oil Rail Terminal (Article Dated: 3/6/2014)

John Crane Wins Project to Supply Products and Service for Iraq's Zubair Oil Field (Article Dated: 3/6/2014)

Statoil Discovers Oil and Gas in Barents Sea Formations (Article Dated: 3/6/2014)

Nido Petroleum Signs $7 Mln Drilling Rig Contract with UMW Standard Drilling (Article Dated: 3/5/2014)

GDF Suez Wins Five Southern North Sea Licenses (Article Dated: 3/5/2014)

Frac Sand Producer, Source Energy Services Locates on Canadian National's Wisconsin Network (Article Dated: 3/5/2014)

Construction of Alanco Energy Colorado Oil & Gas Disposal Landfill Approved (Article Dated: 3/5/2014)

NGL Energy Partners LP Acquires Keyera Energy Inc.’s NGL Terminals (Article Dated: 3/5/2014)

Alfa Laval Wins SEK 50 Mln Offshore Order for Part of Auxiliary System on North Sea Platform (Article Dated: 3/5/2014)

Kuwait Oil Awards Technip $400 Mln Contract for Project Management Consultancy Services (Contract Dated: 3/5/2014)

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA Receives UK Government Approval for Morrone Field (Article Dated: 3/4/2014)

Rising Saudi Energy Use a Bigger Threat to Saudi Oil and Gas Industry than U.S. Shale Oil (Article Dated: 3/4/2014)

Colombia's Ecopetrol Raises Its 2014 Investment Budget 11% to $10.6 Bln (Article Dated: 3/4/2014)

Parkmead Awarded Five New Blocks Offshore UK’s Southern North Sea (Article Dated: 3/4/2014)

Rolls-Royce Wins Contract from Hyundai to Help Boost Domestic Oil Production in UAE (Article Dated: 3/4/2014)

Mexico's Landmark Energy Bill Nears Final Approval (Article Dated: 3/4/2014)

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