Energy Top Stories

PetroChina to start metals trading, eyeing energy transition

In addition to lithium and copper, the new PetroChina unit may also look to trade nickel.

Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 12:14 pm

Coal demand to keep hitting records through 2027, IEA says

The latest forecast from the IEA sees demand for coal…

Bloomberg News | December 18, 2024 | 10:48 am

Idemitsu to take majority stake in Australian vanadium developer Vecco

Vecco is developing the Debella project in Queensland, focusing on…

Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 10:02 am

Oak Ridge National Laboratory tests new methods of turning coal into graphite

A preliminary techno-economic analysis has found that the new process…

Staff Writer | December 17, 2024 | 12:55 pm

Uranium spot prices to climb in ‘staircase’ pattern, Sprott forecasts

Uranium has been buoyed by growing global support for nuclear…

Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | December 17, 2024 | 11:05 am

Trump transition team to roll back Biden EV, emissions policies

Trump plans to cut EV support, impose tariffs on battery materials.

Reuters | December 16, 2024 | 7:09 am

China leads world in energy transition, Wood Mackenzie says

The world’s second-largest economy leads the energy transition and is on track to source half of its power from low-carbon energy.

Trish Saywell, Special to the Northern Miner Group | December 13, 2024 | 7:41 am

Australia’s $211 billion nuclear plan to change uranium mining

The opposition's plan would require lifting uranium mining bans in certain states, creating new production hubs.

Staff Writer | December 13, 2024 | 3:53 am

Canada weighs export taxes on uranium, oil if Trump starts trade war

Canada is examining the use of export taxes on major commodities if incoming President Donald Trump carries out his threat to impose broad tariffs.

Bloomberg News | December 12, 2024 | 1:35 pm

China tightens rules to curb methane emissions from coal mines

More than 150 countries have already pledged to cut methane by 30% by 2030.

Reuters | December 12, 2024 | 12:17 pm

Vale invests in US startup as part of decarbonization push

The firm, Electrified Thermal Solutions, owns technology for heating industrial furnaces through electricity, without the use of fossil fuels.

Reuters | December 12, 2024 | 9:52 am

How advanced coal technologies can provide cleaner energy – report

Modern coal technologies have the ability to deliver global climate goals, FutureCoal says.

Staff Writer | December 11, 2024 | 4:52 pm

ICMM introduces new measures against diesel fume safety hazards at underground mines

To accelerate progress across the industry, ICMM has also published a new guide for reducing diesel particulate matter exposure underground.

Staff Writer | December 11, 2024 | 10:43 am

Trump vows fast permits for those investing $1 billion in US

Any person or company investing $1bn or more in the United States of America, will receive fully expedited approvals and permits, including, but in no way limited to, all Environmental approvals,” Trump said Tuesday.

Bloomberg News | December 10, 2024 | 5:06 pm

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