Energy Top Stories

Trump promised a coal comeback but America’s miners need an energy revolution

Biden has pledged to spend $2-trillion leading a “clean energy revolution” that would include “an unprecedented investment” to help coal communities diversify their economies.

Bloomberg News | August 26, 2020 | 3:25 pm

A Chinese coal miner is getting into solar production

Shanxi Coal is planning a significant investment in the competing…

Bloomberg News | August 24, 2020 | 8:57 am

Nigerian oil services firm Japaul seeks $70 million to switch to mining

Japaul has obtained licenses to mine gold, lead, nickel and…

Bloomberg News | August 21, 2020 | 1:17 pm

Erdogan says Turkey found its largest ever gas deposit

Turkey has found 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas…

Reuters | August 21, 2020 | 8:23 am

BHP broadens plans to exit coal operations

The miner is accelerating the sale or spinoff of interests…

Bloomberg News | August 18, 2020 | 9:56 am

Scientists discover why world’s richest ore deposits were formed

Scientists have discovered why some of the richest ore deposits on the planet, such as copper, zinc, silver and uranium, were formed in the middle period of Earth’s history.

University of Tasmania | February 28, 2017 | 12:54 pm

China’s coal consumption keeps plummeting, down for 3rd year in a row

Coal accounted for 62% of the nation’s energy mix last year, down from 64% in 2015.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 28, 2017 | 9:05 am

Explorers frustrated with waiting times for permits in B.C., the Territories

On the level of transparency in the approvals process, jurisdictions in the US, Australia and Scandinavia performed better than Canada, a fresh report by the Fraser Institute, shows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 28, 2017 | 7:00 am

Canada’s Saskatchewan and Manitoba are the world’s new top mining destinations

Both provinces displaced Western Australia from the first to the third place thanks partly to their rich mineral reserves, competitive tax regimes, efficient permitting procedures, and certainty surrounding environmental regulations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 28, 2017 | 1:55 am

Have the majors given up on Canada’s oil sands?

Canada’s oil sands could struggle to rebound, with potentially billions of barrels of oil being kept underground permanently.

Oilprice.com | February 26, 2017 | 5:26 pm

Changes to U.S. coal mining royalties blocked

The Trump administration has made another pro-coal decision, this time relating to how Washington calculates royalties on coal mined from federal and Indian lands.

Andrew Topf | February 26, 2017 | 3:23 pm

Scientists find new way to extract uranium from seawater

A practical method for extracting the uranium present in the oceans could help make nuclear power a viable part of the quest for a carbon-free energy future, researchers say.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 24, 2017 | 11:34 am