Energy Top Stories

Argentina to tender block in world’s top shale gas and oil field

The Vaca Muerta formation holds the world’s second-largest shale gas reserves and the fourth-biggest shale oil reserves.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 5, 2020 | 6:53 am

EPA proposal would make air pollution curbs tougher to justify

The EPA would subject all significant Clean Air Act rules…

Bloomberg News | June 4, 2020 | 3:27 pm

Fossil fuel industry in “terminal decline” — report

The global market value of fossil fuels is set to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 4, 2020 | 6:57 am

Solar power will soon cost less than coal

Replacing 500 gigawatts of high-cost coal plants with solar and…

Bloomberg News | June 3, 2020 | 12:36 pm

EPA moves to curb state powers to deny permits for energy projects

The move comes as the Trump administration grows increasingly frustrated…

Reuters | June 1, 2020 | 4:08 pm

Canadian Natural Resources fined $10,000 following 2007 accident that killed two

Two workers were killed and five were injured when cables holding up a roof support structure snapped at an Alberta oil sands project in 2007.

Canadian Press | January 5, 2017 | 11:39 pm

CHART: Coking coal price correction turns into rout

$200 a tonne is in sight.

Frik Els | January 5, 2017 | 4:32 pm

INTERACTIVE: Mining emerges from slump

With only a couple of exceptions, metal and mineral prices rallied in 2016 – see at a glance how far the industry has come.

Frik Els | January 5, 2017 | 1:27 pm

Coal-fired power plant in India makes baking soda out of carbon dioxide

System uses a new proprietary solvent that is reportedly slightly more efficient than those used conventionally, requiring less energy and smaller equipment.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2017 | 8:53 am

Indonesia: Rigorous coal-lending guidelines in banking sector’s best interest

A sustainable financial-sector roadmap for Indonesia must aggressively incorporate rigorous environmental and social standards into the credit-risk framework.

IEEFA | January 5, 2017 | 4:45 am

US Republicans pass bill to block last minute Obama regulations on coal

Congress has now the power to kill in one fell swoop dozens of regulations and executive orders recently issued by President Barack Obama.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2017 | 3:45 am

China steps up efforts to cut coal capacity

Country’s top economic planner aims to cut 800 million tonnes of coal capacity a year until 2020, even as production and consumption of the fuel increases.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 4, 2017 | 5:45 am

25 miners died in work-related accidents last year in the US

Preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration indicate that in 2016, 25 miners died in work-related accidents at the nation’s mines – down from 29 in 2015.

United States Department of Labor | January 4, 2017 | 1:00 am

Death toll at India coal mine cave-in climbs to 18

The number of casualties from a coal mine accident in India has risen to 18, nearly doubling the 10 found dead soon after the Dec. 29 incident.

Andrew Topf | January 2, 2017 | 4:44 pm

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