Energy Top Stories

Western miners push for higher metals prices to ward off Chinese rivals

Industry leaders have pushed for two pricing structures for several years.

Reuters | July 22, 2024 | 8:10 am

Singaporean consortium secures $850m for South32’s Australian coking coal

South32 said in February it had agreed to sell the…

Reuters | July 21, 2024 | 4:25 pm

Saudi Arabia to visit Brazil and Chile as seeks to diversify mining

The diversification strategy includes plans to expand into international mining…

Reuters | July 21, 2024 | 9:41 am

Zambia asks mines to curtail normal power use by 40% amid crunch

Production has so far been stable thanks to co-operation between…

Bloomberg News | July 19, 2024 | 9:49 am

Centrus gets waiver on uranium imports from Russia

The DOE deferred a decision on a waiver for 2026…

Reuters | July 19, 2024 | 8:34 am

Indonesia understates methane emissions from mining, report says

The world’s third-biggest coal miner after China and India undercounts methane emissions from production of the fuel by six to seven times, according to Ember.

Bloomberg News | March 11, 2024 | 4:35 pm

Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium

Oil companies plan to take advantage of emerging technologies to filter lithium from brine, as the world seeks to move away from fossil fuels.

Reuters | March 11, 2024 | 10:21 am

Senegal opposition coalition promises new currency and revamp of oil contracts

Ousmane Sonko launched its presidential campaign platform with promises to renegotiate mining and energy contracts.

Reuters | March 10, 2024 | 10:52 am

How to perform land restorations in the High Arctic

The High Arctic area that hosted the Svea coal mines for 100 years has been restored so that natural and geological processes can be re-established.

Staff Writer | March 10, 2024 | 6:39 am

China coal group says peak demand imminent as clean power grows

Coal is being displaced in the power sector due to a surge in wind and solar additions last year, says the China National Coal Association.

Bloomberg News | March 8, 2024 | 3:05 am

US Department of Energy launches $4 million E-SCRAP prize competition

Only 17.4% of e-scrap was collected and recycled globally in 2019, discarding 83% of e-waste and $57 billion in raw material value, the DOE said.

Staff Writer | March 7, 2024 | 6:33 am

World’s leading particle lab concerned about energy efficiency

The CERN just discovered how to be 17% more energy efficient in its cooling and ventilation applications.

Staff Writer | March 7, 2024 | 6:06 am

China’s top coking coal miner calls on state to control supply

Beijing should control mining activity, limit output and consolidate smaller producers into state-owned firms to “reduce disorderly competition,” Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group Chairman Zhao Jianze said.

Bloomberg News | March 6, 2024 | 3:35 am

Colorado School of Mines, USGS, major miners join forces to study geologic hydrogen

Geologic hydrogen is a naturally occurring gas with significant potential as an energy resource.

Staff Writer | March 5, 2024 | 6:06 pm

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