Energy Top Stories

Oil sands crude could get even heavier amid pipeline shortage

Producers are looking to remove condensate and other light oils from the oil-sands bitumen they produce, so they can get more of it onto rail cars.

Bloomberg News | December 2, 2019 | 9:00 am

Peru ready to mine uranium, government says

A representative for the Ministry of Energy and Mines said…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 1, 2019 | 9:58 am

Coal power generation continues to drop in the US

While the use of the black fuel plummets, natural gas…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 1, 2019 | 7:00 am

Environmental watchdog greenlights Metso’s emissions targets

Among other things, Metso aims for a 20% reduction in…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 28, 2019 | 6:15 am

Anglo American sells stake in Australian coal mine for $141m

A 12% interest in the Grosvenor coking coal mine is…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2019 | 6:57 am

Electric vehicles have the potential to be a significant disruptive force for commodities markets

Tesla Model 3 promises to move electric cars from niche to mainstream, spurring larger electric car adoption in transport, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest research.

Wood Mackenzie | June 20, 2016 | 12:30 am

Australian mining industry cautioned to protect their assets

Despite only taking several minutes online, and costing less than the morning newspaper and cup of coffee, many Australian businesses are failing to protect their legal rights of ownership.

GlobalX Legal Solutions | June 17, 2016 | 10:00 am

Decision on TransCanada’s Energy East closer than ever as federal board begins review

The East Energy pipeline is expected to generate $55 billion in economic benefit for Canada and create over 3,300 operational jobs across the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 16, 2016 | 12:05 pm

Uranium prices set to double by 2018

With prices set to double by 2018, we've seen the bottom of the uranium market, and the negative sentiment that has followed this resource around despite strong fundamentals, is starting to change.

Oilprice.com | June 15, 2016 | 10:41 am

Canada’s Erdene Resource sees bright future after striking gold in Mongolia

The company's Bayan Khundii project went from greenfield prospect to the company’s flagship asset in roughly nine months.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 15, 2016 | 8:55 am

Cenovus bumps up caribou protection project with $32M investment

The company aims to replant forests along old access roads and seismic lines in an area covering 3,900 square kilometres — more than 10 times what it accomplished through its early-stage work.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 14, 2016 | 3:03 am

Glencore: Massive investment in coal mines needed

Up to 1 billion tonne annual supply gap in seaborne coal by 2030 if no new mines are built according to climate change report by Swiss mining, trading giant.

Frik Els | June 13, 2016 | 3:01 pm