Energy Top Stories

Oil holds above $60 as supply concerns counter Trump trade talk

Oil recovered from early declines after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to escalate his trade war with China.

Bloomberg News | May 6, 2019 | 10:04 am

Kyrgyzstan bans uranium mining after protests

Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted on Thursday to ban uranium exploration and…

Reuters | May 2, 2019 | 9:43 am

Mexico to recover bodies of miners killed in 2006 blast

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has pledged to recover the…

Reuters | May 1, 2019 | 10:25 am

How Russia contaminated $2.7B of oil exports to Europe

For 10 days, refiners and oil firms in Europe cut…

Reuters | May 1, 2019 | 9:57 am

World’s top uranium miner Cameco swings to loss in first quarter

The uranium producer logged a C$18.3 million loss in the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 1, 2019 | 9:43 am

Congo gives up plans to change mining code

The move could have driven away investors at a time of historically low commodity prices and energy shortages that are driving down output in the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 10, 2016 | 2:46 am

Government throws lifeline to BC mines

The B.C. government is throwing the mining industry an emergency lifeline in the form of deferred electricity bill payments that could be worth more than $300 million.

Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett | February 10, 2016 | 12:23 am

US mining and exploration investment declined 35 pct in 2015

The figure is the second largest year-over-year decline since the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) began reporting the series in 1948.

Energy Information Administration | February 10, 2016 | 12:10 am

Colombia bans mining in country’s vast moorlands

Mining in the area of the Andes mountains right above the continuous tree line had been prohibited since 2011, but concessions granted before such ban had continued to date.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 9, 2016 | 5:44 am

Bankrupt Alpha Natural Resources lays off over 230 coal miners

This is the third time in a month the U.S. coal miner downsizes its workforce.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 8, 2016 | 6:38 am

It’s time to buy mining stocks, says Ross Beaty

Mining financier and entrepreneur Ross Beaty told an audience at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference in late January that it’s a “phenomenal” time to buy resource stocks.

The Northern Miner | February 7, 2016 | 12:40 pm

Government throws lifeline to B.C. mines

The B.C. government is throwing the mining industry an emergency lifeline in the form of deferred electricity bill payments that could be worth more than $300 million.

Business in Vancouver | February 7, 2016 | 12:17 pm