Energy Top Stories

China aims to supersize coal sector through mergers

China plans to create several "super-large" coal mining companies by the end of 2020 as nation ramps up years of efforts to streamline the fragmented sector.

Reuters | January 5, 2018 | 12:31 pm

Suncor, Teck buy part of Total stake in Canada oil sands mine

Suncor Energy and Teck Resources Ltd have taken higher stakes…

Reuters | January 3, 2018 | 3:39 pm

Blue skies, green cars and a year of revolution for industrial metals: Andy Home

Arrival of new Silicon Valley players like Tesla and Apple…

Reuters | January 3, 2018 | 3:31 pm

Mickey Fulp – tax loss selling, base metals, and precious metals

Fulp shares how to be selective in buying particular issuers…

Proven and Probable | January 2, 2018 | 11:06 am

Moroccans continue to protest against the “mines of death”

Protesters met with authorities but no agreements were reached, so…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 1, 2018 | 3:00 pm

China’s oil giant at center of corruption probe

Grins were on the faces of China National Petroleum executives this week as they celebrated a blockbuster 30-year deal for Russian gas. For some, however, those grins could soon turn to grimaces.

Oilprice.com | May 27, 2014 | 6:09 pm

US imposes extra conditions for potential approval of Keystone XL pipeline

Decision was based on the discovery of potentially dangerous construction defects, such as bad welds.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 27, 2014 | 10:00 am

Utah oil sands project nearing construction

Mining process eliminates need for tailings ponds, uses extract from orange peel for oil and sand separation and recycles 95% of the water used:

Frik Els | May 26, 2014 | 11:33 pm

Areva reaches uranium mining deal with Niger, delays project

The Imouraren project’s production start date has been pushed back several times. It was last due in 2015.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 26, 2014 | 7:36 pm

Austria sending auditors to check gold held by Bank of England

Austria, unnerved by Germany's experience with the US Fed and mindful of Brown's Bottom, is sending auditors to London to verify existence of its bullion reserves.

Frik Els | May 26, 2014 | 5:16 pm

Your favourite radioactive element in soap form

Choose from plutonium, radium or uranium.

Michael Allan McCrae | May 26, 2014 | 4:42 pm

Bargain hunters descend on uranium stocks

More bad news for the uranium market this week did not deter bargain hunters from returning to the sector in a big way on Friday chasing up shares across the board.

Frik Els | May 23, 2014 | 7:24 pm

Deutsche Bank won’t fund Barrier Reef port expansion

The bank says it won't finance a project whose effects are still being debated.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2014 | 5:12 pm

Billions of barrels-worth of shale oil found in southern England

The discovery has already pushed British authorities to start mulling plans to ease rules on accessing shale oil and gas, including drilling without landowners' permission.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2014 | 1:49 pm

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