December 12, 2013

Not sure what to get Rob Ford this Christmas? Why not coal?

Rob Ford is set to get nearly one million pieces of coal this Christmas.

December 12, 2013

Anglo American confirms turnaround plan, warns 2014 will continue to be tough

Cutifani said the firm has identified three "buckets" from which it plans to extract about $3.9 billion of extra earnings.

December 12, 2013

Natural gas to overtake coal as global energy source by 2025—Exxon

The world’s largest oil and gas firm predicts that by around 2025 gas will be the world’s second most-used fuel, only behind oil.

December 12, 2013

Miners warned about Indonesia, Brazil, India and South Africa investments

Terrorism, regime instability and resource nationalism, are the main risks mining investors will face in 2014.

December 11, 2013

SLIDESHOW: The future of energy – Which countries are best prepared?

And which countries are least prepared?

December 11, 2013

What hard landing? Chinese bulk trade barometer surges to 3-year high

Baltic Dry Shipping Index has surged 220% this year as the iron ore and coal trade continues to defy Chinese bears.

December 11, 2013

Joy Global ends the year with 87% earnings drop

Share price drops more than 6%.

December 11, 2013

One more spill at Rio Tinto uranium mine

The collapse of a leach tank at Australia’s Ranger uranium mine, operated by Rio’s subsidiary Energy Resources of Australia, was the second such incident for the mining giant in less…

December 11, 2013

Has shale broken OPEC’s grip? Peter Dupont names powerhouses of the future

The Shale Age is the age of the nimble junior, and exploration has revealed oil and gas resources that could forever alter the global production profile.

December 10, 2013

Oil sands crude jumps nearly $20 a barrel in a month

A rally in US oil to six-week highs and a 25% narrowing of the discount paid for Canadian crude help bitumen-derived oil close in on $70 a barrel.