Energy Top Stories

Montana to close two coal units serving Pacific Northwest customers

The road to a coal-less future was strewn with two more casualties Tuesday, after a large Montana coal plant agreed to shut down two of its units.

Andrew Topf | July 12, 2016 | 9:40 pm

Oil industry faces huge worker shortage

Bringing back all of that equipment and personnel is no…

Oilprice.com | July 12, 2016 | 10:05 am

Glencore to sell Australian coal train fleet within 3 months

It expects to fetch between $755 million to $1.1 billion…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 12, 2016 | 7:10 am

Morgan Stanley warns that rising rig count could undo the rally

Morgan Stanley’s warning that production from the new wells being…

Oilprice.com | July 11, 2016 | 8:29 pm

Gold is good; uranium is great

Rick Rule is seeing new customers pouring into gold from…

Palisade Radio | July 11, 2016 | 8:22 pm

Xstrata begins coal job cuts in Australia

Xstrata Coal (LON:XTA) began to reduce its workforce across its Australian coal operations by firing its first 40 permanent employees out of the 600 announced cuts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 10, 2012 | 10:12 am

Stronger yuan will cheapen commodities for China: Leeb

Renowned investment guru Stephen Leeb says China is pushing for a stronger yuan in order to cut the cost of its commodities purchases.

Marc Howe | October 10, 2012 | 2:22 am

Tenders for coal, oil and gas rights trigger the ire of Queensland miners

The Queensland government's decision to auction licenses for oil, coal and gas exploration has triggered widespread complaint within the mining sector of the Australian tropical state.

Marc Howe | October 10, 2012 | 1:46 am

Rio to cut jobs on concerns over China slowdown

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has announced further retrenchments and cost cutting measures due to concerns that the slowdown in China's economic growth will be more pronounced than expected.

Marc Howe | October 9, 2012 | 11:37 pm

Gold One fires over 75% of its workers

South Africa's Gold One followed Amplats example and fired Tuesday 1,435 of its 1,900 Ezulwini employees in South Africa, after a week-long illegal strike.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 9, 2012 | 4:05 pm

Australia’s growth prospects downgraded by IMF on commodities dependence

The International Monetary Fund's 2013 growth forecast for Australia has been moderately reduced due to the country's significant exposure to international commodities markets.

Marc Howe | October 8, 2012 | 11:07 pm

Want cheap oil? Look no further than Canada

The price oil sands producers receive fell to $38 a barrel below the international benchmark oil price on Monday, leaving more than one fifth of all Alberta projects unviable.

Frik Els | October 8, 2012 | 6:25 pm