Energy Top Stories

Wildfire hitting Canada’s oil sands heart gets closer to major plants

Situation has forced some companies to abandon plans laid last week to restart production.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2016 | 3:25 am

Copper price won’t lag spiking oil for much longer

China's spending on infrastructure is being front-loaded and should translate…

Frik Els | May 17, 2016 | 2:41 pm

Canadian oil sands camps evacuated as wildfire shifts north

Forest fires in Northern Alberta have forced additional evacuations at…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 17, 2016 | 7:55 am

Australian company plans coal mine in Poland

Australia's Prairie Mining has confirmed its intention to open a…

AFP | May 16, 2016 | 4:09 pm

China’s ICBC buys giant London gold vault from Barclays

The deal, due to close in July, will make ICBC…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 16, 2016 | 11:00 am

INFOGRAPHIC: When will the world’s resource cupboard be bare?

BBC charted the expected lifespans of various resources like silver, coal and forests.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 21, 2012 | 4:36 am

The price of gold breaks above $1625 for the first time in three months

As the price of the yellow metal punched through the $1625 an ounce level, buy stops were initiated, fuelling the rally as some traders on the short side were forced out of the market.

David Levenstein | August 21, 2012 | 3:07 am

‘This is not an Enbridge animation’: a video war begins

In response to Enbridge’s original animation showing how the pipeline will cross the province, a new anti-pipeline video has been uploaded using […]

Michael Allan McCrae | August 20, 2012 | 8:16 pm

Panama Canal expansion to change dynamics of commodity trade

When the third lane opens the canal's capacity will more than double. The largest ships will carry as many as 13,200 containers -- at least double the dry weight of bulk cargo that can pass through today.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2012 | 5:28 pm

Montana coal mining related protests reach the Capitol, no major impact

USA’s second-largest coal producer, Arch Coal, has drawn protests from activists and locals after announcing it had applied for a permit in Montana to begin tapping its massive Otter Creek coal strips.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2012 | 4:37 pm

Australia’s Queensland coal industry hits new wall as Yancoal reviews expansion

Already running at a loss or struggling to stay in the black, most thermal coal mines in Australia's Queensland are now facing additional challenges as exports drop and major projects wind back.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2012 | 2:51 pm

Germany’s coal revival to boost energy change

A 2200 MW coal power plant opened in Cologne is being lauded for aiding Germany’s transition from nuclear power to renewables.   

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2012 | 1:57 pm

Bring home profits from Nevada

Investors do not need to travel the world to make money in gold mining stocks. Nevada has world-class geology, infrastructure and a mine-friendly legal system without the substantial risks of international resource development.

The Gold Report | August 20, 2012 | 5:57 am

Glasenberg won’t budge on Xstrata

Glasenberg’s determination to continue with the offer as originally planned comes amid growing signs that Xstrata is more confident of its position on a stand-alone basis.

Frik Els | August 19, 2012 | 12:37 am

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