Norway’s Aker BP may explore for seabed minerals, CEO saysNorway could become the first country to start commercial deep sea mining if parliament gives the go-ahead to explore the remote Mid-Atlantic ridge.Reuters | September 20, 2023 | 7:38 am
British Columbia energy minister in a mines, power, fossil fuels balancing actSome are wondering whether B.C. will actually have enough power…Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | September 19, 2023 | 3:37 pm
Trafigura revamps senior leadership, giving energy more weightCEO and executive director Jeremy Weir is staying in his…Reuters | September 19, 2023 | 8:37 am
Manchin’s energy-permitting reform bill may get another chance A previously-stalled legislative effort to fast-track energy projects could be attached to a must-pass defense bill. Bloomberg News | December 5, 2022 | 7:43 am
Glencore pays $180 million to Congo to settle corruption claims Deal is the latest payment in a series of graft cases Glencore has faced and covers all alleged corruption activities between 2007 and 2018. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 5, 2022 | 6:53 am
Congo agreed to pay Gertler’s company $250m in resources deal The Israeli businessman is accused of leveraging his friendship with former Congo President Joseph Kabila to secure lucrative mining deals. Reuters | December 1, 2022 | 7:35 am
Dubai’s ENOC denies gold-for-oil barter talks with Ghana Ghana, Africa’s second-largest gold producer, last week ordered large mining companies to sell 20% of the metal they refine to the central bank. Bloomberg News | November 29, 2022 | 8:51 am
Trudeau faces tough choices in countering US green incentives Industries from automobile manufacturing to oil and gas production are warning that Canada must invest more to match its largest trading partner. Bloomberg News | November 23, 2022 | 8:02 am
Nativ Carbon completes largest reforestation project ever in Australia The Moora project included the use of more than 40 biodiverse species and over 1.2 million seedlings. Staff Writer | November 18, 2022 | 6:50 am
Capital investments in Western Canada’s natural gas sector to increase upstream production The Alberta Energy Regulator projected capital spending on oil and gas to increase to C$17 billion this year, which would be a 56% increase over 2021. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | November 16, 2022 | 1:00 pm
Africa moving very slowly toward clean energy transition — report Africa’s investments accounted for only 0.6% of the $434 billion destined for clean energy worldwide. Staff Writer | November 13, 2022 | 11:22 am
Oil to zinc prices soar after China eases some covid restrictions Almost all major commodities traded higher following China’s move to reduce the time that travelers and close contacts of infected people must spend in quarantine. Bloomberg News | November 11, 2022 | 10:21 am