Oil & Gas Top Stories

Glencore bribery cases draw in billionaire former executives

The US government said that two former top Glencore executives were personally involved in corruption.

Bloomberg News | May 29, 2022 | 10:00 am

Glencore’s oil-price rigging puts spotlight back on benchmarks

Billions of dollars of physical deals are set against the…

Bloomberg News | May 26, 2022 | 3:29 pm

BHP may reap gain of $9.5bn from petroleum merger with Woodside

The world's biggest listed miner last year agreed to combine…

Reuters | May 25, 2022 | 8:18 am

China spent over $6 billion on Russian energy imports in April

Purchases of oil, gas and coal jumped 75%.

Bloomberg News | May 20, 2022 | 12:18 pm

Woodside shareholders back BHP petroleum merger

Deal creates a top ten global independent oil and gas…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2022 | 3:52 am

Wall Street is bending to pressure to halt Arctic drilling loans

Lending restrictions now pose another obstacle to oil companies hunting for the next big discovery.

Bloomberg News | April 24, 2020 | 12:22 pm

China’s long-term need for LNG still huge; short-term demand uncertain due to covid-19

China’s shift from coal is being driven primarily by its air pollution crisis.

JWN Staff | April 23, 2020 | 12:10 pm

How oil prices went subzero: explaining the covid-19 oil crash

For the first time in history, producers were willing to pay traders to take oil off their hands.

Visual Capitalist | April 22, 2020 | 12:41 pm

Emissions to drop 6% this year due to pandemic

The World Meteorological Organization says the forecast comes as covid-19 has brought transportation and industrial energy production to a near halt.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 22, 2020 | 3:43 am

BHP quarterly iron ore output rises, keeps guidance

Third quarter iron ore output rose 6.3% to 68 Mt, narrowly missing analyst estimates.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 20, 2020 | 5:10 pm

Oil plunges below zero for first time in unprecedented wipeout

The price on the futures contract for West Texas crude fell into negative territory - minus $37.63 a barrel.

Bloomberg News | April 20, 2020 | 12:30 pm

Coronavirus distress is M&A opportunity for Rio, rivals

After years of buying at the peak of the economic cycle and selling in the trough, the world’s big diggers could do the reverse.

Bloomberg Opinion | April 17, 2020 | 11:08 am

Montana judge blocks Keystone XL permit for river crossings

Decision has stunned attorneys with its far-reaching impact and set the court on a collision course with the Trump administration.

Bloomberg News | April 17, 2020 | 4:57 am

Dominion’s $7.8bn wind pilot project underway

The state of Virginia recently signed into law the Virginia Clean Economy Act.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 16, 2020 | 6:30 am

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