Some 40,000 Brazilians are bringing a group-action lawsuit in the Netherlands against Norwegian aluminum producer over alleged toxic waste pollution in northern Brazil.
Mining companies interested in bidding for potential exploration and development permissions in Colombia should register from Feb. 11 for multiple rounds this year.
A new report suggests that national oil companies could invest $1.9 trillion over the next ten years, meaning one-fifth of those investments would be unviable unless the oil price stayed above $40 a barrel.