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Metal

China’s CMOC Group Calls on DRC to End Cobalt Export Ban

CMOC Group, a leading Chinese cobalt mining company, has requested that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) end its temporary cobalt export ban, due to expir…

Crude Oil

South Africa Wants $100 a Barrel Oil Before Selling More Crude Stocks

South Africa will hold off on selling more of its strategic crude oil reserves until global oil prices climb to about $100 per barrel, a senior energy official …

Pakistan

Smart Fertilizer Use in Pakistan

In April 2025, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), under the USDA-ICARDA "Fertilize Right" project, organized 11 field…

Photovoltaic （PV）

SOLV Energy Secures 6GW Solar Projects Across US

In 2025, SOLV Energy, a U.S.-based infrastructure services provider for the power industry, secured contracts to build over 6 gigawatts of utility-scale solar a…

Natural Gas

Austrian Gas Hub Records Higher Trading Volumes Despite End of Russian Flows

In 2025, Austria’s Central European Gas Hub (CEGH) in Vienna has seen a rise in trading volumes, despite the cessation of Russian gas transit through Ukra…

Nuclear waste

Deep Isolation Validates TRISO Fuel Canister

Deep Isolation, a U.S.-based nuclear waste management company, has successfully completed Project PUCK, a government-funded initiative aimed at validating the U…

Hydropower Plant

Construction Advances on Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project

The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in Pakistan has reported significant progress on the Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project. Key milestones …

United States

Infinium Announces Construction of SAF and EFuels Production Facility in Texas

Infinium, based in Sacramento, California, has started construction on Project Roadrunner, its second U.S. eFuels facility in Reeves County, Texas, near Pecos. …

Crude Oil

India Plans to Spend $10B on Homebuilt Oil Tanker Fleet

India plans to invest 850 billion rupees (approximately $10 billion) through 2040 to acquire 112 crude oil carriers, according to sources familiar with the matt…

Metal

Perpetua Resources’ Stibnite Gold Project Secures Final US Permit

Perpetua Resources has received the Clean Water Act Section 404 permit from the US Army Corps of Engineers for the Stibnite gold project located in Valley Count…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Steam Turbine Cylinder Installed for Haiyang 3

The installation of the high and low pressure cylinders for the steam turbine of Unit 3 at the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant in Shandong Province, China, has been…

Metal

Arizona Lithium’s Prairie Lithium Project Gets Green Light for Phase One Production

Arizona Lithium has secured approval from Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Energy and Resources for the first phase of production at its Prairie lithium project…

Jordan

Ericsson Upgrades Zain Jordan’s Telecom Infrastructure

Ericsson, a global telecommunications company, has partnered with Zain Jordan to enhance digital services, improve customer experiences, and accelerate operatio…

Norway

Vianode and Fortum Join Forces for EV Battery Recycling

Vianode, based in Oslo, Norway, and Fortum Oy, headquartered in Espoo, Finland, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on developing a sustain…

Hydropower Plant

Norsk Hydro to Assess Major Upgrade of Hydropower Facilities at Rjukan

Norsk Hydro, a Norwegian energy company, is planning a major upgrade to its hydropower facilities in Rjukan, Norway. The company will initiate an impact assessm…