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Metal

Champion Iron, Nippon Steel, Sojitz Formalise Alliance to Develop Kami Project

Champion Iron has finalized a framework agreement with Nippon Steel and Sojitz to form the Kami Iron Mine Partnership, aimed at owning and potentially developin…

Nuclear Reactor

Kansai Considers Mihama Site for New Reactor

Kansai Electric Power Company plans to resume surveys at the Mihama nuclear power plant site in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, to evaluate the feasibility of building…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Philippines Set for First Coal Power Decline in 17 Years Amid Rising LNG Use

The Philippines is poised for its first annual decline in coal-fired electricity output in nearly two decades, driven by a surge in liquefied natural gas (LNG) …

Metal

China Needs to Cut 2025 Steel Output to Meet Decarbonisation Target, Report Says

China aims to reduce steel production from coal-powered blast furnaces by over 90 million metric tons from 2024 levels to meet its green steel objectives this y…

Solar project

Germany Deploys 7.1 GW of Solar in H1

Germany installed 905 megawatts (MW) of new photovoltaic (PV) capacity in June 2025, according to the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). This marks a d…

Metal

Burgundy Diamond Halts Operations at Canada Mine Amid Low Diamond Prices

Burgundy Diamond Mines, an Australian company, has temporarily halted operations at its Point Lake diamond mine within the Ekati complex in Canada’s North…

Crude Oil

China Refining Output Rebounds to Strongest Since 2023

In June 2025, China’s crude oil refining output reached over 15.2 million barrels per day, the highest since September 2023, according to national statist…

Offshore Wind Power

Estonia Rejects Saare 7 Offshore Wind Bids

In June 2025, Estonia’s Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) declined to grant licenses for the Saare 7 offshore wind area, cove…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

India Eases Sulphur Emission Rules for Coal Power Plants, Reversing Decade-Old Mandate

On July 11, 2025, India's federal environment ministry issued a notification revising sulphur emission standards for coal-fired power plants, modifying a po…

Australia

World’s Largest Coal Port Plots Post-coal Course as China Slashes Imports

The port of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, the world’s largest coal export facility, is adapting to a shifting energy landscape as global coal d…

Renewable Diesel

Trafigura’s Greenergy Plans to Close UK Biodiesel Plant

Greenergy, a biofuels company owned by Trafigura Group, has initiated consultations to potentially suspend operations at its biodiesel plant in Immingham, Linco…

United States

Dow to Close Three European Chemical Plants, Cut 800 Jobs

On July 7, 2025, Dow, a Midland, Michigan-based chemicals company, announced the closure of three upstream facilities in Europe and the reduction of approximate…

Oil & Gas Trade

US Winds Down Exports of LPG to Venezuela, Treasury Says

On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced the termination of a license permitting shipments of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Venezuela’s …

Turkey

Foot-And-Mouth Disease Outbreak in Turkey: Livestock Markets Closed Across the Country

The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture has announced the temporary closure of all livestock markets across the country to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth dise…

Italy

Versalis Establishes Dedicated Oilfield Solutions Business

Versalis, the chemical company of Eni, has announced that effective 1 July 2025, it will transfer its Oilfield Chemicals business unit to a new company, Versali…