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Metal

Northback’s Grassy Mountain Coal Exploration Programme in Canada Gets Green Light

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has granted conditional approval for Northback Holdings’ applications to conduct a coal exploration program (CEP), deep…

Electric Vehicles

Honda China, CATL Deepen Partnership on NEV Tech R&D, Supply Chain Management

Honda Motor (China) Technology Co., Ltd. (HMCT) and CATL signed a memorandum of understanding on May 16, 2025, to strengthen their strategic partnership, as ann…

Oil Field

Nigeria Says Exxon Commits $1.5b to Deepwater Development

Exxon Mobil Corp. has committed $1.5 billion to develop a deepwater oil field in Nigeria, as the country seeks to increase its oil production. The investment, p…

Nuclear waste

Vendors Selected for Canadian Deep Geologic Repository

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has selected five companies—WSP Canada Inc., Peter Kiewit Sons ULC, Hatch Ltd., Thyssen Mining Construction of…

Nuclear waste

Andra Updates French Repository Cost Estimate

The French radioactive waste management agency, Andra, has estimated the total cost of constructing, operating, and decommissioning France's planned deep ge…

FLNG

Samsung Heavy’s Deepwater FLNG Design Wins Triple Blessing

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), based in South Korea, has secured approvals in principle (AiP) for its multi-purpose LNG floater-offshore (MLF-O) standard model…

Crude Oil

Exxon Plans $1.5 Billion Investment in Nigerian Oilfield

ExxonMobil, a global energy company, plans to invest $1.5 billion in its deepwater operations in Nigeria, according to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulator…

Denmark

Port Esbjerg Expands Its Capacity, Unlocks Opportunities in Energy Sector

Denmark’s Port Esbjerg has completed a major fairway deepening project, enabling access for larger vessels and unlocking new opportunities in energy and logist…

Natural Gas

Austria’s OMV Expects Gas Production in Neptun Deep Project to Start in 2027

Austrian energy company OMV announced on April 30, 2025, that gas production from the Neptun Deep project in the Black Sea is scheduled to begin in 2027. The pr…

United States

Intel’s Modest Q1 Masks Deeper Struggles With $821M Loss

Intel reported a mixed performance for the first quarter of 2025, achieving a slight profit on an adjusted basis but recording a net loss of $821 million, highl…

Crude Oil

US Eases Downhole Commingling Policy to Boost Oil Production

The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) has revised its policy to increase the allowable pressure differential for single-wellbore oil production fro…

Electric Vehicles

JAC Group, Huawei Digital Power Deepen Strategic Partnership to Boost NEV Innovation

On April 22, JAC Group and Huawei Digital Power signed a comprehensive agreement to deepen their strategic collaboration, expanding their long-standing partners…

Coking Coal

India Urging Firms to Acquire Overseas Iron Ore, Coking Coal Assets, Official Says

India is promoting the acquisition of overseas raw material assets, such as iron ore and coking coal, to support its growing steel industry, Steel Secretary San…

Electric Vehicles

Dongfeng Motor Deepens Middle East Expansion With Strategic Pact in Saudi Arabia

On April 23, during the AUTO SHANGHAI 2025 exhibition in Shanghai, Dongfeng Motor, a leading Chinese automaker, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Un…

Crude Oil

Contract With Allseas Takes Vallourec to One of World’s Largest Deepwater Fields

French company Vallourec, a provider of tubular solutions, has secured a significant contract with Allseas to supply line pipes for the Búzios 10 offshor…