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Oil&Gas Drilling

US Drillers Add Oil and Gas Rigs for Third Time in Four Weeks, Says Baker Hughes

U.S. energy firms increased oil and natural gas drilling activity this week, marking the third rise in four weeks, according to Baker Hughes’ weekly repor…

Australia

Qantas Eases Throttle on Domestic Outlook, Trims First-Half Domestic Revenue Forecast

Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) on Friday lowered its first-half 2026 domestic unit revenue forecast and raised its fuel cost projection, citing…

Metal

Angola Diamond Production Totals 10.7mct in January-September

Angola’s rough diamond production reached 10.7 million carats in the first nine months to September 2025, a government official announced on Friday, as th…

Metal

Canada to Accelerate Critical Mineral Projects Worth $4.6 Billion, Energy Minister Says

Canada announced on Friday that it will accelerate mining projects worth C$6.4 billion ($4.6 billion) under the Critical Minerals Production Alliance, according…

United States

US Defense Company Anduril Flies Its Uncrewed Jet Drone for First Time

Anduril Industries and the U.S. Air Force announced on Friday that Anduril’s jet-powered drone had completed its first flight, marking an important milest…

United States

Apple Shares Rise as iPhone Holiday Sales Forecast Soothes Supply Woes

Apple’s shares rose about 2% in premarket trading on Friday after the company issued an optimistic forecast for the holiday quarter, indicating that strong dem…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

J-Power to Shut Two Coal-Fired Power Plants, Committed to Offshore Wind Project

Japan’s Electric Power Development Co. (J-Power) announced on Friday that it plans to decommission two coal-fired power plants by March 2029 as part of it…

Electric Vehicles

US Agency Asks Tesla About ‘Mad Max’ Driver Assistance Mode

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on Friday that it is seeking information from Tesla about a new driver assistance mode…

Power Construction

US Orders Part of Talen Power Plant in Maryland to Run Above Limits Through End of 2025

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday issued an order allowing part of Talen Energy’s oil-fired Wagner power plant in Maryland to operate above reg…

Metal

Perpetua Resources Starts Building $1.3b Stibnite Gold-Antimony Mine

Perpetua Resources (NASDAQ, TSX: PPTA) has started early works construction at its $1.3 billion Stibnite gold-antimony project in central Idaho. The project was…

Nuclear Fusion

World’s Largest Toroidal Field Coil Box Delivered

A delivery ceremony was held for the toroidal field magnet coil box at the Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) in Hefei, China. The co…

United States

Boeing Wins FAA Approval to Hike 737 MAX Production to 42 Planes per Month

Boeing (BA.N) received approval on Friday from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to raise monthly production of its 737 MAX aircraft to 42 units, e…

Turkey

Arkas Line Debuts Weekly Direct Africa Service

The Central Florida Expressway Authority has granted approval for a new 3.2km tolled link road to improve access to Orlando Sanford International Airport in Flo…

Electric Vehicles

Spain the Frontrunner for Chinese Carmaker BYD’s Third European Plant

China’s leading automaker BYD is considering Spain as the top candidate for its third car manufacturing plant in Europe, according to people familiar with…

Oil & Gas Trade

Algeria Signs $5.4 Billion Oil and Gas Deal With Saudi Firm Midad Energy

Algeria’s state-owned energy company Sonatrach announced on Monday that it has signed a production-sharing contract worth approximately $5.4 billion with …