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Nigeria

Nigeria Resumes Mining in Zamfara State on Improved Security

Nigeria has lifted a ban on mining exploration in the northwestern state of Zamfara after a five-year suspension, the mining minister said, citing improved secu…

United States

Lithium Americas and GM Close Joint Venture for Thacker Pass Mine

Lithium Americas said on Monday it has closed its joint venture with US automaker General Motors to develop the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada.The miner&rs…

Solar project

Vistra Connects Two New Solar Projects, Delays Coal Plant Closure in Illinois

Vistra announced that two new utility-scale solar projects in Illinois have connected to the grid and that, amid what it called widespread concern over reliabil…

Photovoltaic （PV）

CleanChoice Connects Pennsylvania PV Park

US solar operator CleanChoice Energy has connected its first fully owned and operated solar project, located in Pennsylvania.Built in Franklin county, the 26MW …

China

China’s 2025 Steel Demand to Fall 1.5% on Year, State Research Institute Says

China’s steel demand is forecast to fall 1.5% in 2025 and drop 4.4% in 2024 from the year before, the state-backed China Metallurgical Industry Planning a…

Green Hydrogen

Climate Fund Managers Acquires 24% Stake in Hyphen Hydrogen Energy

Dutch-based for-profit investment manager Climate Fund Managers (CFM) has completed the acquisition of a 24% equity stake in Hyphen Hydrogen Energy through its …

Green Hydrogen

AES Andes Submits Eia for Industrial-Scale Hydrogen Project in Chile

Energy company AES Andes has submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) to Chilean permitting authorities for a proposed industrial-scale green hydrogen…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Petrobras to Keep Constellation’s Semi-sub Rig Under $61M Contract Extension

(OE) Offshore drilling contractor Constellation has secured an extension of the current contract for its semi-submersible drilling rig Atlantic Star with Petrob…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Ease as Markets Weigh China Stimulus Hopes

Oil edged lower on Thursday in light holiday trade as the dollar's strength offset hopes for additional fiscal stimulus in China, the world's biggest oi…

United States

President Biden to Decide Fate of Nippon Steel’s $15BN Bid for US Steel

Nippon Steel’s $15 billion bid for US Steel has been referred to US President Joe Biden, a White House spokesman said, giving the president 15 days to decide o…

United States

The Coming Critical Minerals Trade War Is Brics Short of a Load

The incoming Trump administration’s threat of tariffs has muddied the already cloudy outlook for mining and metals in 2025.Chinese retaliation has been sw…

Natural Gas

KazMunayGas and CNOOC Joining Forces to Dig Deeper Into Geological Exploration

KazMunayGas and CNOOC are expanding their cooperation in geological exploration, discussing key aspects of bilateral collaboration, including the joint implemen…

Russian

Krasnodar Declares Regional Emergency as Black Sea Oil Spill Cleanup Stalls

Authorities in southern Russia’s Krasnodar region have declared a regionwide state of emergency as cleanup efforts for an oil spill along the Black Sea co…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Peak EV Fast Charging Is up 50%, and So Are EV Fast Chargers

Apparently, at the year’s peak charging time in the US, EV fast charging was up nearly 50% compared to the same time in 2023. That peak charging time is T…

Natural Gas

US Natgas Prices Hit 23-Month High on Increased LNG Feedgas, Heating Demand

US natural gas futures hit a 23-month high on Tuesday in thin pre-holiday trading, supported by an increase in the amount of gas flowing to liquefied natural ga…