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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

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

TotalEnergies Adds More Time to Northern Drilling Semisub Deal

French energy major TotalEnergies has exercised an extension option for Northern Drilling’s semisub Deepsea Mira.John Fredriksen-controlled Northern Ocean…

China

Iron Ore Rises on Pre-holiday Restocking, China Stimulus Hopes

Iron ore futures prices gained for a second straight session on Tuesday, supported by pre-holiday restocking by steelmakers in top consumer China and revived ho…

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…

Australia

Progress of Projects Such as the Orient Polymetallic Mine in Australia

Iltani Resources has seen high-grade mineralization at the Orient East silver indium project in northern Queensland, which had previously seen the highest grade…

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…

Electric Vehicles

Andy Palmer Says “Hybrids Are a Road to Hell”

Who is Andy Palmer and why is he saying Hybrids are a road to hell? Admittedly, Palmer is not a household name, but he is well known in the auto industry. He we…

Natural Gas

Gazprom Greenlights $15 Billion Investment Plan to Bolster Gas Production Capacity

The board of directorates of Russia’s giant Gazprom has given its seal of approval for the firm’s projected investment program and budget for next y…

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…