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Oil Shale

Sinopec Announces Discovery of New Shale Oil Reserve in Southwest China

On October 23, 2025, Sinopec, China’s leading oil refiner, announced the discovery of a significant shale oil reserve in the Sichuan Basin, southwest Chin…

China

Taiwan’s Record-Breaking Danjiang Bridge Set for May Opening

The final steel deck segment has been installed on the Danjiang Bridge, marking a key milestone for the first structure to connect the east and west banks at th…

France

TotalEnergy Sells Its Greenflex Consultancy Business to Oteis

TotalEnergies SE, based in Paris, announced an agreement to sell its sustainable consultancy and solutions affiliate, GreenFlex, to Oteis, an independent French…

United States

IBM Says Conventional AMD Chips Can Run Quantum Computing Error Correction Algorithm

IBM announced that it has successfully run a key quantum computing error correction algorithm on commercially available chips made by Advanced Micro Devices (AM…

Electric Vehicles

CATL, EACON Join Forces to Accelerate Electrified Autonomous Mining Transformation

On October 24, CATL and EACON, a leading Chinese developer of autonomous haulage solutions, signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Ningde, Fujian, accordin…

Metal

CMOC to Invest $1.1b to Expand Congo Copper Mine

China’s CMOC Group announced plans to invest $1.08 billion to expand its KFM copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), aiming to increase annual c…

LNG

CP2 LNG in Louisiana Gets Export Permit

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has granted final authorization for Venture Global Inc.’s CP2 LNG project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, to ex…

Australia

Australia to End Live Sheep Exports in May 2028

Australia has officially begun the phase-out of live sheep exports by sea, following legislation passed last week that sets 1 May 2028 as the end date for these…

United States

Only 2% of US Soybeans Are Grown Non-GM

In 2025, U.S. production of non-GM soybeans for the food industry remained stable, maintaining its share in the country’s overall soybean output. Accordin…

United States

Lumen and Palantir Team Up to Accelerate Enterprise AI Adoption

Telecommunications provider Lumen Technologies (LUMN.N) and data analytics company Palantir Technologies (PLTR.O) announced on Thursday a multi-year strategic p…

Metal

JP Morgan Sees Gold Prices Averaging $5,055 per Ounce by Late 2026

JP Morgan analysts on Thursday reaffirmed their optimistic outlook on gold, projecting that prices could average $5,055 per ounce by the fourth quarter of 2026.…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Morocco Plans Coal Power Phase-Out by 2040

Morocco intends to completely phase out coal-fired power generation by 2040 if adequate international climate financing is secured, the Powering Past Coal Allia…

United States

Alaska Air Cuts Annual Profit Forecast on Higher Fuel Costs

Alaska Air Group (ALK.N) reduced its 2025 profit outlook on Thursday as higher fuel prices and operational challenges, including severe weather, affected its ma…

United States

Dow Beats Loss Estimates on Cost Cuts, New US Capacity

Dow Inc. (DOW.N) reported a smaller-than-expected adjusted loss for the third quarter of 2025 on Thursday, supported by cost reductions and increased production…

Panama

Konecranes Unveils Hybrid & Electric Port Solutions

Konecranes has officially introduced its Noell Hydrogen Fuel Cell Straddle Carrier to the Americas, marking its debut in Panama City. The new model is presented…