November 17, 2011

IEA bets the planet on clean coal

The International Energy agency says in its World Energy Outlook 2011 released last week, widespread deployment of more efficient coal-fired power plants and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology could…

November 17, 2011

PHI Group to Acquire Indonesian Coal Assets

PHI Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PHIE) (OTCQB: PHIE), a company engaged in energy and natural resources, real estate development, and M&A advisory services, announced today that it has signed a letter…

November 17, 2011

Hathor’s board recommends Rio Tinto’s offer of Can$654 million

Hathor Exploration's (TSE:HAT) board recommends that shareholders accept Rio Tinto's (LON:RIO) all-cash offer of Can$654 million. Rio Tinto increased its all-cash offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares…

November 17, 2011

Gold slides as Europe ‘numbs’ traders to bullion fundamentals

Gold futures for December delivery dropped 3.2%  or $57 to $1,717.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange by early afternoon on Thursday. Gold's weakness…

November 17, 2011

Lifting ban on uranium exports to India will benefit Aussie miners: legal firm

Australian legal firm Minter Ellison predicts that lifting the ban on Australian uranium exports could present significant opportunities for mining companies in Australia, as Indian and other foreign state-owned enterprises…

November 17, 2011

Fission Energy Corp. completes $10 million bought deal private placement

KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 17, 2011) - FISSION ENERGY CORP. (TSX VENTURE:FIS)(OTCQX:FSSIF) ("Fission" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, further to its press release dated October 27,…

November 17, 2011

Alberta premier appeals for Canada to form united front on energy strategy

of activity in the oil pipeline industry as companies look for ways to move growing supplies from the oilsands to market. Earlier Wednesday, Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) said it would pay…

November 17, 2011

BHP to consider India uranium sales

BHP Billiton says it will review its position on selling uranium to India if the Federal Government reverses its ban on sales to India.

November 16, 2011

Tory foreign policy review looks to China

the past week. The Obama Administration put the brakes on a major pipeline project that would carry Alberta oilsands crude to the U.S. Gulf Coast, and Harper responded that Canada…

November 16, 2011

Oil sands opponents ‘treacherous’ -Canada minister

In a sign of the strain the Canadian government is feeling over development of the tar sands, Environment Minister Peter Kent said on Wednesday that opposition legislators who campaigned in…