May 30, 2011 China coal imports to double in 2015, India close behind Top coal consumer China should see import demand more than double in the next four years and India will be close behind as both hoover up supplies on international markets…
May 30, 2011 Construction starts on world’s biggest biomass power station as scores of coal-fired plants face shutdown Engineering work has begun at a coal-fired power station on the banks of the Thames in England, UK that could turn it into the world's largest biomass plant with almost…
May 30, 2011 Canada left out rise in oil sands pollution from UN report The federal government has acknowledged that it deliberately excluded data indicating a 20% increase in annual pollution from Canada’s oilsands industry in 2009 from a recent 567-page report on climate…
May 30, 2011 Alberta is the oil sands’ best friend An editorial in last Wednessday's National Post ("Ottawa isn't the oil sands' enemy") left readers with an inaccurate portrayal of the Alberta government's role in the oil sands.
May 30, 2011 Commodities boom drives economic growth in several Canadian provinces A Conference Board of Canada report says high energy and metals prices "are prompting resource companies to invest billions in iron ore projects, nickel processing and offshore oil developments" in…
May 30, 2011 Resourcehouse launches $3.6bn IPO in Hong Kong Australian mining company Resourcehouse, controlled by billionaire Clive Palmer, launched its planned $3.6 billion Hong Kong IPO on Sunday, betting on rising coal prices to attract investors to its large…
May 30, 2011 Australia warns resources firms to be vigilant for cyber attack Australia's government urged companies on Monday to tighten vigilance over cyber attacks launched offshore against some of the world's biggest resource firms and other businesses, warning high-tech threats were intensifying.…
May 27, 2011 Massey shareholders to block $7.1bn Alpha merger The $7.1 billion merger of coal miners Massey Energy Co (MEE.N) and Alpha Natural Resources Inc (ANR.N) should be blocked or Massey's board will avoid responsibility for their reckless management,…
May 27, 2011 The Province: bureaucrats say $5.5bn pipeline to BC coast not needed According to the report in the newspaper senior bureaucrats have told the federal government that the controversial pipeline that would stretch for 1,170km from Brudenheim in Alberta to a new…
May 27, 2011 Financial Post: Canadian crude fetching premium prices The Financial Post reports a shortage of Canadian synthetic crude, the result of outages at oil sands operations, has resulted in premium prices for Canadian varieties in May of as…
US rare earth buyers still see China curbs despite Trump deal The US and China still haven’t reached an agreement on key details of how Beijing will free up sales of rare earths. December 24, 2025 | 07:45 am
