August 31, 2017

Govt electricity supply report ‘will not save US coal’

There's nothing in Dept of Energy's electricity grid reliability analysis that'll stop substitution of coal by natural gas and renewable energy says Moody's.

August 31, 2017

BHP hires Barclays, Citi for US shale gas divestment — sources

The business could fetch around $10 billion, two banking sources said.

August 30, 2017

Canadian pipeline protesters launch new battle from the water

More than a hundred environmental activists gathered last weekend to practice seaborne drills to disrupt construction on Kinder Morgan's Westridge crude oil terminal.

August 29, 2017

CRIN: Energy acronym embodies next wave of resource innovation

It has no executive director, president or staff. It has no address or letterhead. No one has a CRIN business card. You won’t find it with a Google search.

August 29, 2017

US to extend ban on mining near Yellowstone national park

US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to speed up a two-year review of mining on more than 30,000 acres just north of the park.

August 28, 2017

Brazil to redo Amazon mining decree after criticism

Brazil's government will revise a decree that opened up a vast mineral reserve in the Amazon rainforest to mining responding to overwhelming criticism.

August 28, 2017

Glencore to offload second coal mine in Australia in less than three months

Decision comes as the Swiss-based miner and commodities trader rethinks how to deploy capital as its cuts debt.

August 28, 2017

China issues draft rules for utilities to boost coal stocks – govt

During winter and summer, power companies' coal inventories must be five to 10 days above normal levels.

August 27, 2017

UK coal use drops to 135-year low

Once the engine of the Industrial Revolution rooted in the UK, coal is now less popular than ever as an electricity source.

August 24, 2017

The next oil price spike may cripple the industry

How it is possible for the price of oil to go both up and not up, and what would that mean for the oil industry?