April 21, 2017 BHP top shareholders step up pressure for oil spinoff They're pressing the company not only to accept a proposal by activist investor Elliott Management to spin off its US petroleum business, but to fully demerge all of its oil…
April 21, 2017 Strike at Escondida hurt Rio Tinto copper output Production for the first three months of the year slumped 37% compared with the same period of 2016.
April 20, 2017 Post cyclone coking coal price plunge Drops 4% to $289.50 a tonne despite greater than expected Australian supply outage.
April 20, 2017 Production at Syncrude’s Mildred Lake oil sands to fully resume in June Pipeline shipments would restart at approximately 50% of capacity in early May.
April 20, 2017 Mining’s environmental accomplishments unknown to American voters A new poll by Morning Consult for the National Mining Association (NMA) shows that most American voters are unaware of the environmental and technological advancements in teh industry.
April 18, 2017 Teck: no plans to reopen Quintette met coal mine Vancouver company focused on bringing $13 billion oil sands project into production before the end of the year
April 18, 2017 Climate change and risks to fossil fuel industry: sustainability train has left the station Burning coal, oil, and natural gas is responsible for two-thirds of humanity’s emissions of greenhouse gases, and yet provides more than 20% of GDP in two dozen nations.
April 18, 2017 South32 drops $200 million plan to buy Peabody coal mine The miner said it was unwilling to take the steps required to satisfy Australian steel makers to get the approval of the transaction, which would have its major deal since…
April 17, 2017 US Energy Secretary worried about coal Rick Perry expressed concerns about the diversification of power sources and the stability of the country’s grid
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