March 29, 2015 Big oil worse than big miners in overspending A chart by the Wall Street Journal shows that capital expenditures by the big oil companies are exceeding cash flow at a higher rate than the major miners.
March 27, 2015 Vale CEO Murilo Ferreira to lead Petrobras Vale's Murilo Ferreira has been nominated as Petrobras' next board chairman, while the company still scrambles to deal with the fallout from a vast corruption scandal.
March 27, 2015 PetroChina wants to smoothly sail away from the oil sand business The oil giant is “actively engaged” in talks to swap North American assets, mostly Canadian, with international oil companies.
March 27, 2015 With expertise and a little luck, East West petroleum reels in profits despite oil price plunge CEO David Sidoo tells The Energy Report how shrewd joint ventures and a firm commitment to low costs have led to highly profitable wells in New Zealand and significant upside…
March 27, 2015 Alberta’s oil drillers brace for traditional spring slowdown to stretch until next fall — or longer With world oil prices stubbornly stuck at around US$50 per barrel, Western Canada’s weather-related spring drilling slowdown could easily last until next fall — or longer.
March 27, 2015 Five companies in Australia’s Cooper Basin worth watching: Canaccord Genuity’s Johan Hedstrom Canaccord Genuity energy analyst Johan Hedstrom is tasked with scouring the Australian oil patch looking for good deals even as prices slip and slide.
March 26, 2015 $60 billion for mining private equity a myth Looking for an exit or a lifeline? Look further says $8 billion fund manager.
March 26, 2015 US coal producers shaved production costs further in challenging 2014 Production costs for a handful of U.S. coal producers declined in 2014, but some Illinois Basin producers actually reported higher costs, according to a cost-of-coal-sales-per-ton analysis by SNL Energy.
March 26, 2015 Congo’s planned mining code changes ‘too risky’: miners The country's Chamber of Mines says the new code would send the mining industry back by at least 10 years.
March 26, 2015 Glencore shutting down its West Wallsend coal mine in Australia The firm said poor coal prices meant it would not make sense to extend the life of the mine.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
