December 22, 2014

Federal court hands win to First Nations over Canadian gov’t re contentious omnibus bills

Ottawa should have consulted First Nations before introducing two omnibus bills that sparked the "Idle No More" protests, in 2012.

December 22, 2014

Oil sands technology questioned after series of leaks polluting aquifers

Method under scrutiny is the so-called cyclic steam stimulation, which is the same it was being used at CNRL's Primrose site during a major spill last year.

December 22, 2014

Climate Concerns Rise Alongside Growing Global Coal Consumption

New Worldwatch Institute analysis explores trends in coal consumption and global energy policies

December 22, 2014

Despite Ebola, investors betting on Africa

Not so long ago, declining commodity prices and the outbreak of an epidemic such as Ebola would have triggered a firesale of interest in Africa.

December 22, 2014

Could an energy bust trigger QE4?

In a normal economic times falling energy costs would be considered unadulterated good news.

December 21, 2014

Turning point for coal? Japanese trading firms snap up coal assets

A flurry of acquisitions of high-quality coal assets by Japanese firms in recent weeks signals that some trading houses at least are betting a depressed coal market where prices have…

December 21, 2014

US coal mines nearing record low in worker deaths

Less than five years after an explosion fueled by excess coal dust killed 29 men deep inside a West Virginia underground mine, the nation's coal mines are on pace for…

December 19, 2014

Turbulent times call for insulated investments: Steven Salz

The special situations analyst at M Partners tells The Energy Report that falling oil prices are hurting oil field services companies in different measures depending on their specialties, but that…

December 18, 2014

Uranium picks up on Asia’s renewed appetite for nuclear energy

China’s increased reliance on nuclear energy and Japan restarting its reactors are only two of the factors driving prices up.

December 18, 2014

Mining stocks rally across the board

Huge advances in all sectors from potash and uranium to copper and gold led by a 10% surge in diversified Canadian heavyweight Teck Resources.