October 24, 2014 Husky’s cost for oil sands project jumps by $400 million Husky Energy Inc. says the price tag for a multibillion-dollar oil sands project jumped by $400-million, another sign that energy companies are struggling to contain costs in northern Alberta.
October 23, 2014 Rio’s Walsh gets big backing from shareholders, to stay longer as CEO The move is seen by analysts as an attempt to strengthen the firm’s image.
October 22, 2014 Low oil prices hurting U.S. shale operations Slumping oil prices are putting pressure on U.S. drillers.
October 22, 2014 B.C. Liberal government slashes rate in long-awaited LNG tax Recognizing the realities of global energy sector competition and under fire from major LNG proponents prior to being finalized, the BC Liberal government’s tax structure for liquefied natural gas production…
October 22, 2014 Water expert detects little heavy metals in oil sands moss Water expert Bill Shotyk was doing research in Germany when he read a newspaper article about pollution in the Athabasca River that included heavy metals, lead and mercury.
October 22, 2014 China to scrap tariffs on Australian coal The controversial duties, imposed earlier this month, will be eliminated once ongoing negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two nations is finalized.
October 22, 2014 Horse breeders win coal mine expansion fight against Anglo American Planners ruled Anglo’s 100 million-tonne project was a threat to the Hunter Valley's thoroughbred and tourism industries.
October 21, 2014 BHP shoots the lights out Petroleum, met coal, iron ore production set new quarterly records. Fall in copper volumes not enough to dent 9% overall output growth.
October 21, 2014 Citibank acquires Deutsche commodities trading book Tough regulations and worries about reputation have made trading commodities a source of worries for bank bosses.
October 20, 2014 Polish coal miner slashes production forecast amid restructuring Announcement comes as Polish authorities work on a plan to group its loss-making mines into a “bad” or a “good” unit.
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