December 16, 2013

Using natural gas to mine for oil sands – a strategy by Shell and Caterpillar

The companies have signed an agreement to test a new truck engine which would run on liquefied natural gas rather than diesel.

December 16, 2013

US oil output to reach near record high in 2016

Mainly thanks to improvements in the techniques of horizontal drilling and fracking, says the EIA.

December 16, 2013

Australia’s promise to assist BHP with its Olympic Dam expansion

South Australian Premier, Jay Weatherill, has reproached the federal government for saying BHP could resume its Olympic Dam expansion within months, calling it a "cruel hoax."

December 16, 2013

Australian mining jobs sector still growing, but new skills needed, report finds

Employment in the mining sector will rise by 7.4% over the next four years, with the oil and gas sector providing the largest number of new jobs

December 15, 2013

Amid fierce political opposition, US uranium miner suspends mine plans

Decades-long ban on uranium mining in Virginia is proving very difficult to change.

December 15, 2013

American oil producer says it doesn’t need Keystone pipeline

One of the companies that has signed up to ship crude through Keystone recently told Reuters that the pipeline was "no longer needed."

December 15, 2013

Australian coal investments at risk of becoming ‘stranded assets’ – Oxford study says

New research suggests that Australian coal's second-biggest customer, China, could be headed for a coal-free diet.

December 13, 2013

NAFTA environmental body questions Canada’s enforcement of environmental law

The Commission for Environmental Cooperation has given the Federal government 60 days to respond to claims that it hasn't been enforcing its own laws.

December 13, 2013

Chinese leaders rally the country behind economic reforms

Statement after annual planning meeting warns of "downward pressure" on the world's second largest economy and the need to take "bold steps" to reform industry.

December 13, 2013

Explosion kills 21 in Chinese coal mine

Chinese coal mines are the 'deadliest in the world.'