January 16, 2013

Fortescue eschews oil and gas exploration as iron ore spot prices rise

Aussie miner Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG) has opted to abandon plans to invest in an oil and gas explorer

January 16, 2013

Beijing’s appalling air pollution exposed by NASA satellites

Satellite images released by NASA reveal the full and appalling extent of the air pollution which afflicting large swathes of north-eastern China

January 15, 2013

U.S. debt ceiling: Platinum and gold are not the answer

Ridiculous platinum coins and the nation’s gold reserves appear to be off the table.

January 15, 2013

2013: Cheapest gas in 4 years?

According to analysts—this year should see overall lower gas prices than 2012 thanks to strong oil supplies against weakening US demand.

January 15, 2013

Greenland rare earths: PM would welcome ‘thousands of Chinese workers’

Autonomous Danish territory is "too reliant" on fisheries and EU subsidies.

January 15, 2013

Too low? Uranium One being taken private for $1.3B by Russian firm

Analysts criticize the deal saying the price is too low

January 15, 2013

Oil companies win case to overturn regulation protecting Polar Bear Habitat

Outraged that such a large area of resource-rich land be put off limits from development, the Alaska Oil and Gas Association, filed legal cases against the US government.

January 15, 2013

Mongolia: Fast growing economy, evolving investment climate

High economic growth driven by Ming activity Mongolia, entirely flanked to the north and south by Russia and China, is the most […]

January 15, 2013

Colorado enacts tough new fracking measures

The state government in Colorado announced that it enacted some of the most stringent laws related to oil and natural gas operations in the country.

January 15, 2013

Kenyan oil, hot and getting hotter: Interview with Taipan’s Maxwell Birley

Kenya has become the hottest oil and gas venue in East Africa since big discoveries were made in the country’s virgin oilfields last April.