August 27, 2021 How Afghanistan’s $1 trillion mining wealth sold the war US media regurgitates a 2010 New York Times frontpage story on Afghanistan’s mineral riches based on a secret Pentagon memo and a 1977 Soviet geologic map.
August 26, 2021 US offshore oil workers flee as storm approaches Gulf of Mexico A potentially devastating storm is brewing in the Caribbean Sea and expected to make its way through the Gulf of Mexico's oil producing region.
August 24, 2021 BHP risks two notch downgrade on oil asset sale The sale will reduce BHP's portfolio diversity and will raise its dependency on a single asset.
August 20, 2021 Court rules Intrepid Potash has no water rights in New Mexico Intrepid’s use of the Pecos River water gained controversy after the company disclosed it planned to sell it to the oil and gas industry.
August 20, 2021 Jet, diesel fuel from ethanol now easier to produce Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, LanzaTech and Oregon State University have made it easier to convert alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gases into jet or diesel…
August 18, 2021 Russell: BHP’s petroleum exit shows oil and gas may follow coal’s path to toxic status It's likely that this deal signals that the era of paying premiums to acquire oil and gas assets is over.
August 17, 2021 Woodside snares BHP oil, gas business in $28 billion merger BHP's exit from petroleum, which made up just 5% of its annual earnings, speeds up its exit from fossil fuels amid pressure from environmentally conscious investors.
August 16, 2021 BHP closer to exiting oil and gas with Woodside merger talks Move would cement the world’s top miner’s exit from the oil and gas industry amid increasing pressure to curb emissions.
August 13, 2021 First new oil sands pipeline in years could start next month Enbridge’s 760,0000 barrel-a-day Line 3 oil pipeline could start operating as soon as Sept. 15.
August 13, 2021 Drumbeat grows louder for BHP to exit petroleum BHP's decision to spend $802 million on oil projects in the US Gulf of Mexico - just days before a new report that issued dire warnings about human contribution to…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
