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…

August 11, 2021

BHP shareholders to vote on fossil fuel production detail at AGM

The resolution requests BHP detail how its spending in coal, oil and gas assets will align with net-zero emissions target by 2050.

August 9, 2021

UN says IPCC’s climate report “code red for humanity”

First major assessment from the UN-backed experts committee in nearly a decade sees no end to rising temperatures before 2050.

August 7, 2021

How fossil fuels can help decarbonize the economy

Experts at Rice University say one of the keys to slashing CO2 emissions is in splitting hydrocarbon molecules into hydrogen and solid carbon.

August 6, 2021

US push for green energy could strand $68 billion in coal, gas assets – report

President Joe Biden announced plans to call for half of all vehicles sold in the US to be capable of emissions-free driving by the end of the decade.

August 5, 2021

BHP board approves $544 million spend for Shenzi North oil project development

Production is expected to begin in the 2024 financial year.

August 3, 2021

Top Ten US miners

Annual top-ten list of the largest US-based mining companies ranked by market capitalization

August 2, 2021

From miners to big oil, the great commodity cash machine is back

The Bloomberg Commodity Spot Index, a basket of nearly two dozen raw materials, surged to a 10-year high last week and is rapidly closing in on the record set in…