Papua New Guinea new mining law takes away Rio’s subsidiary rights
The ruling formalizes the Bougainville province's control of its own resources, which means the national PNG mining law no longer applies.
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Australia may ban uranium sales to Russia as part of sanctions
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Kinder Morgan merges assets in $70-billion deal
The merger is the largest in the energy sector in the last 15 years.
Coal oversupply to cap prices to 5-year-low
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