The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has urged for more investment in gas production to meet energy demands post 2027, and has warned of potential supply this winter in the southern states... 

The Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) which could bolster... 

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has condemned platinum group metals miner Anglo American Platinum’s (Amplats’) “migration” from the Mine Health & Safety Act (MHSA) to the Occupational... 

President Joe Biden is limiting oil leasing in Arctic waters and sensitive areas of Alaska, taking steps to expand conservation as his administration prepares to approve a mammoth ConocoPhillips... 

A global water classification system to define water as reserves and resources to put on the balance sheet has been developed to ensure this increasingly scarce resource can be measured and... 

Ontario has announced the recipients of the Critical Minerals Innovation Fund, which is supporting research for extraction and processing technologies to build critical minerals supply chain.... 

The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, the World Economic Forum and The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development on Monday co-hosted the eighth... 

Oil and gas major Santos and joint venture (JV) partners TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil have launched a fully-integrated front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the Papua liquefied natural gas... 

The demand for South African value-added steel products in mining projects across Africa and Australia has increased amid poor service delivery and high transport costs from China, as well as... 

The Western Australian government has called on the resources sector to nominate areas to be considered as part of Western Australia's 2023 petroleum exploration acreage release. The... 

The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Authority (Nopsema) this week released a guidance framework to help drive improved cooperation between the offshore petroleum industry and... 

The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (Appea) has called on the federal government to prioritise bringing on new gas supply rather than compromising international... 

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Monday indicated that mineral and petroleum exploration expenditure fell during the December quarter by 1.3% and 9.9% respectively. In... 

Oil and gas major Woodside has reported a 73% increase in production volumes for full year ended December, driving a 142% increase in operating revenue and a 172% increase in earnings before... 

Despite operational and legislative challenges, local law firm Beech Veltman CEO Warren Beech stresses that South Africa is in an ideal position to capitalise on and benefit from the increasing... 

Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King has backed US energy major Chevron’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) efforts at its Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, in Western Australia. The... 

Legal & General Group Plc have launched a fresh lawsuit against Glencore, months after the commodities giant pleaded guilty to allegations of market manipulation and bribery. A group of Legal &... 

This week: Shell driven to powering progress in mining; Venetia Underground Project will achieve operational readiness, first production in 2023; And, Multotec focusing on improving African mining... 

The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (Nopsema) has accepted oil and gas major Santos' offshore project proposal (OPP) for the Dorado development. Santos... 

Through the just energy transition investment plan, R1.5-trillion could be invested in South Africa over the next five years in new frontiers of renewable energy, green hydrogen and electric... 

New analysis – conducted by climate think tank InfluenceMap – on climate policy lobbying in South Africa shows that oppositional industry voices are significantly more engaged than pro-climate... 

Global energy major BP and project partner Technip Energies have reached a new milestone regarding the development of the highly-anticipated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas (LNG)... 

Petroleum business company Shell is recommitting itself to the African mining industry with its solutions and products geared towards sustaining the mining industry through the provision of... 

There is a great deal of hope in South Africa that PGMs will find large new uses in new energy technologies in the emerging ‘energy transition.’  

Australian oil and gas producers have called on the government to change the direction of the proposed mandatory code of conduct to allow investment in new supply to avoid shortfalls and put... 

South Africa’s Exploration Strategy, published in April 2022, contains a number of praiseworthy suggestions to ensure the country increases its share of global spending on minerals exploration.... 

By Giada Masina, Partner at Webber Wentzel The Exploration Strategy published last year contains some useful proposals to bolster mineral exploration, but also some proposals on security of tenure... 

Oil and gas major Woodside and its Sunrise joint venture (JV) partners have committed to the development of the Greater Sunrise fields, north-west of Darwin. Woodside said in a statement on... 

The absence of a functional mining cadastre in South Africa, which has been undermining the sector for years, is now having potentially negative knock-on effects for developers of renewable-energy... 

The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (Appea) has called on the federal government to use its 2023-24 Budget to encourage investment in new gas supply and emissions... 

The industry body for the oil and gas sector this week said that the price cap placed on the industry by the federal government at the end of last year, was making it difficult to execute gas... 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has unveiled a demonstration tyre comprised of 90% sustainable materials.  This demonstration tyre has passed all applicable regulatory testing in the US, as well... 

US President Joe Biden is nearing a critical decision on a massive proposed oil project in northwest Alaska that could unlock 600-million barrels of crude and has drawn the ire of environmentalists... 

 A Norwegian study has found a "substantial" amount metals and minerals ranging from copper to rare earth metals on the seabed of its extended continental shelf, authorities said on Friday in their... 

The Western Australian government this week revealed that the resources sector reached record sales of A$231-billion in 2021-22, with employment reaching an all-time high of more than 157 700... 

ASX-listed Santos has received government approval for its Mount Tabor biodiversity offset project, in South West Queensland. The company on Friday said that the final approval from the... 

The Western Australian government this week announced plans to introduce climate change legislation this year to establish a framework for responsible emissions reductions to meet Western... 

The theme of this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba – Unlocking African Mining Investment – is quite relevant, as uncertainty in the South African mining industry can create reluctance... 

Fuel group Astron Energy has announced a R220-million development fund to empower small businesses in the Astron Energy value chain and its linked communities.   CEO Thabiet Booley describes the... 

Cobalt is vital for the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries, but research shows that cobalt can result in oxygen release at high voltage, which damages the batteries. Moreover, the vast majority... 

The use of the multipurpose base metal, zinc, in South Africa, has “been through a rollercoaster over the past ten to 12 years”, says International Zinc Association (IZA) Africa Desk executive... 

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released interim compliance and enforcement guidelines for the gas industry on the new Gas Market Emergency Price order. Parliament...