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        <description><![CDATA[Mining news coverage from the Middle East with an overview on project information, developments in mining, investments and infrastructure as well as updates on the progress of future, new and existing projects]]></description>
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            <title>Goldman says options demand could push gold beyond $4 900 forecast</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gold prices could surge past Goldman Sachs's $4 900 year-end forecast, as surging demand for bullish gold options may amplify further gains, the bank said in a note on Friday. The bank said a further pickup in Western investor demand, combined with continued strong central bank buying, could push bullion toward key option strike levels, where dealer hedging may mechanically accelerate price moves.]]></description>
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            <title>Zinc hits four-year peak on supply fears and speculators</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Prices of zinc in London hit their highest in more than four years on Friday as the accumulation of stocks in China, the world's biggest metals consumer, drove concerns about shortages elsewhere, leading to speculative buying. Benchmark zinc on the London Metal Exchange CMZN3 hit $3,823.85 a metric ton on Friday, its strongest since June 2022.]]></description>
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            <title>Capital raises full-year revenue guidance on strong first-half performance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[London-listed mining services group Capital has raised its full-year revenue guidance to between $430-million and $450-million, from the previous guidance of $410-million to $440-million, after a strong performance in the six months to June 30. The increased revenue guidance reflects the diversification of the group and the strong demand environment, the group notes in an update to shareholders.]]></description>
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            <category>MINING SERVICES</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Radiant World lays off staff as lenders back away, Singapore police investigates</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore trader Radiant World has laid off some operations staff as banks and counterparties retreat, cutting off the credit the Singapore-based firm needs to fund its trades, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Earlier this month, a handful of back-office staff were laid off at Radiant's Dubai operation, the sources said, as the ramifications from a string of negative headlines around invoicing and document improprieties on its iron ore trades undermined the firm's ability to trade. They did not know the exact number of layoffs.]]></description>
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            <title>Singapore authorities begin looking into trader Radiant World</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Singapore’s police force has begun looking into Radiant World after receiving reports on the iron-ore trader, a spokesperson said on Thursday.

A Radiant World spokesperson was not immediately available outside European working hours.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Greater regulatory scrutiny no bar to mining mergers, bosses say</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mining bosses say that regulatory scrutiny of major mergers is increasing as governments pay closer attention to critical minerals and security of supply in the face of a volatile geopolitical backdrop, but they do not see the shift as a fundamental barrier to dealmaking. Executives at Glencore, Anglo American and Rio Tinto said after half-year results in July and August that antitrust reviews and national interest were becoming more prominent factors when assessing potential transactions, particularly where copper and other critical minerals are involved.]]></description>
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            <category>M&amp;A</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Aramco and Maaden to form mineral exploration venture in Saudi Arabia</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[State oil giant Saudi Aramco and Saudi mining company Maaden plan to form a joint venture that will focus on mineral exploration and hard-rock mining in the kingdom, they said on Tuesday.

Exploration will mainly focus on copper, alongside other energy transition minerals such as zinc, lead and rare earth elements.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>COPPER &amp; RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Duke University, UCT make tangible investment recommendations ahead of lithium, rare earths boom</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/duke-university-uct-make-tangible-investment-recommendations-ahead-of-lithium-rare-earths-boom-2026-08-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A first-of-its-kind report from researchers at Duke University and the University of Cape Town (UCT) has mapped the most credible research and development opportunities for lithium and rare earth processing, with the researchers offering recommendations to countries and companies in the Global South that are trying to go beyond mining to expand their processing capability.

The report helps to inform the global collaborative platform that is the Council for Critical Minerals Development in the Global South that was created in response to the anticipated rises in commodity demands for lithium and rare earths, among others. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>LITHIUM &amp; RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>EVs to constitute 25% of global fleet by 2040; can rise to 50% – WoodMac</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/evs-to-constitute-25-of-global-fleet-by-2040-can-rise-to-50-woodmac-2026-08-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Global energy research and consulting firm Wood Mackenzie's (WoodMac’s) base case scenario projects electric vehicles (EVs) jumping from 4% of the global fleet today to 25% by 2040. However, if governments boost EV supply chain investment to strengthen resilience to oil market shocks, high fuel prices prompt more consumers to switch to EVs, and EV technologies advance faster than expected, this could fast-track global EV adoption to 50%.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>EV ADOPTION</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Aluminium on thin ice as LME stocks hit 36-year low, Reuters says</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/aluminium-on-thin-ice-as-lme-stocks-hit-36-year-low-reuters-says-2026-08-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ London Metal Exchange (LME) stocks of aluminium have slumped to their lowest level since 1990, attesting to the supply-chain dislocation caused by the Iran war.

Gulf production of primary aluminium has collapsed by two-million tons a year since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Global 2026 oil supply shortfall to deepen as Hormuz reopening remains elusive, IEA says</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/global-2026-oil-supply-shortfall-to-deepen-as-hormuz-reopening-remains-elusive-iea-says-2026-08-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Global oil supply will fall by 4.3-million barrels per day (bpd), or around 4%, this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday, as renewed hostilities in the Middle East disrupt supplies and plunge the world deeper into an oil-market deficit.

The US-Iran ceasefire broke down last month around a month after the parties signed a memorandum of understanding to end the war. Since then, tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have resumed and the conflict spread as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels launched attacks in the Red Sea.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>OIL &amp; GAS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>EGA's Al Taweelah aluminium smelter running at 18%, expects full return in early 2027</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/egas-al-taweelah-aluminium-smelter-running-at-18-expects-full-return-in-early-2027-2026-08-12</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) said on Wednesday its Al Taweelah smelter was operating at 18% of capacity and is expected to return to prior output levels in early 2027.

An Iranian strike in March on the 1.5-million metric ton a year plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the largest smelter in the Middle East, led to an emergency shutdown and sent aluminium prices towards four-year highs.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>India's iron-ore approach for ambitious steelmaking strategy can shape global demand, ...</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/indias-iron-ore-approach-for-ambitious-steelmaking-strategy-can-shape-global-demand-decarbonisation-ieefa-warns-2026-08-12</link>
            <description><![CDATA[US-based think tank Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) outlines in its latest report 'India's looming iron-ore challenge' how the country may not have enough access to the right quality of ore for its ambitious steelmaking expansion plans.

IEEFA says how India sources imported iron-ore and how much domestic ore it upgrades could shape the country's steelmaking technology choices, as well as influence India's dependence on imported coking coal and the pace of steel decarbonisation. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Claims against Radiant World assets have doubled since 2025, filings show</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/claims-against-radiant-world-assets-have-doubled-since-2025-filings-show-2026-08-12</link>
            <description><![CDATA[One of the world's largest iron-ore traders, Radiant World, has 21 creditors with registered claims over its assets, more than double the number before the start of 2025, according to registered charge filings in Singapore.

In late July Bloomberg reported that Vitol Group and Cargill have stopped trading with Radiant World and that that Glencore is no longer doing new business with the company.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Barrick tasks Sebastiaan Bock to steer global operations outside of North America</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/barrick-tasks-sebastiaan-bock-to-steer-global-operations-outside-of-north-america-2026-08-11</link>
            <description><![CDATA[TSX- and NYSE-listed Barrick Mining Corporation has appointed Sebastiaan Bock as CEO of "Rest of World" operations effective immediately.

Bock will lead Barrick's gold and copper operations outside of North America and will report to Barrick CEO and president Mark Hill. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>ConocoPhillips completes $1.7bn asset sale, hits divestiture target early</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/conocophillips-completes-17bn-asset-sale-hits-divestiture-target-early-2026-08-06</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips said on Thursday it has completed the sale of $1.7-billion of noncore Lower 48 assets in July, helping the US oil producer reach its $5-billion asset disposition target ahead of schedule.

Asset sales have become a key step for large shale producers looking to streamline operations, strengthen balance sheets and boost shareholder payouts while prioritizing returns over production growth.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>OIL &amp; GAS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>There is more to accelerated mining than merely weaker regulation, report finds </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/there-is-more-to-accelerated-mining-than-merely-weaker-regulation-report-finds-2026-08-06</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Donor network and platform Trust, Accountability and Inclusion Collaborative (TAI) has published a report that challenges the assumption that deregulation will accelerate critical minerals development. As governments race to secure the minerals needed for renewable energy, electric vehicles and other emerging technologies, TAI is of the view that procedural fairness, effective regulation, environmental stewardship and meaningful community participation are among the most important drivers of public trust in mining.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY &amp; ENVIRONMENT</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Depletion of iron-ore mines to underpin next decade's prices, Rio Tinto executive says</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Supply pressure stemming from the depletion of iron-ore mines built earlier this century, such as those in Australia, is set to underpin the iron-ore market and prices over the coming decade, a Rio Tinto executive said on Wednesday.

Rio expects to invest more than $13-billion on new mines, plant and equipment in the Pilbara region during the period from 2025 to 2027 while estimating that 800-million tonnes needs to be added globally across the next decade to maintain supply.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Mining sector not as badly affected by Middle East conflict as first thought, but risks remain</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/mining-sector-not-as-badly-affected-by-middle-east-conflict-as-first-thought-but-risks-remain-2026-08-04</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Following the release of its mid-year review, global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) has highlighted how contained the damage has been in the global mining and metals markets amid conflict in the Middle East and the upcoming US mid-term elections in November. The consultancy says the clearest evidence of this is in the global aluminium sector, given that, at the height of the Middle Eastern conflict, the disruption was expected to result in a supply deficit of between two-million and three-million tonnes.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Iron-ore hits one-year low on trader concerns and demand outlook</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/iron-ore-hits-one-year-low-on-trader-concerns-and-demand-outlook-2026-08-03</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore sank to the lowest level in more than a year amid concerns about a major physical trader of the commodity, which compounded existing market softness linked to a challenging demand outlook. Futures for the steelmaking ingredient retreated by as much as 1.9% to $94.10 a ton in Singapore, the lowest intraday level since early July 2025. In Dalian, the most-traded contract declined by nearly 3%.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>ICMM calls for further action as fatalities among members remain relatively high</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/icmm-calls-for-further-action-as-fatalities-among-members-remain-relatively-high-2026-07-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Although global mining and metals advocacy group the ICMM's 26 members achieved a year-on-year reduction in fatalities to 39 for 2025, from 43 in 2024, the group stresses that fatalities have generally been increasing since 2021, reversing a previous downward trend. This reinforces the need for a continued focus on fatal risk prevention and critical control effectiveness, the ICMM states.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>MINE SAFETY</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Central banks bought far less gold than thought at start of year</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/central-banks-bought-far-less-gold-than-thought-at-start-of-year-2026-07-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Central banks bought far less gold at the start of the year than previously thought, and while demand has since rebounded, their purchases are expected to decline this year, according to the World Gold Council. Central banks only bought 57 t in the first quarter, 187 t less than previously thought, the industry group said in a report Thursday. That’s the weakest start to a year in well over a decade, according to WGC data, and the revision means the overall pace of purchasing this year is likely to fall below 2025.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Commodity trader IXM expands portfolio into iron-ore, sources say</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/commodity-trader-ixm-expands-portfolio-into-iron-ore-sources-say-2026-07-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Global commodity trader IXM is expanding its portfolio into iron-ore, three people familiar with the matter said, even as near-record-low price volatility of the steelmaking ingredient cuts profit-making opportunities and suppresses investor interest.

Geneva-based IXM, one of the world's largest traders of physical non-ferrous metals such as copper and nickel, last week signed a prepayment deal with Brazilian miner Itaminas to lock in supply, said one of the people, who requested anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to the media on the matter.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>US-Saudi consortium advances plans for $5bn Gulf refinery</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/us-saudi-consortium-advances-plans-for-5bn-gulf-refinery-2026-07-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The MERA Oil consortium of US and Saudi Arabian companies is advancing plans for a $5-billion integrated refinery and export corridor in the Gulf aimed at boosting regional energy infrastructure, its partners said on Wednesday, as the Iran war continues to disrupt energy flows.

Texas-based energy development company MWG Group, the Patel Family Office and PWS, an associate company of Saudi industrial conglomerate AHQ Group, have entered the final stage of site selection for the refinery, which will have capacity of 200 000 barrels a day.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>OIL &amp; GAS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Citi maintains bullish copper price targets on supply pressure</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/citi-maintains-bullish-copper-price-targets-on-supply-pressure-2026-07-28</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Citi maintained on Monday its bullish copper price targets through the end of the year, citing tighter physical markets and supply pressure in China. The bank held its $14 500 per metric ton zero- to three-month target and its $15 000 per ton year-end target.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>LME aluminium stocks fall to lowest this century</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/lme-aluminium-stocks-fall-to-lowest-this-century-2026-07-27</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Aluminium stocks on the London Metal Exchange have slumped to their lowest this century as supply constraints in the war-hit Middle East leave consumers drawing down inventories to secure metal. Data from the bourse showed total aluminium stocks in LME warehouses had dropped to 271 275 metric tons on July 24. That is the lowest total in records going back to January 1998 and equivalent to less than a day's worth of global aluminium consumption.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Trump imposes forced labor duties on 60 trading partners as 10% US tariffs expire</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/trump-imposes-forced-labor-duties-on-60-trading-partners-as-10-us-tariffs-expire-2026-07-24</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Trump administration on Friday imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the European Union and China, over allegations of lax enforcement of forced labor bans, just as a temporary 10% global tariff expired.

The move is the White House's latest effort to restore President Donald Trump's campaign vision of a near-global tariff after the US Supreme Court in February struck down his "reciprocal" duties of 10% to 50% imposed last year under a national emergencies law to try to shrink the US trade deficit.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>MINING ECONOMY</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Competition for water resources a risk to the global energy transition, warns ICMM</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/competition-for-water-resources-a-risk-to-the-global-energy-transition-warns-icmm-2026-07-22</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Mining and metals advocacy group the ICMM warns that water availability could, in many regions, act as a constraint on the development of new mines and related facilities, particularly for the production of metals and minerals, such as platinum group metals, chromium, manganese, aluminium and steel, that are key to the energy transition. In its 'Global Mining and Metals Water Dataset' report, published on July 22, the ICMM states that competition for finite water resources is not a future concern, but a present operational reality and a structural constraint on the expansion of the mining and metals sector, as well as the pace of the energy transition itself.]]></description>
            <author>Chanel de Bruyn</author>
            <category>WATER</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>ADNOC greenlights $6.2bn Umm Shaif Gas Cap project</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/adnoc-greenlights-62bn-umm-shaif-gas-cap-project-2026-07-21</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi's State energy company Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has taken a $6.2-billion final investment decision (FID) to develop the Umm Shaif Gas Cap, in an acceleration of its integrated global gas growth strategy, the company said Tuesday.

The FID was made alongside ADNOC's international partners, TotalEnergies, Eni and China National Petroleum Corporation.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>OIL &amp; GAS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Goldman sees Brent exceeding $120/bbl in Q4 if Hormuz disruptions persist</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/goldman-sees-brent-exceeding-120bbl-in-q4-if-hormuz-disruptions-persist-2026-07-21</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs said on Monday that Brent crude could top $120 a barrel in the fourth quarter this year and average $100 a barrel next year if flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain disrupted and Gulf output only fully recovers by the end of 2027. Oil prices softened on Tuesday, with markets weighing reports of mediation efforts between the US and Iran against an exchange of fresh attacks between the two and threats of a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthis.]]></description>
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            <category>OIL</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/chinas-steel-sector-looks-weaker-than-it-is-reverse-for-iron-ore---reuters-2026-07-21</link>
            <description><![CDATA[China's steel sector presents something of a dilemma in trying to work out if it is soft and likely to continue to weaken, or whether it is actually performing quite strongly given the subdued state of the world's second-biggest economy.

The data certainly suggests an industry that is at best just keeping its head above water.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE &amp; STEEL</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Zinc prices are expected to retreat from recent highs over the rest of the year as lacklustre demand offsets supply disruptions, analysts say. The metal used to galvanise steel is up more than 13% on the London Metal Exchange in 2026 due to tight ore supply and smelter production losses. Outperforming copper, aluminium, lead and nickel, zinc last month climbed to its highest in almost four years at $3 658 per metric ton.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iran expects to restore around 100-million cubic metres a day of natural gas production capacity within the coming months, a senior government official said on Monday according to the oil ministry's Shana news outlet.

Attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure removed about 230-million cubic metres from output since the war started with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February. Recent US strikes on southern Iran, however, have not hit major energy sites.]]></description>
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