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Africa hosts a critical mineral treasure chest.
African nations can leverage their critical mineral endowments, Boston Consulting highlights
27th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

African nations can leverage their critical mineral endowments to move beyond traditional extraction models and capture significantly greater value across the entire mining-to-manufacturing value... 


Santos extends exclusivity for $18.7bn ADNOC-led offer, profit declines
25th August 2025 By: Reuters

Australian gas producer Santos on Monday agreed to further extend the exclusivity period for an $18.7-billion takeover bid from a group led by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC), and reported a... 


pipelines heading into refinery
Economic and regulatory constraints are putting South Africa’s fuel supply at risk
22nd August 2025 By: Darren Parker

South Africa’s fuel supply system is under strain, as the country continues to rely heavily on imports amid stagnating infrastructure investment and unresolved regulatory issues. “We’re in a new... 


Woodside cuts exploration, shifts focus to $39bn project pipeline after profit drop
Woodside cuts exploration, shifts focus to $39bn project pipeline after profit drop
19th August 2025 By: Reuters

Woodside Energy said on Tuesday it will scale back exploration efforts and prioritise its $39-billion project pipeline to strengthen its balance sheet, after depreciation and decommissioning costs... 


Santos flags delay in finalising ADNOC-led offer beyond deadline
Santos flags delay in finalising ADNOC-led offer beyond deadline
19th August 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Santos said on Tuesday that Abu Dhabi's National Oil Company (ADNOC)-led international consortium would not be able to finalise an $18.7-billion takeover bid for at least another four... 


CrossBoundary 16 MW solar farm for QIT Madagascar Minerals mine.
Mining energy supplier secures $40m from Denmark to fund greener Africa
18th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining energy supplier CrossBoundary has secured a $40-million investment from Impact Fund Denmark to expand its portfolio of clean energy projects across Africa. The investment supports... 


Santos commits Narrabri gas for domestic supply in deal with ENGIE
4th August 2025 By: Reuters

Oil and gas producer Santos on Monday said it will supply utility firm Engie with up to 20 petajoules of natural gas a year from its Narrabri project in New South Wales that has been entirely... 


Woodside Energy takes operatorship of Bass Strait assets from ExxonMobil
Woodside Energy takes operatorship of Bass Strait assets from ExxonMobil
29th July 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Woodside Energy said on Tuesday it will take over operatorship of the Bass Strait oil and gas assets from ExxonMobil, unlocking an estimated $60-million in synergies. The Bass Strait... 


coal on conveyor
South Africa urged to maximise short-term coal gains while accelerating long-term energy transition
24th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

A temporary global hesitation to embrace the energy transition, spurred on primarily by resistance to the idea by the US, may provide short-term advantages for corporates in sectors such as coal,... 


Woodside beats Q2 revenue estimates, exits hydrogen project as costs bite
Woodside beats Q2 revenue estimates, exits hydrogen project as costs bite
23rd July 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Woodside Energy reported a stronger-than-expected 8% rise in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday due to robust output from Senegal's Sangomar project, but took hefty writedowns on a... 


Low water hinders Rhine river shipping in Germany despite rain
17th July 2025 By: Reuters

Low water levels following dry weather continue to hamper Rhine river cargo shipping in Germany, with rain in past days causing only a moderate rise in water levels, commodity traders said on... 


US President Donald Trump
Trump to host African leaders offering major mining ventures
9th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

US President Donald Trump is scheduled this week to meet the leaders of five African nations that will potentially offer American businesses opportunities in critical minerals and other natural... 


Sebastiaan Surie of CFM (left), South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa (centre) and Hive Hydrogen chairperson Thulani Gcabashe at the Green Hydrogen Summit.
Hive Hydrogen requests proposals for $5.8bn Coega Green Ammonia Project
7th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The final stage of development for the Coega Green Ammonia Project at Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape commenced today with the release of the request for proposals (RfPs) to 15 shortlisted... 


Shanghai Platinum Week under way.
China’s ‘strategic metal’ in sharp focus as Shanghai Platinum Week gets under way
7th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Shanghai Platinum Week kicked-off today in China where the silver-white transition metal with the symbol Pt and atomic number 78 has been declared strategic under the State Council’s New Energy... 


Minerals Budget Vote 2025 under way in Parliament.
Hazardous, illegal mine openings shut, rehabilitation sharpened, Parliament hears
3rd July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s derelict and ownerless mine rehabilitation programme has gone beyond rehabilitation to include the closure of hazardous old shaft openings as well as apertures created by illegal... 


Oil and gas methane emissions
Bezos-backed methane tracking satellite is lost in space
1st July 2025 By: Reuters

An $88-million satellite backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos that detected oil and gas industry emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane has been lost in space, the group that operates said on... 


Australia considers gas reservation for east coast in sweeping review of market rules
Australia considers gas reservation for east coast in sweeping review of market rules
30th June 2025 By: Reuters

The Australian government said on Monday it will consider creating a gas reservation on the country's east coast as part of a sweeping review of market rules to prevent supply shortages. The... 


Resources Minister Madeleine King
Australia cuts commodity export outlook despite gold price gain
30th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Australia cut its forecast earnings from commodity exports, as a meteoric rise in gold prices fails to offset weakness in iron-ore and natural gas. Total resource and energy export earnings fell... 


Trump exhorts US to drill oil, gas after Iran attacks
Trump exhorts US to drill oil, gas after Iran attacks
24th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

US President Donald Trump urged his administration on Monday to boost drilling rates and market players to keep oil prices down amid fears that the aftermath of the US attacks on Iran's nuclear... 


US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation alongside Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, DC, over the weekend.
Investors set to flock to safety as world awaits Iran’s response
23rd June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Traders are forecasting a drop in stocks, a jump in crude prices and possibly a strengthening of the dollar as investors head for safety in the wake of the US attack on Iran’s three main nuclear... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
African development needs both electricity and decarbonisation – Ramokgopa
18th June 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has affirmed that Africa does not face a choice between decarbonisation and industrialisation. On the contrary, it has to, and... 


Santos' Barossa LNG project progresses towards final commissioning plans
18th June 2025 By: Reuters

Santos said on Wednesday it had progressed its Barossa LNG project towards final commissioning activities following the arrival and deployment of a floating production, storage and offloading... 


Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher
'Deep pockets' could help Abu Dhabi win regulatory approval for Santos bid, analysts say
17th June 2025 By: Reuters

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, preparing an $18.7-billion bid for Santos, is likely to face close scrutiny from Australian regulators worried about local gas supply, but could win them over with... 


Woodside, Australian govt extend consultation period for North West Shelf enviro approval
13th June 2025 By: Reuters

Woodside Energy and the Australian government said on Friday they have extended the consultation period for conditions tied to the environmental approval of the firm's North West Shelf LNG project... 


Kinetiko to raise $2.2m through placement to fund commercialisation of Mpumalanga gas projects
12th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

ASX-listed Kinetiko Energy has received firm commitments from professional and sophisticated investors to raise up to $2.2-million through the placement of more than 55-million new fully paid... 


South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa flanked by CFM Green Hydrogen executive Sebastiaan Surie (left) and Hive Hydrogen chairperson Thulani Gcabashe.
South Africa’s green hydrogen sector boosted by big-ticket funding commitments
12th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In a step to accelerate South Africa’s just energy transition and establish the country as a global green hydrogen leader, R656-million has been committed to a green hydrogen fund. South Africa’s... 


World Bank president Ajay Banga
World Bank to end ban on nuclear energy projects, still debating upstream gas
12th June 2025 By: Reuters

The World Bank's board has agreed to end a longstanding ban on funding nuclear energy projects in developing countries as part of a broader push to meet rising electricity needs, the bank's... 


Drilling offshore South Africa
Africa Energy sees first output from South Africa's largest gasfield by 2033
11th June 2025 By: Reuters

Canada-listed Africa Energy Corp is aiming to start production from South Africa's largest gas discovery by 2033, its CEO said on Tuesday, as it forges ahead with a project former operator... 


wind turbine + coal fired power
Global energy investment to reach record $3.3tr this year
5th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Global energy investment is set to increase to a record $3.3-trillion this year, despite headwinds from elevated geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, according to the International... 


Canadian Natural Resources restarts oil sands operation as wildfire risk lessens
5th June 2025 By: Reuters

Canadian Natural Resources has restarted its Jackfish 1 oil sands site in northern Alberta after determining wildfires in the region were a safe distance away. The country's biggest oil producer... 


Industrial Gas Users Association South Africa CEO Jaco Human
Gas users call for fiscal guarantees to advance gas-cliff avoidance projects to ‘transactional level’
4th June 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Industrial Gas Users Association South Africa (IGUA-SA) CEO Jaco Human has called for the urgent finalisation of a fiscal guarantees framework to help progress, to a “transactional level”, the... 


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