What about gas goldmine in the Karoo
The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) says, “South Africa has an estimated 390 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of technically recoverable
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SASOL awards Corinth Pipeworks for 76km of gas pipeline in Mozambique
Corinth Pipeworks, steel pipe segment of Cenergy Holdings, announces that SASOL, an integrated energy and chemical company in South Africa, awarded
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Fascist Russia demands rubble payments for its oil and gas
Western countries say Putin’s real aim was to swiftly topple Ukraine’s government, and that its failure is a strategic catastrophe,
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Anglo American sells remaining stake in Thungela Resources
Anglo American announces the sale of the group’s remaining 8.0% shareholding in Thungela Resources Limited (“Thungela”) through an accelerated book
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Glencore produces more oil and less coal
Glencore’s Coal production of 103.3 million tonnes was 2.9 million tonnes (3%) lower than 2020, reflecting Prodeco’s care and maintenance
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Anglo American commissions the Benguela Gem diamond recovery vessel
Anglo American announces the commissioning – ahead of schedule and below budget – of the Benguela Gem diamond recovery vessel
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Uitkomst metallurgical and thermal coal mine sold 20% less coal
MC Mining Limited (MC Mining or the Company) in its interim financial report for the six months ended 31 December
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Eskom happy with slow carbon tax rollout
South Africa’s government has decided it would extend the first phase of its carbon tax plan by three years, which
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Putin’s War: An expanded role for US LNG
For European countries wanting alternatives to Russian gas, the US is an obvious place to find suppliers. The US has
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Wescoal: Vanggatfontein Colliery Update
The Vanggatfontein Colliery (“VGF”) located in Delmas, Mpumalanga was one of the flagship operating mining assets acquired as part of
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SAPREF: SA’s biggest refinery pauses production indefinitely
Shell & BP South African Petroleum Refineries (SAPREF) have announced that they will commence with a spending freeze and pause
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Anglo American starts up new Aquila metallurgical coal mine
Anglo American announces that its new Aquila mine has achieved its first longwall shear of steelmaking metallurgical coal on schedule
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Biden vs Putin: Gas, War, Gas and Gas again
The Biden administration has alleged that Russia is considering staging a fake attack on its own troops, to use as
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Georgia to retire all its coal-fired power plants by 2035
Tom Fanning, chief executive of Georgia-based utility group Southern Company, has been a long-standing defender of coal. “We must place
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Oil industry captains set the pace on exploration in the Permian Basin
ExxonMobil and Chevron, flush with cash, have set out their plans for growth in oil and gas production in Texas
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MC Mining: Uitkomst’s high quality coal remains in demand
The Uitkomst Colliery generated 107,188t of ROM coal during the quarter, 2% lower than the comparative Q2 FY2021 (108,945t). The
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AA’s Hard coking coal to PCI/semi-soft coking coal production was 67:33
Anglo American has reported that its Export metallurgical coal production increased by 5% to 4.4 million tonnes reflecting the increase
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MC Mining: Makhado Hard Coking Coal Project – Soutpansberg Coalfield
MC Mining’s flagship Makhado Project has favourable economics and its development is expected to deliver positive returns for shareholders and
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Rough diamond sales value for De Beers’ first sales cycle of 2022
Rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for De Beers’ first sales cycle of 2022, amounts to $660 million
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MCM Uitkomst production marginally lower, Makhado loan extended
MC Mining Limited in its activities report for the quarter ended 31 December 2021 reports the demand for coal continued
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Loan for development of Makhado hard coking coal project extended
MC Mining has announced that the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited (IDC) has extended the date for repayment
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BHP Coal Production: Metallurgical coal down, energy coal up
BHP’s metallurgical coal production for the half year ending on 31 December 2021 decreased by eight per cent to 18
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De Beers: Q4 2021 rough diamond production increases by 7.7m carats
De Beers in its Q4 2021 Report says rough diamond production increased by 15% to 7.7 million carats, reflecting planned
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2021 was a record-breaking year for Gazprom
In 2021, Gazprom produced 514.8 billion cubic meters of gas. This is the best result in the last 13 years. It topped the 2020 result by 62.2 billion
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MC Mining: Makhado Coal Project update
On 14 January 2019, MC Mining announced that its subsidiary, Baobab Mining & Exploration, completed the acquisition of the Lukin
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Glencore completes acquisition of Cerrejón mine in Colombia
Glencore refers to its announcement of 28 June 2021, in which it announced its intention to acquire Anglo American’s and
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US emerges as important gas supplier to the world
About 20 cargoes of US LNG are currently on their way to Europe, responding to soaring natural gas prices in
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Hydrogen Blue or green? A tale of two options
While current costs of green hydrogen production are typically more than three times higher those that of blue hydrogen, green
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De Beers’ tenth sales cycle of 2021 amounts to only $332 million
Anglo American plc announces the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for De Beers’ tenth sales
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Sasol shows bad results due mainly to its mining operations
Sasol has previously raised the risk of production issues in its Secunda operation linked to unforeseen delays in the September
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