Indonesia has slowly restarted some exports of metal ore concentrates after two companies had obtained permissions to ship iron ore, zinc, and lead. These are
Category: Asia
Iran’s Main Oil Firm off Blacklist but still EU-Sanctioned
Iran’s main oil tanker company, NITC, remains to be sanctioned by the European Union, which is why it can neither call at European harbours nor
Indonesia Threatens to End Contract of a Major Copper Mining Firm
Indonesia is considering the termination of the contract with Newmont Mining Corp’s copper mine Batu Hijau unless the US company withdraws a legal case regarding
Australia-Japan Free Trade Deal: Implications for Resource and Rare Earths Sector?
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott signed a free trade and, perhaps more importantly, a defense cooperation agreement two days
Vietnam Set to Bolster Its Mining Sector
The current government of Vietnam is seeking foreign investors to bolster its mining industry. Legislators are looking into the reforms to be introduced to encourage
India’s RIL Stops Investment in R&D
India’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), country’s largest private sector enterprise with businesses in the energy and materials value chain, has decided to stop its investment
Russia Seeks to Partner with India in an Energy Alliance
Russia has recently proposed that the giant pipeline to China could also be extended to the world’s second most populous country, India. This would form
Iraq’s Major Oil Refinery under Attack by Islamist Rebels
Iraq’s Islamist militants almost managed to seize the country’s major oil refinery after fighting counterterrorism units yesterday (June 19) who succeeded to keep the important
China Declares War on Pollution
Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang, said recently that China would declare war against pollution during his speech at the National People’s Congress session. His comments came
“Golden Age of Gas” Coming to China
The Medium-Term Gas Market Report published recently by the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that the “Golden Age” of natural gas is now very well