Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. edged almost 14% higher during the last quarter of 2016 despite falling profits and sales. Investors had helped the green
Category: North America
A Potential Game-Changer: Jansen Potash Project Remains Important for BHP Billiton
BHP Billiton, the world’s biggest mining company by market capitalization, said that potash remains its key commodity on which to base its future growth despite
Canada Upgrades Its Oil Forecast for 2017
The Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) has upgraded its 2017 oil and gas well drilling estimates by 23 percent amidst recovering global oil prices
US President Trump to Revive the Keystone XL
US President Donald Trump wants to revive the Keystone XL oil pipeline as a major move under his “America First” energy plan to give a
Exxon Expand Operations in West Texas and New Mexico
Exxon Mobil Corp. is the latest company to join the energy firms in race to build up drilling portfolios in the red-hot Permian Basin in
Fertilizer Makers Refocus on Industrial Applications in Search of Higher Margins
Fertilizer manufacturers are taking advantage of higher profit margins for uses in other sectors than agriculture, for example in oil drilling and livestock feed. Potash
Encanto Gets $3 Bn to Finance Potash Mine in Saskatchewan
Encanto Potash Corp., a junior mining company aiming to build a potash mine on a reserve northeast of Regina, said that two new 20-year contracts
Mosaic’s Colonsay Mine to Re-Launch Potash Production
Mosaic Co. said that its Colonsay potash mine would be up and running again starting this month. The company closed the mine almost exactly a
Iowa’s Wever Fertilizer Plant 99 Percent Complete
Iowa Fertilizer Co. (IFC) is finally closing the development and construction at its Wever plant that will produce ammonia, urea and UAN, a liquid fertilizer.
Environmentalists to Take Legal Action If Florida’s Extra Phosphate Mining Is Authorized
Four environmental groups have decided to take a legal action against the US Army Corps of Engineers if the organization follows through with authorizing phosphate