Bolivia New Mining Law Bans Partnership with Multinationals
A new controversial mining law, which has been approved lately in Bolvia, bans partnership between local cooperatives and international corporations. Bolivians officials say that amendment
Fertilizer Industry News: Emmerson, Phospholutions and Verdesian Life Sciences
EMMERSON, a British company whose primary focus is on developing the Khemisset Potash project located in Northern Morocco, intends to start the construction of an
Nigeria’s Government Pays Workers of a Defunct Energy Firm
Nigeria’s federal government recently said that it had spent N370.8 billion on the payment of severance deals to workers of the defunct company Power Holding
Potash Prices Poised to Move up in 2014
Recent pricing statistics have confirmed the overall bullish expectations for potash. While the average ‘freight-on-board’ (FOB) price per ton of potash at the Vancouver port
Looming Power Crisis in Europe as Coal Three Times Cheaper than Gas
A recent report by a gas association Cedigaz – the International Center for National Gas Information – has warned that the Russia-Ukraine crisis is prompting
Future of Potash Market after the BPC Cartel Break-up
The gloomy forecast for the global potash market from summer 2013 following the break-up of the Russian-Belarusian BPC cartel have now given way to expectations
British Employees Leave Mine in Sierra Leone Due to Ebola
The outbreak of the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone has pushed some British employees working at the Marampa mine to leave the west African country
EU Warns of Russian Strategy to Snap up Europe’s Oil Refineries
A draft report prepared ahead of a summit meeting of EU leaders in June has warned that Russia’s strategy of snapping up oil refineries around
Africa’s Buoyant Commodity Flows
The notion of Africa as being merely a source of precious commodities for developed countries is slowly changing and shifting more towards domestic consumption. African
Algeria Assessing Its Shale Oil Potentials
Algerian energy minister Youssef Youssfi has said his country is interested in shale oil and natural gas to enhance diversity of energy sector. At a
Obama’s Biggest Step towards Climate Change
President Obama is hoped to use his executive power under the Clean Air Act to force new regulations, thus bypassing the Congress. His administration is