Canada








Oil & Gas

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels

Anglo American signs arrangements to promote polyhalite fertiliser in China

Anglo American on Friday stated it had actually signed contracts with Chinese fertiliser business Sinochem Fertiliser and BeiFeng AMP to develop the market for polyhalite fertiliser products in China, even as it slowed the development of its mine for the mineral in northern England. The partnership will include collective research study on arable crops such as corn, soybean, potato, rice and high worth ones like apple, citrus and grapes, Anglo said. Anglo said it will supply polyhalite from its multi-billion-dollar Woodsmith mine project in North Yorkshire as part of the contracts, even as it pressed back the date of first...

Fossil Fuels

Argentina official says lithium, copper to drive metal exports to $10 bln by 2027

Argentina's mining exports will more than double to around $10 billion in 2027 from some $4 billion this year, the nation's Mining Secretary Luis Lucero told Reuters, driven by a wave of lithium jobs coming online and a nascent push into copper. In his very first comments to worldwide media since taking office in April, Lucero stated electrical battery metal lithium would be the key driver of the mining export boom, with a batch of tasks set to go into production later on this year. The South American nation is making an aggressive push to cement itself as an essential...

Fossil Fuels

TSX futures suppressed ahead of Nvidia's results

Futures connected to Canada's main stock index were somewhat down on Wednesday, as financiers remained on the sidelines while they examined domestic loan providers' outcomes and waited for Nvidia's quarterly earnings. September futures on the S&P/ TSX index were down 0.1% at 6:54 a.m. ET (10:54 GMT). The Toronto Stock market's S&P/ TSX composite index ended lower on Tuesday as decreases in oil prices weighed on the energy sector. The sector once again was set to get concentrate on Wednesday as oil prices continued to edge lower on vulnerable need worries in China and raised risks of a more comprehensive...

Energy Markets

US prepares list of 60 Venezuelans for possible sanctions over election, sources state

The U.S. has drafted a list of about 60 Venezuelan federal government authorities and member of the family who might be approved in the very first punitive procedures following the South American nation's disputed governmental election in July, 2 people near to the matter said. The proposed list singles out authorities from Venezuela's. National Electoral Council (CNE), the Supreme Court and the. counterintelligence police who have actually been involved in political. chaos, the people stated. The U.S. Treasury Department submitted the draft. sanctions list in current days to the State Department, which has. the last word on who will be...

Fossil Fuels

Canadian banks' credit quality in focus as Q3 bad loan provisions seen up

Canada's big 6 banks will probably reserved an overall of C$ 4.5 billion in loan loss arrangements in the third quarter, analysts forecasted, up nearly 27% from a year ago, as insolvencies increase and lending institutions prepare for charge card and other delinquencies in a difficult economy. The banks, which control a huge piece of the country's. banking market share, might feel the impact of raised borrowing. costs, slowing work and possibility of an economic downturn. weighing on consumer and organization sentiment. Third-quarter results are likely to reflect a challenged. Canadian economy, with banks expected to report slow loan. growth,...

Fossil Fuels

Potential 7 & i smash hit deal highlights fresh era for Japan M&A

A vibrant play for Japanese corner store huge Seven & & i Holdings this week uses further proof that inbound Japan M&A is really much back on the map and seeing some landmark moments. A low-cost yen and low rates of interest have combined with groundbreaking changes in corporate acquisition guidelines as well as progress in governance reforms. The result: foreign purchases of Japanese companies have actually surged. Announced deals up until now this year total some $15.3 billion, up from $3.9 billion in the very same period for 2023, LSEG data shows. That marks the highest level considering that...

Fossil Fuels

Possible Seven & i hit deal highlights fresh era for Japan M&A

A bold play for Japanese convenience store giant Seven & & i Holdings today uses additional proof that incoming Japan M&A is extremely much back on the map and seeing some landmark minutes. A low-cost yen and low rate of interest have integrated with groundbreaking modifications in business acquisition standards as well as progress in governance reforms. The outcome: foreign purchases of Japanese business have actually surged. Reported deals so far this year total some $15.3 billion, up from $3.9 billion in the exact same duration for 2023, LSEG information shows. That marks the greatest level because 2007 when the...

Fossil Fuels

Tourmaline Oil to get Team Energy for $947 million

Canada's Tourmaline Oil stated on Monday it will obtain Crew Energy in a C$ 1.3 billion ($ 947.52 million) allstock deal, which includes financial obligation, to increase its existence in the Montney shale play in Alberta. The shale formation, which covers northern Alberta and British Columbia, represents roughly half of Canada's gas production, and is one of the nation's most attractive energy-producing areas due to its strong economics. Team Energy shareholders will get 0.114802 Tourmaline shares for every single share of Team Energy held, valuing the offer at about C$ 6.69 per Crew share, representing a premium of around 72%...

Fossil Fuels

Algonquin to sell majority of renewables unit for up to $2.5 bln to reduce financial obligation

Canada's Algonquin Power & & Utilities stated on Friday it would offer its renewable resource business, leaving out the hydropower operations, to a system of U.S.based LS Power for as much as $2.5 billion. Last August, the company said it was thinking about a sale of the renewable resource system under pressure from hedge fund Starboard Value, its biggest shareholder, and other activist firms to reduce debt and boost earnings. This is all going to debt repayment and naturally with that strong balance sheet we will have some versatility to make different options from there. But, the primary focus is...

Fossil Fuels

Canada to fund health research study on how oil sands impact Native neighborhoods

Canada will fund an Indigenousled research study into how oil sands advancement affects the health of regional communities, the government said on Wednesday, following a. tailings water leak from an Imperial Oil website that. increased pollution concerns. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault stated Ottawa would. offer C$ 12 million ($ 8.71 million) over 10 years for the Fort. Chipewyan Health Research study, which may consist of an assessment of. whether there are increased threats of cancer for communities. downstream of the oil sands area. Fort Chipewyan is among numerous Indigenous communities in. remote Northern Alberta that last year discovered that tailings....

Energy Markets

Ecological groups sue Suncor for Colorado refinery contamination

Environmental groups filed a suit versus Suncor Energy on Tuesday, alleging that contamination from the business's Commerce City refinery in Colorado has actually resulted in longlasting damage to surrounding neighborhoods. The lawsuit was submitted by Earthjustice on behalf of GreenLatinos, the Sierra Club and 350 Colorado in a federal court in Denver. The organizations stated in a declaration they had documented more than 9,000 circumstances of alleged Clean Air Act infractions by Suncor over a five-year period and the refinery had actually exceeded federal limits of airborne particulate matter and toxic emissions like benzene and formaldehyde. Calgary-based Suncor said in...

Natural Gas

Canadian Natural tops Q2 profit on higher oil costs, production increase

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. beat secondquarter earnings quotes on Thursday thanks. to higher oil rates and rising output, but is preparing to delay. conclusion of some brand-new gas wells due to a weak market. The Calgary, Alberta-based business's second-quarter internet. earnings rose 17% to C$ 1.72 billion ($ 1.24 billion) from a year. previously. Crude prices traded greater in the April-June quarter on. escalating stress in the Middle East, an OPEC+ production cut. extension and expectations of rate of interest cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Canadian Natural, the nation's biggest oil and gas. producer, grew typical production by 8%...

Oil & Gas Refining

Oil & Gas Refining

Surge in foreign bids for Japanese companies only simply beginning, says BofA's Komori

A surge in foreign takeover bids for Japanese firms is likely to speed up, with a concentrate on those undergoing considerable modification in management, stated Bank of America's cohead of Japan investment banking, Yuta Komori. The acquisition binge has actually coincided with increasing hunger for growth amongst Japanese business and declining resistance to partnering foreign companies, Komori said in a Sept. 3 interview about market patterns, not BofA's organization strategy. WHY IT is necessary The increasing variety of takeover bids reflects regulatory effort to improve corporate governance, including new assistance on how executives must react to quotes. It also reflects...

Oil & Gas Refining

Japanese business can not utilize nationwide security cover to obstruct takeovers, authorities says

Japanese companies can not use a nationwide security classification as a tool to ward off foreign takeovers, a senior finance ministry authorities said, pushing back at speculation Tokyo's foreign exchange act could be controlled for protectionism. The comments follow media reports retail giant 7 & & i. Holdings is looking for to be categorized as core to. nationwide security under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade. Act (FEFTA) to ward off a buyout quote from Canada's Alimentation. Couche-Tard. The senior official, who decreased to discuss person. deals, informed Reuters the issue of core category doesn't. change the procedure of the...

Oil & Gas Refining

Artisan advises 7 & i for takeover quote upgrade by Sept 19

U.S. fund Artisan Partners Possession Management ramped up pressure on Japan's Seven and i holdings, contacting the board to supply an update on a takeover quote from Canada's Alimetation CoucheTard ( ACT) by Sept. 19. In a letter dated Friday and sent to journalists, Artisan portfolio supervisors N. David Samra and Benjamin L. Herrick suggested that Seven & & i, operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain in Japan, seriously think about ACT's deal, and to get offers for the company's Japanese subsidiaries as. rapidly as possible. ACT is uniquely placed to improve (Seven & & i's). corporate value, Samra...

Mining

Mineral Resources

Mineral Resources

GM hold-ups additional $330 mln investment in Thacker Pass, Lithium Americas says

Lithium Americas said on Friday car manufacturer General Motors has actually postponed the 2nd tranche of financial investment, worth $330 million, in the miner till completion of the year. GM had actually revealed an investment of $650 million, in two tranches, in Lithium Americas last year to help it develop the Thacker Pass lithium mining job in Nevada, which holds enough of the battery metal to construct 1 million electrical lorries every year. The lithium miner stated it is exploring alternative structures for the financial investment and extended the date for offer closure to Dec. 20. In case, the deal...

Mineral Resources

Mali's gold reserves are up to 731 metric tons, mines ministry's data programs

Mali's gold reserves fell 17%. between 2022 and 2024 to 731 metric lots, statistical information from. the mines ministry revealed on Wednesday. Mali is among Africa's top gold manufacturers and is home to. mining companies including Barrick Gold, B2GOLD. and Resolute Mining. According to data provided to Reuters, gold reserves held by. mining companies was up to 731 metric lots from 881.7 heaps 2. years earlier. The mines ministry did not supply a reason for the reserves. decrease. Information showed that Syama mine, owned by Australian company. Resolute Mining, triumphes with 141 lots of gold. reserves. It is followed by...

Mineral Resources

Lucara finds second greatest diamond yet in Botswana

Canada's Lucara Diamond Corp has actually found a 2,492 carat diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana, the business stated late Wednesday, among the biggest stones to be excavated. Lucara did not expose the stone's gem quality but its size would make it the second biggest rough diamond found to date, after the 3,106 carat Cullinan Diamond found in neighbouring South Africa in 1905. After being cut and polished, it became part of the British crown gems. The Karowe Mine is understood for producing large stones, with other considerable finds including the 1,758 carat Sewelô and the 1,109 carat Lesedi...

Mineral Resources

Chilean court orders stop of union obstructions at Caserones mine

A Chilean court ordered a. striking union at the Caserones copper mine to stop blocking. roadways around the mine, according to a ruling launched on. Wednesday. Canada's Lundin Mining, which owns the mine, filed. a complaint with a court in the northern city of Copiapo amid a. strike that has actually lasted over a week. The union is bought to instantly cease blocking the. routes that enable workers to get in both the Caserones Mine and. the internal routes that connect the Camp with the industrial. areas, the court stated in its judgment, seen . The union has around 300...

Mineral Resources

TSX futures decrease ahead of CPI information

Futures connected to Canada's main stock index fell on Tuesday as financier caution ahead of inflation data weighed on risk cravings and countered gains in gold costs. September futures on the S&P/ TSX index were down 0.1% at 6:29 a.m. ET (1029 GMT). The products sector is anticipated to get focus, with gold having hit a record high as the dollar compromised and financiers bought into the bullion amid bets of a U.S. rate cut. Oil costs, nevertheless, alleviated on decreased fear over supply interruptions after Israel accepted a proposition to resolve differences blocking the ceasefire deal in Gaza. The...

Coal

BHP's quick strike repair sets tone for labor talks amid copper rally

Mining giant BHP's. fast repair to a recent sixday strike at its substantial Escondida. copper mine in Chile might set the tone for upcoming. settlements in other places, with workers emboldened by high copper. rates to promote a larger share of the earnings. Members of Escondida's powerful Union No. 1 signed a. sweetened offer on Sunday after walking off the job a week back. when contract talks collapsed, requiring better pay and benefits. at the world's most significant copper mine. With a preliminary handle hand currently on Friday, a union. lawyer had actually called the contract its biggest recent victory.....

Mineral Resources

Strike at Lundin's Caserones copper mine revealing no indications of resolution after a week, union says

A strike by a workers' union at Lundin Mining's Caserones copper mine in Chile that has actually dragged on for more than a week is disappointing any signs of resolution, the union's president stated on Monday. The union, which represents around 300 employees, or 30% of the overall workforce at the mine managed by the Canadian business, started the stoppage last Monday after settlements over a new contract failed. We have been on strike for a week, and given that last Wednesday when we had a meeting at the (labor ministry's regional office),. we have actually not had any other...

Mineral Resources

TSX ends higher after US inflation information assures rate-cut bets

Canada's main stock index ended in the green on Wednesday, as financiers banking on U.S. Federal Reserve's rate cut next month were reassured after inflation south of the border slowed to listed below 3% for the very first time in over 3 years. The Toronto Stock market's S&P/ TSX composite index rose 141.83 points, or 0.63%, at 22,760.01 A carefully seen U.S. inflation information print showed consumer costs rebounded as expected in July, and the yearly increase in inflation slowed to listed below 3% for the first time considering that early 2021, supporting the view inflation was being tamed. With...

Mineral Resources

Barrick CEO states open to being a partner on the Cobre Panama mine

Barrick Gold stands ready to be a partner on the Cobre Panama copper mine once the Panamanian federal government picks the disputed property's future, Mark Bristow, CEO of the gold and copper mining company, said on Monday. The mine, owned by First Quantum Minerals, has been under dispute since November in 2015 when large public demonstrations caused its closure. The new government led by President Jose Raul Mulino, who took charge in July, has stated the future of the mine - which accounted for about 1% of worldwide copper output and 5% of Panama's GDP - will only be decided...

Mineral Resources

Olympics-Taekwondo-Italy's Dell Aquila bows out to newbie Olympian in semi-finals

Italy's taekwondo champ Vito Dell Aquila bowed out to firsttime Olympian Gashim Magomedov in the males's flyweight semifinals at the Paris Games on Wednesday, blaming injury for his poor performance. Azerbaijan's Magomedov, who ranked 5th in flyweight in the world champions of 2022 and 2019, quickly beat the Tokyo gold medallist Dell Aquila 9-4 11-1. Magomedov is the only professional athlete representing his country at the 2024 Olympics. I wish to state alhamdulillah (appreciation be to God), dreams come true, Magomedov, the only Azerbaijani in the taekwondo, informed Reuters after the match. I remain in (the) finals, included Russia-born Magomedov,...

Mineral Resources

Olympics-Taekwondo-Italy's Dell Aquila acquiesces newbie Olympian in semi-finals

Italy's taekwondo champion Vito Dell Aquila acquiesced Azerbaijan's firsttime Olympian Gashim Magomedov in the semifinals of the guys's flyweight in Paris on Wednesday, as he stated an injury sapped his efficiency. Lesser-known Magomedov, who ranked fifth in flyweight worldwide championships of 2022 and 2019, quickly beat Olympic gold medallist Dell Aquila 9-4 11-1, topping the 2nd round with a string of kicks to the body. Magomedov is the only professional athlete representing his country in taekwondo at the 2024 Olympics. I wish to state alhamdulillah (appreciation to god), dreams become a reality, Magomedov informed Reuters after the match. I remain...

Mineral Resources

Zambia's proposed mining law bad for financial investment, miners state

Zambia's proposed minerals policy law could hinder investment and provide a deadly blow to strategies to raise annual copper output to 3 million loads, 2 mining bodies said on Wednesday. Zambia's federal government has proposed a new Minerals Policy Commission Bill, which looks for to control and keep an eye on the advancement and management of mineral resources in Africa's. second-biggest copper manufacturer. However Zambia's Chamber of Mines (ZCM), the main mining. industry body, and the Association of Zambian Mineral. Expedition Companies (AZMEC) said in a joint declaration some. parts of the proposed law will drive up the perception of....