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Sulmara Nets $19M Investment for Low-Carbon Offshore Wind Services
Scottish subsea specialist Sulmara has secured an $18.9 million investment from BGF, one of the largest growth capital investors in U.K. and Ireland, to support the expansion of its survey and inspection services in the offshore wind and energy markets.BGF’s investment will support Sulmara’s growth trajectory, including further investment in new technologies such as uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), next generation geophysical sensors and advanced data products.The Glasgow-headquartered business was founded in 2019 and has grown rapidly to more than $70 million annual revenue, delivering a compound annual growth rate of 61% over the last four years, and building a global footprint with offices in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Norwich, Houston, Singapore and Taipei.The business was the first services company in the offshore wind sector to be a signatory to the Climate Pledge, and has recently achieved independently verified Carbon Neutrality status against the BSI PAS 2060:2014 standard.The ability to use these advanced systems both alongside and with traditional survey vessels supports improved high-quality data turnaround time while significantly reducing the environmental impact of offshore projects.Sulmara is already delivering services to major customers around the world including Orsted, Chevron and Seaway7 using remote and innovative systems, and BGF’s investment will enable further complex and low carbon data collection in environments that pose a huge challenge to conventional methodologies.As part of BGF’s investment, Richard Pugh and Davis Larssen will join the board as Non-Executive Directors. Both Pugh and Larssen bring many years’ experience leading and investing in energy services and technology businesses.“BGF’s investment comes at an important moment for the company as we look to build on the success of our technology and innovation efforts to date and to accelerate their introduction to our service offerings. This significant investment of growth capital is a vote of confidence in our strategy from an established investment partner in BGF,” said Kevin McBarron, Founder and CEO of Sulmara.
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Dalian iron ore bear down more powerful China financial outlook; set for weekly increase
Dalian iron ore futures reached their highest in more than a month on Friday and were set to acquire for the week, as a stronger financial outlook for top customer China lifted market belief. The most-traded January iron ore contract on China's Dalian Product Exchange (DCE) ended early morning trade 1.65%. higher at 801.5 yuan ($ 110.80) a metric heap. The agreement earlier increased as high as 806.5 yuan, its. strongest considering that Oct. 14, and has actually added 3.42% up until now this week. The benchmark December iron ore on the Singapore. Exchange was 1.52% greater at $105.3 a lot, an increase of 3.12% so. far this week, since 0350 GMT. Earlier in the session, it struck $104.55, greatest since Nov. 8. China's factory activity most likely expanded decently for a. second straight month in November, while its home prices are. anticipated to stabilise in 2026 after slower falls this year and. the next, 2 Reuters' surveys showed. The surveys contributed to a string of current information suggesting the. blitz of stimulus is finally trickling through and offering. Chinese manufacturers the much-needed increase. Also supporting a firmer outlook for the world's biggest. steel industry were expectations of China bracing for the. economy's vulnerabilities ahead of a second Donald Trump. presidency. Chinese steelmakers will enhance steel exports ahead of. rising international trade tensions, ANZ experts said. Chinese consultancy Mysteel said, Steel mills in China have. currently begun accumulating iron ore to guarantee they have. sufficient feeds for steel production during the winter. Other steelmaking active ingredients on the DCE recovered from. Thursday's losses, with coking coal and coke. acquiring 0.32% and 0.45%, respectively. Steel standards on the Shanghai Futures Exchange acquired. ground. Rebar and hot-rolled coil advanced. around 1.15%, wire rod added about 0.7% and stainless. steel rose nearly 0.2%.
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UN plastic treaty talks push for breakthrough as deadline looms
Negotiators at the 5th round of talks targeted at protecting an international treaty to suppress plastic pollution were aiming on Friday to accelerate slow procedures and reach a deal by a Dec. 1 due date. South Korea is hosting the fifth and final U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) conference to agree worldwide binding guidelines on plastics today. Up until Thursday, several delegates from around 175 nations taking part had actually revealed disappointment about the sluggish rate of the talks amid disagreements over treatment, multiple proposals and some negotiations even returning to ground covered in the past. In an effort to accelerate the process, INC Chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso is holding casual conferences on Friday to attempt and tackle the most dissentious issues. These problems include suppressing plastic products and chemicals of concern, handling the supply of primary polymers, and a. monetary mechanism to help establishing countries execute the. treaty. Petrochemical-producing countries such as Saudi Arabia. strongly oppose efforts to target a cap on plastic production,. over the demonstrations of countries that bear the force of plastic. pollution such as low- and middle-income countries. While supporting an international treaty, the petrochemical. industry has actually likewise been vocal in advising governments to prevent. setting obligatory plastic production caps, and focus rather on. services to lower plastic waste, like recycling. The INC prepares an open a plenary session at 7 p.m.
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Copper set for 2nd straight month-to-month fall on need worries
Copper rates rose on Friday but were on track for a 2nd straight month-to-month fall, pressured by demand concerns in the middle of possible U.S. tariffs and an absence of aggressive Chinese stimulus. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME). increased 0.5% to $9,044.50 per metric heap by 0236 GMT, while. the most-traded January copper agreement on the Shanghai Futures. Exchange (SHFE) advanced 0.2% to 74,010 yuan. ($ 10,227.89) a load. The dollar reduced, making greenback-priced metals cheaper to. holders of other currencies. However, both agreements were heading for a second straight. monthly loss on concerns that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. will enforce more tariffs on imports and hurt economic growth and. metals intake, specifically in China. China's stimulus measures released up until now have actually likewise been. less than anticipated and not directly targetted the sectors that. take in metals. Trump's arrival, and thus the dollar strength, and. failure of Chinese stimulus to show colour on financial information were. the crucial motorists for this month's fall in metal rates, stated. Sandeep Daga, director at Metal Intelligence Centre. In the last number of weeks, traders were leaving the LME. complex, ahead of a most likely unpredictable next quarter. Nevertheless, LME copper prices were supported on solid Chinese. need around $9,000 a load level, a key resistance level. LME copper has dropped nearly 20% from a historical high level. hit in May of $11,104.50. LME aluminium rose 0.2% to $2,604.50 a lot, nickel. edged up 0.1% at $16,075, zinc advanced 0.1% to. $ 3,056, lead climbed 0.9% to $2,074.50 and tin. jumped 1.5% to $28,605. SHFE aluminium edged up 0.1% at 20,375 yuan a heap,. nickel increased 0.8% to 127,300 yuan, lead. was up 0.3% at 17,420 yuan, tin jumped 2.3% to 239,100. yuan while zinc dropped 2.5% to 25,220 yuan. For the leading stories in metals and other news, click. or
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Gold gains on softer US dollar, geopolitical issues; set for weekly fall
Gold prices increased on Friday, helped by a slight dip in the U.S. dollar and growing geopolitical tension, but stayed on track for a weekly decrease as markets awaited essential U.S. data for further insights into the Federal Reserve's monetary policy direction. Area gold rose 0.7% to $2,660.03 per ounce, since 0236 GMT. However, bullion was down 2% so far today. U.S. gold futures acquired 0.8% to $2,659.70. The dollar index alleviated 0.2, enhancing gold's appeal for holders of other currencies. The escalating geopolitical stress are making financiers flock to gold in the hopes of capitalising on the potential cost boosts, stated Brian Lan, handling director at Singapore-based dealership GoldSilver Central, adding, The slight weakening of the dollar has actually assisted gold rates to gain. The Israeli armed force stated its flying force struck a center utilized by Hezbollah to store mid-range rockets in southern Lebanon on Thursday in the middle of mutual ceasefire breach accusations. Additionally, Russia on Thursday unleashed its 2nd big attack on Ukraine's energy facilities this month, activating deep power cuts throughout the nation. Bullion is generally viewed as a safe financial investment during financial and geopolitical unpredictabilities, such as standard or trade wars. Gold prices could evaluate or dip listed below the key $2,600 level, with the metal most likely to stay in a consolidation phase through December, Lan included. Markets are pricing in a 66.5% possibility of a 25-basis-points rate cut by the Federal Reserve in December, per the CME Fedwatch tool, potentially marking 2024's 3rd cut. Significant U.S. information releases next week, consisting of task openings, the ADP work report and the employment report, are expected to use cues about the Fed's rate cut outlook. Spot silver included 1.1% to $30.58 per ounce, platinum acquired 0.9% to $939.75 and palladium advanced 0.9%. to $984.25. All 3 metals were set for weekly decreases.
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Mexican senate passes proposition to abolish self-governing bodies
Mexico's Senate on Thursday passed a step to abolish the autonomous bodies that manage some economic sectors and guarantee government openness, a reform that has stimulated outcry from the opposition and industry. Lawmakers in the upper chamber voted on the proposal's. basic terms with 86 in favor and 42 against, with nearly the. exact same tally coming in for the expense's particular terms. It had passed in the lower house last week. The reform proposes scrapping self-governing firms such. as antitrust watchdog Cofece, telecoms regulator IFT, energy. regulator CRE, hydrocarbon regulator CNH and public information. and data security office INAI. Their functions would be taken control of by other government. bodies such as the main statistics office, the electoral. authority and federal government ministries. The head of the Senate constitutional committee, Oscar. Canton of the ruling Morena celebration, stated that the proposition. represents the administration's dedication to an austere,. effective government concentrated on the needs of its individuals. The step is among the constitutional reforms. provided in February by previous President Andres Manuel Lopez. Obrador and backed by present President Claudia Sheinbaum, aimed. at cutting public costs by centralizing the state apparatus. Opposition legislators and experts, however, allege that. the reform threatens democracy and that it will hamper. accountability versus federal government misdeeds. Morena and their allies are searching for overall opacity,. the removal of any counterweight to the power they wish for,. opposition senator Agustin Dorantes stated in the session.
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Resolute Mining hands over further $50 million to Mali for detained staff members
Australia's Resolute Mining said on Friday it paid an additional $50 million to Mali as part of settlements to settle a tax conflict for the release of its CEO and 2 other executives who were apprehended by the federal government previously this month. Shares of the miner increased as much as 7.2% before paring some gains to trade at 5.4% higher, since 0002 GMT. The miner's top manager Terence Holohan and 2 other workers were launched by Mali federal government, the company had actually said in a. statement on Nov. 21. The executives had actually gone to the capital city of Bamako to. hold discussions with the mining and tax authorities concerning. general activities related to the business's business practices. in Mali. After negotiating with the West African country's government,. Resolute had actually consented to pay $160 million to deal with the tax. disagreement, with $80 million being currently paid, the business said. in a declaration on Nov. 18. The Perth-headquartered business expects to pay the remaining. $ 30 million by the end of this year, it said. Resolute likewise said that operations at its Syama mine had not. incurred any issues and continued as normal. Syama gold mine - one of the company's two functional mines. - contributed nearly two-thirds of its annual sales of 329,061. ounces (9.33 metric loads) in 2023. Resolute owns an 80% stake in the job, while Mali's. government holds the rest.
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Iran plans uranium-enrichment growth at Natanz, Fordow, IAEA report says
Iran has notified the U.N. nuclear watchdog of plans to set up more uraniumenriching centrifuges at its Fordow and Natanz plants in addition to bring devices recently installed there online, a private report by the guard dog said on Thursday. The report to member states seen information what Iran has told the International Atomic Energy Company it plans to do, though it has actually done little to follow through up until now, having pledged to include thousands of centrifuges after a resolution versus Iran by the 35-nation IAEA board of governors. Iran already has well over 10,000 centrifuges operating at its two underground websites at Natanz and Fordow and an above-ground plant at Natanz. The report outlined plans to set up 32 more cascades, or clusters, of about 174 devices each and a huge, extraordinary cascade of 1,152 advanced IR-6 devices. The report did not, however, discuss Iran's enrichment of uranium to approximately 60% pureness, close to the approximately 90% of weapons grade, which could recommend a fairly cautious technique by Iran as it prepares for talks on Friday with Britain, France and Germany in Geneva targeted at bring back dialogue with the West. Prior to last week's quarterly conference of the IAEA board, Iran offered to cap its stock of uranium enriched to as much as 60%, but diplomats said it was conditional on the board not passing a. resolution against Iran. Although the IAEA validated Iran was slowing enrichment. at that greatest level and called it a concrete step in the. ideal instructions, its board passed a resolution proposed by. Britain, France, Germany and the United States repeating a call. on Iran to increase its cooperation with the agency. The report made no mention of Iran reversing its downturn in. enrichment to that highest level but did state Iran had actually informed. the IAEA that 8 just recently added waterfalls of IR-6 makers. would be brought online to improve to as much as 5% pureness. An August. IAEA report stated the planned pureness was not defined.
Tomislav Ivisic, Illinois shoot past No. 19 Arkansas
Tomislav Ivisic published 21 points and 10 rebounds as hot-shooting Illinois scorched No. 19 Arkansas 90-77 on Thursday at Kansas City, Mo.
. The Combating Illini canned 15 of 31 3-point efforts (48.4 percent). Illinois ( 6-1) led wire to wire for its third straight win to go to 6-1 all-time against the Razorbacks (5-2).
Matched up versus 7-foot-2 twin bro Zvonimir Ivisic, Illinois' 7-foot-1 Tomislav Ivisic sank 6 of 9 from deep and added three blocks before fouling out in the last minute.
The Combating Illini's Kasparas Jakucionis had a team-high 23 indicate opt for six rebounds and four assists. Kylan Boswell included 18 points and 6 helps.
Arkansas' Adou Thiero notched a game-high 26 points and had 6 rebounds however missed out on 9 of his 21 complimentary tosses. Zvonimir Ivisic had 13 points and 6 rebounds, while Billy Richmond III added 12 points.
Illinois set the tone with an 11-0 go to begin the game, getting a 3-pointer from Ben Humrichous and 2 treys from Tomislav Ivisic sandwiching a hoop from Boswell before Zvonimir Ivisic finally scored for Arkansas.
The Combating Illini's lead grew to 14-2 on Boswell's 3-pointer at 14:56, and Illinois struck its 5th trey in eight attempts with Humrichous draining his second at 12:39 for a 21-6 edge.
Richmond scored six points as the Razorbacks cut the deficit to single digits, 25-16, on his layup at 8:17.
The Illini continued to make deep shots, including ones by Jake Davis and Tomislav Ivisic, as the Razorbacks kept driving the lane with Boogie Fland, Thiero and D.J. Wagner, trading 3-pointers for layups and foul shots.
The Fighting Illini led 49-34 at halftime by taking advantage of their sharpshooting, sinking 9 of 16 from beyond the arc. Arkansas missed all 7 of its long-range attempts before the break.
Near the midpoint of the second half, the Razorbacks got within 66-57 on Trevon Brazile's trey, but Humrichous answered with a trey 25 seconds later as Arkansas never cut any deeper into the deficit.
-- Field Level Media
(source: Reuters)