DRC’s cobalt export ban extended by three months/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2506/777030-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Image credit: Paul-Alain Hunt on Unsplash" align="left"><br><span >Image credit: Paul-Alain Hunt on Unsplash&lt;/span><p>The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has extended its ban on exports of cobalt -- intended to curb oversupply of the electric vehicle battery material -- by three months, a regulatory agency said on Saturday, 21 June 2025.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/drc-cobalt-ban-extended-by-three-months-148526a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=258628">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Rolls-Royce’s new Johannesburg hub to boost power systems support/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2506/776596-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Image credit: Rolls-Royce" align="left"><br><span >Image credit: Rolls-Royce&lt;/span><p>Rolls-Royce&#x2019;s newly opened headquarters and training facility in Johannesburg will support its Power Systems division and its fleet of MTU mobile and stationary power solutions across several sectors, including energy, technology, mining, transportation, and oil and gas.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/rolls-royce-new-johannesburg-hub-to-boost-power-systems-support-582480a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=258496">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
TotalEnergies CEO anticipates Mozambique LNG project will resume ‘this summer’/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2506/776582-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Image credit: Image by from" align="left"><br><span >Image credit: Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/jerzygórecki-2233926/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=2639720">Jerzy</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=2639720">Pixabay</a>&lt;/span><p>TotalEnergies expects its $20bn Mozambique liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to resume development "this summer", CEO Patrick Pouyanne said on Wednesday, 18 June 2025.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/totalenergies-ceo-anticipates-mozambique-lng-project-will-resume-this-summer-693591a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=258491">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Oil prices surge as Iran-Israel conflict causes production concerns/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2506/776442-240x135.jpg?4" width="240" height="135" alt="Image credit: Raff Liu on Unsplash" align="left"><br><span >Image credit: Raff Liu on Unsplash&lt;/span><p>Oil prices rose on Tuesday, 17 June 2025, with analysts saying that uncertainty would keep prices elevated, even as there were no concrete signs of any production losses stemming from the Iran-Israel conflict.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/oil-prices-surge-as-iran-israel-conflict-causes-production-concerns-037975a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=258457">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Disputes are inevitable. Delays don&amp;#x2019;t have to be./in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2506/775465-240x135.jpg?3" width="240" height="135" alt="Photo by" align="left"><br><span >Photo by [[https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-windmill-414837/ Pixabay]]&lt;/span><p>The money is spent, the project is built, but the turbines stand idle. A several hundred-million-dollar wind farm, ready to supply much-needed power, is left stranded, waiting on grid access delayed by a contractual dispute. The parties are deadlocked, and the matter is heading to court, where resolution will take years.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/disputes-are-inevitable-delays-dont-have-to-be-259847a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=258230">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Unlocking DRC’s mining potential through global standards adoption/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2506/775192-240x135.jpg?3" width="240" height="135" alt="Source: © AVZ Minerals As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) works towards leveraging its mining sector for broader economic upliftment, it will need to support the raising of standards across a wide range of mining disciplines. Pictured: The Manono-Kitotolo lithium project in the DRC" align="left"><br><span >Source: © AVZ Minerals [[https://avzminerals.com.au/ AVZ Minerals]] As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) works towards leveraging its mining sector for broader economic upliftment, it will need to support the raising of standards across a wide range of mining disciplines. Pictured: The Manono-Kitotolo lithium project in the DRC&lt;/span><p>A leading producer of copper and cobalt, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is also seeing exploration interest in commodities such as gold and lithium.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/unlocking-drc-mining-potential-through-global-standards-adoption-926964a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=258154">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>