Gold expected to continue rising in 2026/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2512/798995-240x135.jpg?6" width="240" height="135" alt="Gold has been predicted to keep rising in 2026. Pictured: Gold mining in South Africa" align="left"><br><span >Gold has been predicted to keep rising in 2026. Pictured: Gold mining in South Africa&lt;/span><p>Gold is expected to continue rising in 2026, with a base-case scenario of $4,900 per ounce, accompanied by risks to the upside.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/gold-expected-to-continue-rising-in-2026-950864a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=264454">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Coal remains essential to keeping the lights on and economic development/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2512/798908-240x135.png?8" width="240" height="135" alt="Energy security takes centre stage as global coal demand hits record high in 2025 (Image source: © Future Coal" align="left"><br><span >Energy security takes centre stage as global coal demand hits record high in 2025 (Image source: © Future Coal [[https://www.futurecoal.org/ Future Coal]]&lt;/span><p>The findings of the <a href="https://www.iea.org/reports/coal-2025" target="_blank">International Energy Agency&#x2019;s (IEA) latest annual coal report</a> reinforce the reality that coal remains a critical pillar of energy security, industrial competitiveness, and economic development.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/coal-remains-essential-to-keeping-the-lights-on-and-economic-development-283137a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=264420">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Shell gets ready to produce oil in offshore Namibia/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2512/798013-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Shell logo and stock graph are seen through a magnifier displayed in this illustration taken 4 September 2022. Image credit: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration" align="left"><br><span >Shell logo and stock graph are seen through a magnifier displayed in this illustration taken 4 September 2022. Image credit: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration&lt;/span><p>Shell is preparing to launch a new drilling campaign in the PEL 39 exploration block offshore Namibia from April 2026 with its partners QatarEnergy and Namibia's national oil company, Namcor.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/shell-gets-ready-to-produce-oil-in-offshore-namibia-849833a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=264189">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Glencore first miner to export cobalt under new DRC quotas/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2512/797934-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Image credit: Reuters/Jonny Hogg/File Photo" align="left"><br><span >Image credit: Reuters/Jonny Hogg/File Photo&lt;/span><p>Glencore has become the first miner to export cobalt under the Democratic Republic of Congo's new quotas, sending a small initial shipment to test the system, one government source and two trade sources familiar with the matter told <i>Reuters</i>.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/glencore-first-miner-to-export-cobalt-under-new-drc-quotas-516510a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=264166">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project loses R2.2bn backing/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2512/796791-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Image credit: Reuters/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo" align="left"><br><span >Image credit: Reuters/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo&lt;/span><p>Britain and the Netherlands are withdrawing a combined $2.2bn in support for the TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project, they said separately, after both hired firms to probe human rights concerns surrounding the development.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/totalenergies-led-mozambique-lng-project-loses-r22bn-backing-063275a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=263857">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>