Six Killed As Israel Strikes Hamas Leadership In Qatar; Chief Negotiator Survives
Israel struck Hamas leadership in Doha on Tuesday, using more than 10 fighter jets and over 10 munitions, killing six people but missing chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya. Hamas said five of its members were killed—among them al-Hayya’s son Humam and his office director Jihad Labad, Abdullah Abdul Wahid, Moamen Hassouna, and Ahmed al-Mamluk. Qatar also […]
Hungary Signs Shell Gas Deal Ahead of EU Russia Ban
Hungary signed a 10-year natural gas supply agreement with Shell on Tuesday, marking the country’s largest energy diversification deal with a Western company as the European Union prepares to phase out Russian fossil fuel imports by 2027. The deal, announced by Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó at the Gastech conference in Milan, covers 2 billion […]
Ukraine Strikes Cut Russian Oil Refining Capacity by 17%, Fuel Prices Soar
Ukrainian drone strikes have knocked out 17% of Russia’s oil refining capacity, equivalent to 1.1 million barrels per day, as Kyiv intensifies its campaign against Moscow’s energy infrastructure, according to Reuters calculations and industry sources. The attacks on at least 10 major Russian refineries have created fuel shortages across Russia and forced gasoline prices to […]
Nepal Army Deployed As Death Toll Hits 22 In Gen Z-Led Protests On Social Media Blackout
Nepal’s army deployed across Kathmandu late Tuesday as the nationwide death toll from two days of protests rose to 22, capping a cascade of events that saw parliament and the Supreme Court set ablaze, the prime minister resign, and the government hurriedly reverse a sweeping social media blackout imposed last week. By nightfall Tuesday, smoke […]
Study: Canada’s Oil Emissions Cap Could Cost Up to $289,000 Per Tonne Globally
Canada’s proposed emissions cap on oil and gas production could cost up to $289,000 per tonne of carbon dioxide actually eliminated from global emissions, according to a new study that challenges the policy’s cost-effectiveness. The analysis by the Center for North American Prosperity and Security, published in June, estimates the cap would cost $2,887 per […]
California Weighs Funding Valero Up To $200M To Keep Oil Refinery Open
California legislators are considering paying Valero Energy between $80 million and $200 million to cover maintenance at its Benicia refinery in order to prevent a shutdown currently slated by April, according to people familiar with negotiations. Under the contemplated arrangement, the state would fund routine maintenance to keep the San Francisco–area plant operating. Major overhauls […]
Union Strike Suspends Soma Gold’s Colombia Operations
Soma Gold (TSXV: SOMA) said a union strike began “effective immediately,” suspending operations at both the Cordero Mine and the El Bagre Gold Complex in Colombia. The company said Sintramienergetica, Seccional Zaragoza, the union representing employees of Operadora Minera (Soma’s wholly owned subsidiary), initiated the action after declining to respond to the firm’s latest proposal. […]
Poland Invokes NATO Article 4 After Shooting Russian Drones Violating Its Airspace
Poland shot down drones that violated its airspace on Wednesday after reporting 19 intrusions during a large Russian strike on Ukraine—prompting Prime Minister Donald Tusk to invoke NATO’s Article 4 and temporarily closing major airports. Warsaw framed the overnight operation as the first known instance of a NATO member firing during Russia’s war in Ukraine, […]
Gold X2 Hits 50.85 Metres Of 2.18 g/t Gold At Moss Gold
Gold X2 Mining (TSXV: AUXX), formerly Goldshore Resources, has released the first batch of assay results from a grade control program conducted at their Moss Gold project in Ontario. Results from the first eighteen holes conducted under the program have been released this morning. Highlights from the results include: A total of 61 holes were […]
Galiano Gold Halts Operations At Esaase Deposit After Fatal Clashes
Galiano Gold (TSX: GAU) is reporting that operations at their Esaase deposit, part of the Asanko Gold Mine in Ghana, have been temporarily suspended as a result of an incident that occurred on site. The suspension follows an incident on site that resulted in a fatality on site and damage to contractor equipment after a […]