Emirates Global Aluminium has unveiled plans for a $4 billion plant in the US. The company says the project will be the first new primary aluminium production plant in the US since 1980.The plant is expected to have a production capacity of 600,000 tonnes of primary aluminium per year, nearly... More

Milbank has appointed Adam Brenneman as a partner in the firm’s corporate finance and securities group in New York. Brenneman joins Milbank from Cleary Gottlieb, where he was a partner in the Latin America and Capital Markets practices. Brenneman’s practice encompasses diversified... More

A request for proposal process has been launched to inform the FEED study for a fully integrated green hydrogen project at the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ), in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.Green Hydrogen Solutions, through its project company GHS Green Hydrogen ELIDZ, is seeking... More

Oman LNG has signed an 800,000 metric tonnes per annum term sale and purchase agreement with Vitol. Oman LNG will supply LNG to Vitol on a DES Flexible basis, with deliveries from January 2026. More

Egypt's state-owned gas company EGAS has received several offers to supply LNG shipments urgently needed for summer.Saudi Aramco, Adnoc, Algeria’s Sonatrach, and QatarEnergy submitted offers, which EGAS is currently reviewing.Egypt has set conditions for receiving LNG import offers for the... More

Arizona Lithium has received approval for Phase 1 production at its Prairie Project in Saskatchewan, Canada.Phase 1 will see the Prairie Project go into production at 150 tonne per annum lithium carbonate equivalent scale, which represents a full commercial scale direct lithium extraction unit that... More

Conrad Asia Energy has acquired former partner Coro Energy’s stake in its Duyung production sharing contract offshore Indonesia, under a deal that resolves historical cash call arrears.Meanwhile, the operator remains engaged in negotiations with partner Empyrean Energy about resolving its... More

Xanadu Mines has unveiled a proposed takeover offer from Bastion Mining, a consortium comprising Singapore-based Boroo and Xanadu director Ganbayar Lkhagvasuren.The offer follows the recent collapse of a potential transaction between Xanadu and major shareholder and JV partner Zijin Mining, which... More

IDB Invest has provided an up-to $50 million financial package to Laki and its subsidiaries to increase access to short-term financing for MSME suppliers in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. The project seeks to facilitate foreign trade through the purchase of essential raw materials and finance... More

Adnoc has signed multiple agreements with US energy majors which could potentially enable $60 billion of US investments in UAE energy projects.The agreements include a landmark field development plan with ExxonMobil and INPEX/JODCO to expand the capacity of Abu Dhabi’s Upper Zakum offshore... More

Associated British Ports (ABP), technology company HiiROC, and infrastructure solutions business px Group are developing a hydrogen production plant at the px Group-owned Saltend Chemicals Park in the UK.The new plant will use HiiROC’s process, Thermal Plasma Electrolysis, to produce... More

NioCorp has received a preliminary, non-binding EOI from UK Export Finance for a potential debt guarantee of up to $200 million to help fund construction of its Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project in Nebraska.Any eventual loan guarantee from UKEF would be contingent upon NioCorp meeting certain... More

Toronto-based lithium battery recycling firm Li-Cycle has filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada and expects to start a formal sale for its business or assets. The firm’s US units have also commenced proceedings in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.Li-Cycle has... More

Jiri Zrust, Trafigura's global head of operating assets, and Igor Marin, global head of gas, power and renewables, will join the executive committee.   Zrust joined Trafigura in October 2024 to lead the newly-created Operating Assets division, bringing significant experience in... More

Enbridge (ENB) has agreed to a First Nations investment of C$715 million ($510 million) in its Westcoast natural gas pipeline system. The Stonlasec8 Indigenous Alliance Limited Partnership, which currently represents 36 First Nations in British Columbia, will take a 12.5% interest in the... More

Clifford Chance has unveiled a trio of appointments in the US: partner Victoria Salem, counsel Matthew Slider and senior national security Advisor Thomas Cluff.Based in Houston, Salem joins from Cheniere Energy, where she was assistant general counsel, finance and tax. Slider joins the firm's... More

Vistra has executed a definitive agreement to acquire seven modern natural gas generation facilities, totaling approximately 2,600MW of capacity, from Lotus Infrastructure Partners in a $1.9 billion deal.The deal includes five combined cycle gas turbine facilities and two combustion turbine... More

Malawi’s Mpatamanga Hydropower Storage Project has received a $350 million grant from the International Development Association.At completion, subject to the mobilisation of private financing, the project will significantly increase the country’s installed capacity, delivering 1,544... More