Articles By Esther Tanquintic-Misa

The Wheatstone and nearby Iago natural gas resources are located about 200km (124 miles) north of Onslow off Western Australia's Pilbara coast. The Julimar and Brunello fields will tie back to the central processing platform.

LNG-Hungry Japan to Purchase 10% Stake in Australia's Wheatstone Gas Project for $4.4 B

The Japanese government together with a consortium of Japanese companies are poised to buy a 10 per cent stake in Chevron Corp.'s Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia for $4.35 billion.

Azerbaijan Approves Anglo Asian Mining Gold Devt Plans at Gosha Mine

Gold and copper mining company Anglo Asian Mining PLC's production and development plans for the Gosha gold deposit has been approved by the Azerbaijan government.

Workers close container of uranium oxide after opening of the Khorasan-1 uranium mine in southern Kazakhstan

France’s Areva, Japan’s Mitsubishi Join Forces on Uranium Project in Australia

Areva, a nuclear power plant builder based in France, has teamed up with Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan on a joint exploration program for a possible uranium development project in Australia.

Operating Licence on Lynas Rare Earths Plant in Malaysia Still Hangs

And so it goes. The issuance of the controversial temporary operating licence (TOL) for the Malaysian rare earths processing plant of Lynas Corp. continues to hang.

China sends marine surveillance ship to Huangyan Island

China, Philippine Tensions Hit Airline Industry

Not only numbers in the arrival of tourist exchanges are affected in the ongoing tensions between China and the Philippines, but also the potential income of the airline industry shuttling the tourists between the two Asian countries.

Japan Sets LNG Forum in 3Q

Japan, which has since expanded its energy mix in a bid to rely less on nuclear power, has scheduled a public forum of producers and consumers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Tokyo on September.

Two Pre-Season Storms Eyed in Atlantic, Pacific oceans, Could Cause Damages to Gas, Oil Projects in Gulf of Mexico

Natural gas and oil development projects near the Atlantic Ocean, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico, could be facing potential damages in the coming months with the onset of the rainy season.

China Mulls Unifying Its Many Rare Earths Manufacturers

China, stronghold of the world's supply of rare earths, is set to carry out a proposal of uniting its many rare earths manufacturers into a one large company that represents the entire sector.

The Molycorp Minerals Mountain Pass Mine in California

Rare Earths Miner Molycorp Makes $650 M Debt Offering to Push Neo Material Takeover Bid

American rare earths miner Molycorp Inc. announced on Monday it will float in the market an offering of senior secured notes in the hopes of raising $650 million to help push its $1.3 billion acquisition plans of Canadian rare earth processor Neo Material Technologies Inc.

Intl Tenders for New Coal, Hydrocarbon Project Being Readied by Mozambique

The government of Mozambique has announced it is currently preparing the necessary prerequisites for the international tenders it intends to make on the new oil and natural gas blocks in the Rovuma Basin in the far northern portion of the country.