Norway’s Aker BP may explore for seabed minerals, CEO says
Mining News Pro - Norway’s second-largest listed oil and gas company, Aker BP, said it would consider applying for licences to mine minerals from the seabed if parliament approves a plan for such exploration.
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Impala wins RBPlat bid battle as Northam sells stake
Mining News Pro - Impala Platinum has won a protracted battle for control of miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum after bid rival Northam Platinum sold its stake.
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BP to lead giant green hydrogen project in Western Australia
Mining News Pro - BP Plc acquired a stake in and will lead one of the world’s largest clean energy projects, which aims to supply green hydrogen from Australia to key markets including South Korea and Japan.
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BP to exit Rosneft stake and may take $25 billion hit
Mining News Pro - BP Plc moved to dump its shares in oil giant Rosneft PJSC, taking a financial hit of as much as $25 billion by joining the campaign to isolate Russia’s economy.
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Northam’s swoop for RBPlat stake scuppers Implats approach
Mining News Pro - Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd. plans to spend about 17 billion rand ($1.13 billion) to become the top shareholder in Royal Bafokeng Platinum Ltd., dashing a planned takeover by rival Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.
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RBPlat declares R1.5bn dividend on record first-half performance
Mining News Pro - Platinum group metals (PGMs) mining company Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) has declared a R1.5-billion interim dividend in addition to the R482.3-million buy-back and redemption of a portion of its convertible bonds on the back of a record performance in the six months to June 30.
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Sibanye, RBPlat make progress with employee vaccinations
Mining News Pro - Sibanye-Stillwater has, despite recent disruptions in parts of South Africa, made significant progress with the roll-out of its Covid-19 vaccination programme.
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BP plans UK`s largest blue hydrogen production facility
Mining News Pro - Oil and gas major BP said on Thursday it was developing plans for the UK`s largest blue hydrogen production facility, expanding its investments in carbon reduction technologies to tackle global warming.
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Developer of Alaska’s Pebble mine, ex-CEO served subpoenas
Mining News Pro - Northern Dynasty Minerals said on Friday that its wholly-owned Pebble Limited Partnership and the unit’s former chief executive officer had been served with subpoenas.
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BP says the era of oil-demand growth is over
Mining News Pro - BP said the relentless growth of oil demand is over, becoming the first supermajor to call the end of an era many thought would last another decade or more.
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RBPlat reports sky-rocketed first-half earnings on lower Covid-hit output
Mining News Pro - Midtier platinum group metals (PGMs) producer Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBPlat) on Tuesday reported sky-rocketed earnings on lower Covid-19-impacted half-year production.
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RBPlat opens 200-bed field hospital to support govt in fight against Covid-19
Mining News Pro - Platinum group metals miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat), together with the North West Department of Health has officially opened the 200-bed Royal Bafokeng Platinum Field Hospital, in Rustenburg, at a cost of about R10-million, to support government’s already overburdened resources in the fight against Covid-19.
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RBPlat to begin phased restart with strict Covid-19 safeguards
Mining News Pro - Platinum group metals (PGMs) mining company Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) will on Monday, April 20, begin phasing up to 50% of operational capacity while taking all practicable measures to reduce the risk, exposure and spread of the Covid-19 pandemic to secure the wellbeing of its employees.
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BP slammed for lofty climate change ambition, Rio ignored for small step
Mining News Pro - Two major resource companies made two very different announcements recently, both on the theme of addressing climate change. The stark contrast between them shows the industry is still grappling with how to meet the challenges ahead.
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BP exits Alaska in $5.6bn deal with privately held Hilcorp
Mining News Pro - Privately held exploration and production company Hilcorp has sealed a $5.6-billion deal to acquire British major BP’s entire upstream and midstream business in the US state of Alaska.
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JSW Steel Marches Ahead to Acquire BPSL on Receiving Maximum Votes from Lenders
Mining News Pro - Creditors of BPSL (Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd) have chosen JSW Steel Ltd. as the preferred bidder to buy BPSL by giving 66.6% vote in its favour.
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BP front-runner to buy BHP oil and gas operations after $US10bn bid
Mining News Pro - BP has emerged as the front-runner to buy BHP’s US shale assets after submitting a bid of over $US10 billion ($13.5 billion), according to sources at Reuters.
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