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Refna Tharayil

Adani Group plans to invest $100bn in energy transition projects

Announced at a CRISIL event on Infrastructure – the Catalyst for India’s Future by Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani, the commitment will enable the production of every major component that is required for green energy generation in India

MinRes to shut Yilgarn iron ore operations in Western Australia

Following the completion of an extensive assessment of the viability of the Yilgarn iron ore operations’, MinRes confirmed that the continuity of the Yilgarn Hub is not financially feasible beyond the end of this year

Woodside Energy appoints DeepOcean offshore Senegal

The Sangomar deepwater oil field is located 100 kilometres south of Dakar, Senegal, and commenced production in June 2024

OHLA completes construction phase of new Sinova WWTP

The new infrastructure is designed to benefit 185,000 equivalent inhabitants in the future

Agnico Eagle releases Detour Lake proposed underground mining plan

The Company has also completed a preliminary economic assessment (the “2024 PEA”) which contemplates the concurrent operation of the open pit and a proposed underground mining project (the “Underground Project”), combined with mill throughput optimization to 29 million tonnes per annum

B2Gold estimates pre-production capex of $807m for Gramalote gold project

The PEA estimates a post-tax net present value of $778m for the Colombian gold project

TagEnergy reaches financial close on stage two of Golden Plains wind farm

The second stage of the A$4bn ($2.67bn) Australian onshore wind project will be equipped with 93 V162-6.2 MW wind turbines from Vestas’ EnVentus platform

Rio Tinto invests to maintain anode production at Grande-Baie smelter

The work to rebuild the concrete shell and refractory lining of the anode baking furnaces will be carried out over two years, in 2025 and 2026

Shell signs agreement to acquire Pavilion Energy

Pavilion Energy includes a global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading business with a contracted supply volume comprising about 6.5 million tonnes per annum

Air Liquide and Dunkerque LNG CO2 infrastructure project takes major step forward and receives support from EU

The D’Artagnan project will include an Air Liquide pipeline to transport CO2 from the sites of capture as well as a terminal located in the port of Dunkirk to liquefy and load CO2 on ships