The DOD’s Role in Critical Minerals The DOD is stepping up efforts to secure critical minerals, especially rare earth elements (REEs), vital for defense technologies like fighter jets and missiles. On July 10, 2025, it […]
Daily Standup Top Stories UAE Says Oil Market Needs More Oil with Healthy Demand July 9, 2025 Clark Savage The global oil market is showing signs of robust demand, according to United Arab Emirates Energy Minister […]
In a historic step toward securing America’s energy and technological future, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright will break ground on July 11, 2025, at Ramaco Resources’ Brook Mine Carbon Ore Rare Earth project in Ranchester, […]
Copper prices have gone stratospheric, with U.S. Comex futures spiking as much as 17% in a single day—the largest intraday gain in over three decades—following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 50% tariff on copper […]
The global seaborne trade in copper concentrates is surging to new highs, with fresh data from Ursa Shipbrokers and AXSMarine showing record-breaking shipments in the first half of 2025. Loadings reached 18.5m tonnes during the […]
Russian forces have seized the village of Shevchenko in eastern Ukraine, a strategically significant location near the Kruta Balka lithium deposit, one of Europe’s largest untapped hard-rock lithium prospects. This development, reported by OilPrice.com on […]
In a bold move signaling a strategic pivot toward the energy transition, Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) has entered the U.S. lithium market with the acquisition of approximately 125,000 net acres across the lithium-rich Smackover Formation […]
This was a wild week in the energy space. The geopolitical tensions around the world are driving oil prices to $77, and if Iran’s oil export capacity is diminished, we may see some short-term spikes […]
China’s dominance over rare earth elements (REEs) and critical minerals has become a geopolitical flashpoint, with the nation controlling roughly 60% of global mining and 85-90% of processing capacity. These materials—vital for everything from electric […]
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has greenlit a significant mineral exploration project in Railroad Valley, Nye County, Nevada, opening the door to potential discoveries of critical minerals essential for the clean energy transition and […]
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