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

Troilus Gold has announced a $35 million loan with precious metals merchant Auramet to support its near-term development activities at its namesake mine in Quebec.Proceeds of the loan will be used for final permitting, early works preparation and advancement towards full project financing. The loan... More

TXO Partners has agreed with White Rock Energy to purchase producing assets in the Elm Coulee field in the Williston Basin of Montana and North Dakota in a deal worth around $350 million.Of this purchase price, $70 million will be deferred and payable one year after the initial closing. The... More

McPhy Energy is heading for judicial liquidation as the financially troubled hydrogen equipment company has failed to attract a buyer for the business.In April, the French firm launched a conciliation procedure along with a call for takeover bids for all or part of its business. The moves reflected... More

RWE CFO Michael Muller has said that the company intends to sell stakes next year in its 1.4GW Sofia offshore wind project in the UK. The 1.4GW Sofia offshore wind farm, expected to be commissioned in 2026, will comprise 100 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD turbines, half of which will be fitted... More

Siemens has been awarded a long-term rail infrastructure and maintenance framework for Iarnrod Eireann (Irish Rail), replacing legacy systems dating back to the 1980s.The company will install the Siemens Trackguard Westlock computer-based interlocking system within the National Train Control Centre... More

Mazoon Mining has signed a series of construction and service agreements with contractors to kick off the Yanqul Copper Concentrate Production Project in Al Dhahirah Governorate, Oman.The agreements include a transportation and logistics contract with Asyad Group, the national logistics provider; a... More

Finnish ECA Finnvera reported Q1 2025 profits of €50 million, a slight drop from €54 million the previous year. All business segments were profitable, with large corporate financing showing particularly strong results. Finnvera increased both its domestic and export financing... More

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is set to build a KES17 billion (over $131 million), 100MW green hydrogen plant, funded through concessional financing from Germany.The two countries launched a climate and development partnership in 2022 which helps Kenya develop a green hydrogen value... More

Hastings Technology Metals has has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a 60% interest in the Yangibana rare earths and niobium project to the Andrew Forrest-backed Wyloo Metals. The company has also agreed to form an unincorporated JV for the Yangibana project, which is located in the... More

Proparco has integrated UBCI into its trade finance programme as an issuing bank.Proparco subsequently signed a €30 million trade finance guarantee line with UBCI to support the economic growth of Tunisian companies. UBCI is the first Tunisian bank to join Proparco's trade finance... More

EBRD has approved a trade finance line of up to $5 million for Unibank in Azerbaijan under its Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP).The newly established facility, which is aimed at supporting the export and import operations of private companies, will enable Unibank to further expand trade... More