NextDecade has completed a pricing refresh of its lump-sum, turnkey EPC contract with Bechtel Energy for the construction of Train 4 and related infrastructure at the Rio Grande LNG Facility. The company has also executed a lump-sum, turnkey EPC contract with Bechtel for the construction of Train... More

A group of trade finance banks have endorsed the International Chamber of Commerce’s Principles for Sustainable Trade Finance (ICC PSTF). The group - Commerzbank, ING, Santander, and Standard Chartered, and further supporting banks - collectively represent as much as 25% of the global... More

Nordic Investment Bank has approved the start of a 30-day public consultation on changes to its Sustainability Policy Exclusion List. The proposed revision permits NIB to finance conventional weapons and ammunition, while excluding producers of what it calls controversial weapons.This decision... More

Toronto-listed Dundee Precious Metals will acquire London- and Sydney-listed Adriatic Metals in a cash-and-stock deal valuing the silver-focused miner at about $1.25 billion.The Vares silver operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is Adriatic’s flagship asset. DPM already operates mines in the... More

The European Commission has granted Spanish grid operator Enagas €32.5 million ($37.6 million) to carry out studies and engineering projects for the nation’s hydrogen gas network.The company has signed a grant agreement with the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive... More

Andreas Klasen has been appointed director of the lill Institute for Public Value, leading its Oxford Research Hub. Lill Institute for Public Value is a research institute dedicated to developing public policy, public administration and public finance solutions, and is domiciled in the Black Forest,... More

JERA has unveiled a series of deals to procure up to 5.5 million tonnes per year of LNG from the US.The agreements include SPAs with NextDecade and Commonwealth LNG, as well as HOA with Sempra Infrastructure and Cheniere Marketing.US LNG procured through these partnerships uniquely supports... More

Vulcan Energy has announced an extension to the conditional debt commitment letter signed in December 2024 as the company progresses discussions with banks and ECAs over financing for its Phase One Lionheart Project. The project is located in the Upper Rhine Valley Brine Field bordering Germany... More

Algeria has launched several petrochemical and refining projects worth nearly $7 billion to tap its oil and gas resources and maximise income.The projects in various parts of the North African country will be carried out during 2025-2029. The projects comprise the new Hassi Messaoud refinery,... More

London-based Specialist Risk Group has appointed Ellie Harrison as a partner. She previously spent almost five years at Tysers, first as an associate director and then as director, according to LinkedIn. Before that she was at Marsh JLT Speciality. More

Ioneer has received commitments to raise around $16 million (A$25 million) via a share placement to fund work at the Rhyolite Ridge lithium/boron project in Nevada.The company plans to issue about 253 million new shares at A$0.10 ($0.065) apiece, representing a 13% discount to its last closing price... More

Prieska Power Reserve has received formal approval of a funding grant from KfW and the Industrial Development Corporation.The project will produce more than 80,000 t/y of green ammonia by 2027, derived from over 14,000 tonnes of green hydrogen, with plans to scale production to over 500,000 t/y by... More

Lewis Brisbois has hired partners Jesse Zirillo, Samantha Cavalier, Gabrielle Carbonara, and Bridget Sasson, as well as associate Jesse Harcar, to its Pittsburgh office as members of the firm’s energy, marine, & power and real estate & land use practices. Zirillo will serve as... More

Germany-headquartered private rail freight wagon leasing and rail logistics group VTG has sealed the refinancing of an existing CAPEX and revolving credit facility. KfW IPEX-Bank, was sole MLA and sole bookrunner. In addition, KfW IPEX-Bank was facility agent for the international consortium,... More

EV Resources has completed a deal to acquire 70% of an operating JV over the Los Lirios Antimony Mine in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The company established a wholly owned Mexican subsidiary, Stibcorp, and executed a promissory agreement for the assignment of mining rights with the current... More

China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has outlined plans to accelerate the commercial readiness and scale-up of hydrogen technologies, focusing on 11 priority directions across the hydrogen value chain.The newly released directive will see both individual project pilots and... More

Homerun Resources has been selected to advance to the detailed work-plan phase of a major funding initiative by BNDES and FINEP. The company was chosen from 124 proposals as the only silica/silicon-focused company for the $815 million strategic minerals transformation program. This selection... More

Germany's Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has received two bids in the auction for a 1 GW offshore wind energy site in the North Sea.Both bids offered a price of zero cents per kilowatt hour, prompting the agency to conduct a dynamic bidding process that begins on June 16. The two bidders are... More