By Oke Peter In its determination aimed at establishing a forum for the next generation of miners, organiser of Mining Indaba has in invited students with interest in a potential career in the mining industry to attend Mining Indaba’s Young Leaders in Mining Programme on Thursday 6 February at the Cape Town International Convention Centre….
By John Lewis The mining sector is one of the most energy-intensive industries in the world, accounting for an estimated 6.2% of the total global energy consumption. It has also historically been a disproportionately large contributor to global warming, through the intensive use of fossil fuels to power operations. But now there is a spotlight…
The international oil benchmark, Brent crude, plummeted to its lowest level in more than a year on Monday, trading below the Federal Government’s benchmark for the 2020 budget, as the coronavirus outbreak hit fuel demand in China. The 2020 budget, which was signed by the President Muhammadu Buhari in December, was based on oil production…
The underlying causes of disruptions and disputes could be moderated by improving contracts, audits and controls Oil and gas projects are complex, usually large-scale and involve integrating complicated supply chains and diverse technologies. But this complexity does not explain the delays, disruption, defects, lost productivity and higher costs that afflict so many of these construction…
