Vietnam oil decision suits China but deters investors

Hanoi has suspended another South China Sea oil project, apparently under pressure from Beijing

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Ecuador referendum result complicates mining outlook

Ecuador’s recent referendum has formalised the president’s mining dilemma rather than resolving it

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Pemex’s decline continues as liberalisation gathers steam

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Shortages of metals key to electric vehicle batteries could raise costs and slow the electrification of the auto sector

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Recent new acreage and planned exploration and development

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Reports that Total may renew its interest in South Sudan could change the complexion of regional oil prospects

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Dollar weakness and supply limits have driven the copper price higher and supply constraints will intensify

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The death in prison of the founder of a prominent wildlife NGO shows how security concerns can block progress

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US-Israeli naval exercises off Cyprus will this time stop Turkey staging its own exercises to block exploring for gas

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Any attempts by London to override devolution to push through Brexit are likely to trigger a crisis

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