Norilsk Nickel is targeting a supplementary listing on the London Stock Exchange for the beginning of July, said the Russian metals giant’s chief executive, Denis Morozov.
“The listing will broaden the base for investors, give us more liquidity and, in time, a higher capitalization,” Interfax quoted Morozov as saying.
Norilsk initially had intended to list in London [...]

Navasota Resources Ltd. is pleased to report that aircore drilling on the Telimele and Gaoual (”AMIG”) permits of its Koba Bauxite Project located in the Boke Bauxite Belt of northwestern Guinea, West Africa, continues to progress well.
As of May 29, 2008, a total of 28,722 metres in 1,630 drill holes have been completed on [...]

Head of Interros and one of the main shareholders of Norilsk Nickel Vladimir Potanin has recommended the managers of the Russian mining and metallurgical company to launch a new round of talks with UC RUSAL on the divestment of energy assets into an independent company, the Russian businessman told journalists today. Potanin noted that he [...]

The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States fell this week by 12 from last week.
Of the 1,877 rigs running nationwide, 1,479 explore for natural gas and 390 for oil, according to Baker Hughes Inc., which tracks rig operations worldwide. Eight were listed as miscellaneous.
A year ago, the [...]

Enbridge Energy said an explosion in November that killed two workers in northwestern Minnesota happened after oil mist escaped from a coupling and was ignited by a heater.
Enbridge did its own investigation after the Nov. 28 blast. A federal investigation is not yet finished.
Enbridge said an exposed pipeline was not anchored properly. When it was [...]

Shares of solar power companies rose after German lawmakers reached a tentative agreement on a smaller reduction in state subsidies to solar companies than some investors feared.
Lawmakers agreed to cut the nation’s so-called feed-in tariff by 8 percent in 2009 and 2010, and 9 percent for each subsequent year. The law requires utilities to buy [...]

The head of DuPont Co. says the chemicals producer expects sales to solar energy customers will more than triple within the next five years.
Chief Executive Charles O. Holliday Jr., speaking at the Sanford Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference, said DuPont expects increased demand for renewable energy sources like photovoltaics — or solar — and ethanol made [...]

Brazil’s Petrobras continues its recent string of oil discoveries. A test well in the prolific offshore Santos Basin confirmed the presence of light oil.
Unlike other recent offshore discoveries that lie in very deep water, this one is in the relatively shallow waters in the southern part of the basin and may not be as difficult [...]

Retail gas prices rose one cent Friday to a new national average over $3.96 a gallon, putting them on a course to hit $4 by early next week. Oil futures settled higher after trading in a narrow range.
Light sweet crude for July delivery rose 73 cents to settle at $127.35 a barrel.
At the pump, gas [...]

Mengold Resources Inc. has closed a private placement through the sale of 2,000,000 units at a price of $0.25 per Unit, for gross proceeds of $500,000.
Each Unit consists of one flow-through common share and one transferable share warrant (each share purchase warrant a “Warrant” and collectively, the “Warrants”). Each Warrant entitles its holder thereof to [...]