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U.S. Dips Into Strategic Oil Reserve Again Amid Supply Disruptions

The United States is dipping into its Strategic Petroleum Reserve again, this time to keep crude flowing to a Louisiana refinery while oil prices climb above $117 per barrel. The reserve, meanwhile, is already at its lowest level since 1982. The Department of Energy on Friday authorized an emergency exchange of up to 400,000 barrels to Phillips 66's Lake Charles refinery, citing a temporary…

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Bannerman pulls trigger on $353M uranium mine

Construction on the Etango uranium project in Namibia approved, with funding secured without project debt and first production targeted for 2028.

  • Bannerman Energy and CNNC Overseas approve $353M Etango uranium mine
  • Joint venture holds 95% ownership, $295M cash reserves cover costs
  • Etango to produce 3.5M lb. uranium oxide annually starting 2028

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