LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- California Resources Corporation (NYSE: CRC) (“CRC”) today closed its all-stock combination with Berry Corporation (bry) (NASDAQ: BRY) (“Berry”). The transaction enhances CRC’s premier California portfolio of long-lived, low-decline conventional assets with significant development upside and adds strategic optionality in the Uinta basin. “CRC is entering 2026 stronger than ever, ready to build on our operational momentum and deliver meaningful synergies ...

Global coal demand is expected to set a new record in 2025, followed by a decline through 2030, according to the latest International Energy Agency (IEA) study.With renewable capacity surging, nuclear expanding steadily, and a massive wave of liquefied natural gas coming to market, coal-fired power generation is forecast to decline from 2026 onward, the IEA noted.In the 2025 Coal Report, analysts project consumption to rise by 0.5% this year to approximately 8.85 billion tons. This number would extend the c ...

O’Neill has argued that pragmatism, not ambition alone, should determine which climate solutions survive. Under her watch, Woodside doubled oil and gas output, leaned aggressively into seaborne LNG, and shelved lower-carbon projects that failed to clear commercial hurdles. “We should prioritize measures that deliver the biggest bang for buck,” she told a room of mining executives at the Melbourne Mining Club in February.Inside Woodside, current and former colleagues describe O’Neill as analytically rigorous ...

Greenvolt Power, a subsidiary of Greenvolt Group, has signed an agreement to sell its 253.1MW onshore wind farm to Engie Romania, part of the Engie Group. Located in Ialomița County, Romania, the wind farm is currently under construction by Greenvolt Power, with completion set for 2027. The wind project will comprise 42 high-efficiency turbines and is poised to become one of the largest wind installations in the country, contributing to the energy transition and enhance security of supply across Europe. ...

BP plc has announced a major leadership transition, naming Meg O’Neill as its next chief executive officer, effective April 1, 2026, as the company looks to accelerate strategic and financial performance under new leadership. O’Neill, currently CEO of Australia’s Woodside Energy, will take over from Murray Auchincloss, who is stepping down as CEO and board director effective December 18. Carol Howle, BP’s executive vice president for supply, trading and shipping, will serve as interim CEO until O’Neill fo ...

Fox Business Alert. The world's biggest asset manager is clinching an ironfisted deal with the world's biggest minor. Black Rockck, you know, typically known for being the world's largest wealth management company.It's got a huge ETF business, but its global infrastructure investment arm is really making some big moves. It's buying 49% of BHP's iron ore power network in Western Australia for $2 billion. The deal, at least from BHP's side of it, is aimed at freeing up capital at a time when the miner is spen ...

TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abaxx Technologies Inc. (CBOE:ABXX)(OTCQX:ABXXF) (“Abaxx” or the “Company”), a financial software and market infrastructure company, majority shareholder of Abaxx Singapore Pte Ltd., the owner of Abaxx Commodity Exchange and Clearinghouse (individually, “Abaxx Exchange” and “Abaxx Clearing”), and producer of the SmarterMarkets™ Podcast, today announced it has exercised its right to call all 500,000 outstanding common share purchase warrants (the “Warrants”) issued ...

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The order, dated December 16 sanctions the Scheme of Arrangement subject to compliance with stipulated directions.According to the company’s official announcement, the NCLT approval paves the way for the demerger of Vedanta into four independent, pure-play listed companies, in addition to the currently listed Vedanta, thereby creating a total of five separate listed entities.The execution of this transformational demerger is now underway, subject to obtaining further regulatory and stakeholder approvals.Th ...

Evolve Royalties Ltd. Expected To Commence Trading December 17, 2025 on CSE (EVR)TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northfield Capital Corporation (TSX-V: NFD.A) (the “Company” or “Northfield”) announces the completion of the reverse takeover transaction (the “RTO”) between its partially owned subsidiary Voyageur Mineral Explorers Corp. (“Voyageur”) and Evolve Strategic Element Royalties Ltd. (“Evolve”) (see Voyageur press releases dated August 27, 2025 and December 15, 2025 for additional details). ...