DR Congo creates $100mn ‘Mining Guard’ to protect critical minerals
Security force backed by US and UAE aims to drive investment in the African nation’s resource sector
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Oil could trade at nearly $120 if war drags on, Goldman Sachs warns
Analysts raise base case for Brent to $90 a barrel in fourth quarter and see chance it could rise much higher
The EU’s methane regulation could spark an energy crisis
Its extraterritorial, prescriptive and paperwork-heavy requirements will restrict access to supply options
Why flying less won’t do much to ease the oil crisis
Crude demand weakens when not only jet fuel but other product prices rise too
Shell buys Canadian shale producer ARC for $16bn
Deal will boost oil major’s production at a time when investors have queried the company’s growth
Analysts raise base case for Brent to $90 a barrel in fourth quarter, up from $80, and see chance it could rise much higher