The rush to exploit a power surplus in the country’s north has raised questions over infrastructure and energy use

Shell, Total and Chevron are all drilling, or planning to drill, in the Orange oil basin

Anglo American unit’s output down 23% as luxury pullback and emergence of lab-grown gems take toll

Middle East turmoil no longer poses such a threat to the world’s thirstiest petrol consumers

New Delhi pushes for exploration in Latin America and Africa and auctions domestic mining blocks

Amin Nasser praises Beijing’s efforts to make solar panels and electric vehicles cheaper