Commodities

Pantheon Resources poised to frack at East Texas site
Pantheon Resources announced plans to frack its East Texas VOBM#5 well on Friday after the company unearthed 60 feet of net pay at the site.

Primorus offloads 5% Horse Hill holding to Solo Oil
Primorus Investments confirmed on Friday that it has completed the disposal of a 5% interest in well appraisal and development company Horse Hill Developments Limited (HHDL) to Solo Oil PLC.

Eurasia Mining makes early start at Russian platinum project
Eurasia Mining announced the commencement of site works at its West Kytlim Project on Friday, kicking off the 2018 field season.

SDX Energy hails gas discovery at Moroccan well
North Africa focused oil and gas company SDX Energy announced on Friday that it has made a gas discovery on one of its Moroccan projects.

UK to apply for exemption from Trump's steel tariffs
Downing Street will ask the White House for an exemption to his sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to the United States after Donald Trump offered to show "great flexibility" to his "real friends".

Keras investee set for gold drilling as study identifies key targets
Mineral resource company Keras Resources’ investee Calidus Resources has completed a regional target generation study over its Warrawoona gold project, the company announced on Thursday.

Randgold says DRC's Kabila gave assurances on mining code
Randgold Resources said the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has assured mining companies that questions about their operations under the country's new mining code would be resolved, but only after the new law had been signed off.

US oil inventories drop despite jump in domestic output, DoE says
US oil product stockpiles fell last week despite a sharp rise in the country's imports of crude and a large increase in domestic output.

Nostra Terra shares jump after oil field's record revenue
Nostra Terra announced on Tuesday that its Pine Mills oil field in the United States achieved record monthly revenue of $161,000 in February.

Mayan Energy to benefit from Firebird pipeline oil distribution deal
Energy services and development company Mayan Energy expects to benefit from a six month distribution deal between Petroteq Energy and Firebird Logistics.

Commodities: Cotton, cocoa hit new 52-week highs then fall back
Crude oil and agricultural futures were giving back some of the prior day's gains, but only after cocoa and cotton futures pushed to fresh 52-week highs on Tuesday, amid a backdrop of dollar weakness.

Great Western weathers storm as subzero temperatures hit drilling
Great Western Mining announced on Tuesday that M2 infill drilling at its Mineral Country prospect in Nevada proceeded successfully in spite of recent snow storms.

Commodities: US cocoa, cotton futures fly amid jump in net longs
Soft commodities and energy futures were in big demand on Monday, amid news-flow related specifically to each category and as traders waited for the Trump administration to release the details of its soon-to-be -announced tariffs on steel and aluminium.

Commodities: Wheat boosted by arctic blast, aluminium by Trump tariffs
Big gains for soft commodities on the back of the blast of Arctic weather sweeping through Europe helped insulate the entire complex from the impact of strength in the Greenback.