Canadaian PM meeting with Saudi officials.

Saudi Arabia, Canada launch investment treaty talks as Carney visits Jeddah

MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas
By bnm Gulf bureau 9 July 2026
Saudi Arabia and Canada have agreed to open negotiations on an investment protection treaty during Mark Carney's Jeddah visit, the first by a Canadian leader in 26 years, with mining at the centre.

Baker Hughes receives equipment awards for Sabine Pass LNG expansion

GLNG - Global LNG
NorthAmOil - North America Oil & Gas
By bne IntelliNews 9 July 2026
Baker Hughes said this week that it had received three awards to supply equipment for the upcoming expansion of Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG project.

Namibia targets domestic uranium processing in talks with China’s CGN

AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor
By Newsbase 9 July 2026
Namibia, the world’s third largest uranium producer, in 2024 exported nearly all its output to China, which also controls production at two of the African country’s largest mines.
Nigerian VP Kashim Shettima inaugurates Diamond New Energy Projects, one of Africa’s largest lithium-processing plants

Nigeria opens Chinese-built $250mn lithium plant, targets leading role in battery supply chain

AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor
By Brian Kenety 9 July 2026
Nigeria's $250mn launch of a lithium-processing plant comes as as UNCTAD forecasts global demand will rise by 353% between 2024 and 2040, driven by electric vehicles, battery storage and clean energy tech.
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