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Canada’s Suncor expects upstream output to jump by 13% in Q4

The country’s largest oil and gas producer by market cap also said it will specify the exact impact of Alberta’s mandatory output caps when it issues its 2019 capital and production guidance on Feb. 5.

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Ecuador’s rising opposition to mining may thwart exploration boom

As mining projects face headwinds from rising tensions, investors’ courage will be tested, says Fitch Solutions Macro Research, which could hinder Ecuador’s plan to attract $4 billion to the sector by 2021.

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China slowdown a big threat to industrial metals in 2019 — analyst

With metals ringing off the new year on a weak note, both price- and demand-wise, BMO Metals says the main questions for 2019 revolve around China and whether its government is doing enough to slow the country’s economic contraction.

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