Bloomberg South Africa delayed signing agreements for renewable-energy projects worth 56 billion rand ($4.7 billion), after a court postponed a ruling on a labor union application to block the deals. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and Transform RSA applied for an interdict to prevent state-owned utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. from signing 27 power purchase agreements that …

DUBAI / Reuters Saudi International Petrochemical Co (Sipchem) said on Tuesday it was planning to resume proposed merger talks with Sahara Petrochemical in a deal that could create a 14.7 billion riyals ($3.9 bln) chemicals company. The two companies called off a planned merger in 2014, citing an inadequate regulatory framework in the kingdom for the collapse. Sipchem said on …

Bloomberg A US appeals court ruled against New York’s bid to block a pipeline that will shuttle natural gas to a $900 million power plant under construction there, setting a potential precedent for other battles over gas conduits. The court sided with federal energy regulators’ ruling that New York waived its right to act on the pipeline by failing make …