Commodities

Investors need clarity on BP policy not boss’s weak promises

There goes another of BP’s shiny targets-cum-ambitions. This one is not related to the pace of energy transition but is purely financial. Soon after getting the top job permanently...

G7 vows to clamp down on Russia’s oil sanctions evasion

Finance ministers of the G7 nations vowed on Saturday to step up efforts to prevent Russia from evading...

While the IMF is upbeat about global growth it knows where dangers lurk

All things considered, the International Monetary Fund should be feeling relatively upbeat as it hosts its annual meeting...

UK ‘risks repeat of surging energy bills’ amid continued reliance on gas

Britain is at risk of experiencing a repeat of the sharp increase in energy costs which has fuelled...

‘Very concerning’: BP dilutes net zero targets as global retreat from green standards gathers pace

In early 2020, Bernard Looney had one clear goal as the incoming chief executive of BP: to convince...

Financial markets could still avoid panic amid oil price risk in Middle East crisis

As Israeli troops moved into Lebanon and Iran launched a missile attack on Israel, the risk of a jump in oil prices that could...

Oil demand growing at slowest rate since height of pandemic, says IEA

The world’s demand for oil is growing at its slowest pace since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, causing global market prices to slump...

Grangemouth oil refinery to close by end of June, putting 500 jobs at risk

The owners of the Grangemouth oil refinery have confirmed it will shut by the end of June next year, in a blow to Scotland’s...

UK imposes sanctions on 10 ships in crackdown on Russia’s shadow oil fleet

The UK has taken new steps to clamp down on Russia’s shadow fleet exporting oil and funding Moscow’s war machine, with the Foreign Office...

BP extends use of AI in five-year deal with spy tech firm Palantir

The oil and gas supermajor BP is to use artificial intelligence to speed up the decision-making of its engineers, after signing a five-year deal...

Oil firms vow to fight judicial review of North Sea oil and gas projects

Two of Europe’s biggest oil companies have vowed to fight two legal cases brought by environmental campaigners against their plans to develop new oil...