Greenpeace stages ‘fracking’ at Westminster
Greenpeace has erected a life-like drilling rig outside the Houses of Parliament in London.
Greenpeace has erected a life-like drilling rig outside the Houses of Parliament in London.
The wife of a top Islamic State (IS) leader killed in a US raid has been charged in America with contributing to the death of hostage Kayla Mueller.
Plans to close a coal-fired power station have been announced, threatening the loss of 150 jobs.
Chesapeake Energy has hired restructuring lawyers and bankruptcy specialists at Kirkland and Ellis as its shares dropped by more than half.
The Scottish Greens have launched their election campaign with pledges to deliver more than 200,000 “clean green” jobs, reform land ownership and ban fracking.
Total has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of a new senior vice president.
Chancellor George Osborne may have to impose large additional tax rises or spending cuts at very short notice to meet his target of balancing the nation’s books by 2019/20, an influential economic think-tank has warned.
NOF Energy, the UK business development organisation for oil, gas, nuclear and offshore renewables sectors, is helping Shetland-based energy sector supply chain businesses access new markets.
The Charity Commission is looking at “any action that might be necessary“ following claims that Age UK has been promoting expensive energy tariffs to the elderly in exchange for cash.
Utility firm SSE has revealed plans to shut part of a coal fired power station in England with the potential loss of up to 213 jobs.
A lawsuit has been filed against the Southern California Gas Company (SoCal) after a huge gas leak near Los Angeles.
Motorists have been warned that the cheap fuel market may have bottomed out as the price of oil shows early signs of recovery.
Engineering giant Siemens has criticised UK government policies for creating uncertainty, hampering investment in gas plants, wind farms and factories.
British Gas is to axe 500 jobs, hitting its loft and cavity wall insulation business, as part of the company’s efficiencies programme.
Opposition to fracking continues to outstrip support - particularly among those who know about the controversial process, a survey for the Government has revealed.
Scottish Power has announced it is to cut its standard domestic gas prices by an average of 5.4% from mid-March, the third supplier to announce such a drop in two weeks.
Greenhouse gas output in the UK fell almost 8% in 2014, although emissions from transport and agriculture rose slightly, official figures show.
BP has reshuffled its senior executive team appointing deputy chief executive, Lamar McKay, to assist chief executive Bob Dudley.
A new industry survey suggests the oil and gas workforce remains loyal to the sector despite the global downturn, but company loyalty is evaporating.
Oil workers are being asked to consider teaching in a bid to fill vacancies in the North-east.
Umbilicals specialist JDR has appointed two new non-executive directors to its board.
A proposal to combine the North Sea “offshore passport” personnel systems of the UK and Norwegian sectors of the North West Europe Continental Shelf has been tabled.
GE Oil & Gas has created a new Oil & Gas Digital Solutions business as well as the development on a new pilot program with BP.
Oil major Shell is transitioning its trucking fleet to more liquefied natural gas-fuel vehicles in Houston and Louisiana.
An evaluation is underway after a technical glitch at a gas compressor in Russia.