Protests disrupt gala dinner at Africa Energies Summit
Protests have disrupted the gala dinner at the Africa Energies Summit, with a group of Extinction Rebellion activists attaching themselves to Gordon Ramsay’s Heddon Street restaurant.
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Shell marks first day trading single line of shares
No longer Royal or Dutch, Shell plc confirmed Monday that the merging of the company’s A and B shares into a single line of ordinary shares had concluded on Saturday January 29.
ACP Energy aims to bring SPAC fever to oil
ACP Energy has begun trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, with a focus on acquiring oil and gas producing assets.
‘A statesman for the industry’: Tributes paid to Westwood Global founder John Westwood
Tributes have been paid to John Westwood, founder of the namesake energy market analytics firm, who has died aged 76.
Shell to complete transformation in January
Shell will concentrate its business in the UK by the end of January, simplifying its shareholding structure in New York, Amsterdam and London.
Dutch government has no majority on tax move to appease Shell
The Dutch government won’t have a majority in parliament that would back scrapping a dividend tax in a bid to stop Shell moving its headquarters from The Hague to London, newspaper Algemeen Dagblad reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the situation.
Shell plans to move headquarters to the UK amid new structure
Oil giant Shell is planning to move its headquarters from the Netherlands to the UK, pending a key shareholder vote next month.
Leaving on a jet plane: Boris Johnson defends decision to fly from COP26
Boris Johnson has defended his plans to fly to London rather than take the train after his attendance at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow.
Extinction Rebellion kicks off latest mass climate protest in London
Extinction Rebellion has kicked off its fifth mass protest in London as activists demanded the Government stop investment in fossil fuels.
Maxwell lined up for top slot at Vaalco
George Maxwell has been named as Vaalco Energy’s new CEO, replacing Cary Bounds.
BP making permanent shift to flexible working, report says
BP has informed thousands of staff members they will not return to the office full-time when the pandemic lifts, a news report said.
Libya’s NOC to open London office – report
Libya’s National Oil Corp. (NOC) is in the process of opening an office in London, which will play a key role in the North African’s state production increases.
TechnipFMC restarts move to split into two companies
TechnipFMC has restarted its bid to split the business in two after the Covid-19 pandemic halted the process.
BP confirms sale of London HQ
Energy giant BP has sold its head office in London to Hong-Kong based Lifestyle International for £250 million, a news report said.
SFO secures £1.2million from owner of luxury London home who bribed Petrobras
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured £1.2million from the owner of a luxury London apartment bought after bribing Brazilian state oil firm Petrobras.
BP nears sale of London headquarters after £235million offer
BP is nearing the sale of its London headquarters to a firm controlled by Thomas Lau, brother of Hong Kong property billionaire Joseph Lau.
BP to make 7,500 of global job cuts compulsory – report
BP will make 7,500 of its planned global job cuts compulsory after roughly 2,500 workers applied for voluntary redundancy, according to a news report.
BP to sell London headquarters as work style shifts: Times
BP plans to sell its headquarters in central London as it cuts jobs and adopts flexible working, The Times reported on Sunday.
Former Lloyds Register team ‘build better future’ after department is shuttered
Former members of the Lloyds Register upstream consulting team say they are “building a better future” after the entire department was closed down.
Shell UK boss: ‘We need to look long and hard at our choices’
Shell is looking “long and hard” at its organisation and portfolio as it works to emerge from Covid and move towards net zero, according to its UK boss.
Oil leaders ‘conspicuous by their silence’ on racism and global protests, says AFBE-UK
Some oil industry leaders have been “conspicuous by their silence” on racism and global protests, according to the chairman of a group for black and minority (BME) engineers.
Greenpeace stage ‘socially distanced protest’ at BP AGM
Greenpeace is staging a “socially distanced protest” outside BP’s London headquarters as the energy giant is due to begin its annual general meeting.
London’s carbon emissions plummet by 60% during lockdown, analysis finds
London's carbon dioxide emissions have fallen by almost 60% during lockdown, analysis suggests.
OGUK to chop up flagship industry report due to coronavirus disruption
Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) has decided to chop up one of its flagship industry reports and cancelled key events in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Concern at cancellation of another London link
Another blow has been dealt to north-east travellers who want to fly to the south-east of England.