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Major Financial Updates Expected From SSE AstraZeneca and Walt Disney This Week
Market observers are keenly awaiting SSE's interim results this Wednesday, with particular focus on the FTSE 100 energy group's spending strategies. The company, a dominant force in UK offshore wind development, has recently achieved…
US Oil Sector Anticipates Regulatory Relief Under Trump Leadership
The American oil industry stands poised for significant changes as Donald Trump's electoral victory signals a potential wave of deregulation, though experts suggest production surges may remain constrained by Wall Street's demands for…
Gas Boiler Ban Set to Transform New Home Construction in England from 2027
Fresh government regulations expected to be announced next year will prohibit the installation of gas heating systems in new homes across England, with implementation scheduled for 2027. The landmark legislation marks a significant shift…
Deltic Energy Boosted by North Sea Gas Discovery as it Eyes International Expansion
Deltic Energy, the AIM-listed oil and gas explorer, received a major boost to its plans for international expansion with a significant new gas discovery in the UK North Sea. Coming on the heels of the UK government's latest budget, which…
Swedish Government Blocks 13 Offshore Wind Projects Due To National Security Concerns
In a significant move that underscores the growing intersection of renewable energy and national security, Sweden has rejected proposals for 13 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, citing critical defence concerns. The decision, announced…
Adani Group Cuts Power Supply to Bangladesh Over Payment Dispute
The Adani Group has initiated power supply reductions to Bangladesh, escalating tensions over mounting unpaid bills that threaten to completely halt electricity exports to the South Asian nation. The Indian conglomerate began reducing…
OPEC Plus Members Extend Production Cuts as Global Oil Prices Remain Weak
Saudi Arabia and its OPEC+ allies have announced an extension of their oil production cuts until the end of December, marking a significant shift from their earlier plans to gradually increase output. The decision comes as the coalition…
Good Energy is approached by a UAE-linked company to take over the firm.
A company with links to the United Arab Emirates Royals approached one of UK's leading green electricity providers about a possible takeover.
Good Energy in Wiltshire, which provides renewable energy to approximately 245,000 households,…
Electricity supply holds back data centre investments
Chief executive of one of Canada's largest commercial property developers said that he would invest "hundreds and millions" more in new data centres, if only he could ensure the supply of electricity needed by these sites.
David Sleath…
The UK is leading the world in green energy
The roof of an industrial building in the North West reveals a landscape of fields, smoke-belching chemical plants and a smoky sky. One horizon is the Welsh hills, another is the River Mersey with Cammell Laird Shipyard.
The autumn sun…
BP in a ‘trilemma of energy’ over the green transition
Many City analysts saw Murray Auchincloss, the Canadian executive who was confirmed as BP's permanent boss by the company in January, as the continuity candidate that would help stabilize the ship following the abrupt departure Bernard…
Nigeria rejects Shell’s plan to sell a $1.3bn offshore production unit
Shell's $1.3 billion sale of its onshore production unit has been rejected by Nigeria, a blow for the oil giant's plans to leave the troubled shallow-water sector in the Niger Delta.
Gbenga Kmolafe (NUPRC) chief executive told a Nigerian…
EDF seeking up to £4bn in investors’ funds to complete Hinkley Point C
EDF, the French energy company, is reported to be in talks with investors about raising up to £4bn for the Hinkley Point C project that has been delayed in Somerset. This is Britain's first nuclear reactor in a decade. The French-owned…
Diversified Energy believes in US listing as a way to reignite its fire
Diversified Energy, which joined London's junior oil and gas market seven years earlier, positioned itself as an unusual and unique prospect among the other oil-and-gas minnows. The American producer promised to give investors a bumper cash…
Battery manufacturers aim to ease EV anxiety with 5-minute charging
Asian battery manufacturers are racing to create new "superfast charging cells" for electric vehicles. These will allow refuelling cars as quickly as they can fill up with petrol or diesel. China’s CATL, and Gotion High Tech are launching…
SSE delays Dogger Bank Wind Farm
The first phase of an ambitious project to build the largest wind farm in the world on British waters was pushed to the second half next year.
Dogger Bank A was to be completed in the six-month period leading up to the end September. It…
Sellafield fined nearly £400,000 for cybersecurity failures
Sellafield must pay nearly £400,000 to settle criminal charges brought against it for years of cyber security failures at Britain's largest and most dangerous nuclear site. According to the regulator who brought the charges, the vast…
The North Sea Forties Pipeline of Jim Ratcliffe will be closed 10 years earlier than planned
Ineos chief warns that oil tax raids and drilling restrictions could'suffocate' the industry. A North Sea pipeline system that is vital to the economy could be closed a decade sooner than expected due to 's tax raid. According to its CEO,…