Cutting the green claptrap:Climate activists were right about BP all along
Opinion
Renewables

Cutting the green claptrap:Climate activists were right about BP all along

The oil giant has switched almost overnight from the green darling of the European “majors” to arch-villain by betting the farm on oil and gas and retreating from renewables and clean-tech investment.

  • byAmbrose Evans-Pritchard

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It’s not just Greg Norman:Saudis sign raft of Aussies in sport splurge

It’s not just Greg Norman:Saudis sign raft of Aussies in sport splurge

Pouring billions into golf,football and now the Olympics,the oil-rich Gulf state is pressing ahead with ambitious plans despite accusations of sportswashing.

  • byChris Barrett
New horror game is The Thing on a Scottish oil rig

New horror game is The Thing on a Scottish oil rig

Cosmic forces visit a deep-sea drilling operation in this evocative but slightly too-thin Scottish horror story.

  • byTim Biggs
The oil mystery that has the world on edge
Opinion
Opinion

The oil mystery that has the world on edge

It is one of the world’s most important markets and powerbrokers are widely split on what its future looks like.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Saudi Arabia is eyeing a future beyond oil - but there is a problem

Saudi Arabia is eyeing a future beyond oil - but there is a problem

The kingdom is desperately trying to juggle its still-vital petroleum industry with the need to get ready for a cleaner future.

  • byStanley Reed
How the oil cartel’s grip on the world is getting weaker
Opinion
Opinion

How the oil cartel’s grip on the world is getting weaker

The OPEC+ oil cartel’s power and influence is waning and it is being forced to make difficult choices as it grapples with a number of threats.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
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Exxon’s battle against climate activism comes to a head tonight

Exxon’s battle against climate activism comes to a head tonight

The future of climate-related shareholder activism may be at stake when Exxon shareholders meet for the company’s annual general meeting overnight.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
The two major threats to a ‘net zero’ world

The two major threats to a ‘net zero’ world

Shell’s head of strategy says the chances of meeting the global carbon emissions targets depend on two crucial factors.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
It’s not easy being green for UK and European oil giants
Opinion
Energy

It’s not easy being green for UK and European oil giants

The oil super majors are eyeing shifting their primary stock exchange listings to New York as a stronger push to reduce fossil fuels in their home markets weighs on their share prices.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Sorry,it’s not gallantry that wins wars,it’s economic might

Sorry,it’s not gallantry that wins wars,it’s economic might

Whatever their causes,wars are usually won by the side with the most economic resources. Here’s why.

  • byRoss Gittins
What the Magnificent Seven’s $1.7 trillion meltdown tells us about the economy

What the Magnificent Seven’s $1.7 trillion meltdown tells us about the economy

The key question for investors is whether this is just a correction in what has been quite an ebullient market – or something more threatening.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz