It is six years since a prominent newspaper dubbed BP’s chief executive the “most hated and clueless man in America” and in that time the company has paid $62 billion in fines and compensation for its role in the Macondo Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Oct 17 (Reuters) - Britain's second biggest energy supplier,
SSE Plc, said it had agreed to sell a 16.7 percent stake
in gas distribution business Scotia Gas Networks Ltd (SGN) to
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) for a consideration of 621
million pounds ($772.21 million).
LONDON/OSLO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Oil majors including
Statoil, Shell and Chevron are experimenting with various
technologies, from drones and drill design to data management,
to drive down costs and weather a deep downturn.
(Mon, 17 Oct 2016) Hurricane Matthew resulted in temporary electricity outages for millions of customers along the southern Atlantic Coast. Matthew was a Category 3 hurricane when it hit the east coast of Florida, just north of the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, on Thursday, October 6.
BEIJING, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A former senior Chinese energy
official found to have more than 200 million yuan ($29.99
million) in cash at his home has been given a suspended death
penalty after being found guilty of corruption, state news
agency Xinhua said on Monday.
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The United States and the
rest of the U.S.-led international coalition stand ready to
support Iraq "in the difficult fight ahead," U.S. Defense
Secretary Ash Carter said on Sunday as Baghdad announced its
offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State.
LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas prices have
surged to the highest level for more than 18 months as stocks
continue to build more slowly than normal despite the warm
weather.
Russian oil major Rosneft and a consortium of commodities trader Trafigura and private investment group United Capital Partners have agreed to acquire 98% stake in India's Essar Oil (EOL) for around $12.9bn.
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