Angola’s oil strategy under threat as pandemic triggers industry spending cuts
Angola has designed a six-year plan to develop new oil assets, but as producers scale back their capital…
Fossil fuel extraction
UN diplomat Christiana Figueres on renewable energy growth and Covid-19 green recovery plans
17 Jun 20The former UNFCCC executive secretary wants countries to develop green economic recovery plans for a post-coronavirus world
How the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill unfolded and its impact on the energy industry
05 Jun 20The disaster led to the passage of the Oil Pollution Act 1990, which increased penalties for companies that…
Saudi Arabia, the oil price war and Newcastle United: What a Premier League club takeover says about energy transition and Vision 2030
01 Jun 20The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund is on the cusp of a £300m takeover of the Premier League…
Global energy investment on brink of historic $400bn annual decline
27 May 20Coronavirus is expected to wipe around 20% from spending plans across all energy sectors this year, according to…
Is the oil industry showing signs of recovery from the coronavirus market crisis?
19 May 20This year is poised to become the worst in the oil industry's colourful history as Covid-19 wreaks havoc…
Has Trump lived up to his promise to revive the US coal industry?
19 May 20Over the past decade, more than 50 coal companies have gone bankrupt and over 100GW of coal capacity…
President Trump hints at bailout deal for under-pressure US oil producers
21 Apr 20The US president said he had instructed senior officials to look into providing financial aid to the struggling…
Was Mexico the big winner in the Opec+ deal to cut oil production?
20 Apr 20While all eyes were on Saudi Arabia and Russia ahead of the April Opec+ meeting to discuss oil…
Oil prices fail to make gains despite historic Opec+ agreement to cut production
15 Apr 20A US-backed Opec+ deal to slash global crude output by 9.7 million bpd was hoped to boost the…