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17 mins ago
Heating

How much are gas and electricity bills going up this winter?

Energy prices will rise by 10% and winter fuel payments will only be paid to pensioners who receive benefits.

17 mins ago
Business
51 mins ago
A man wearing a hard hat, ear defenders and yellow overalls working on an oil rig

Fears over energy tax rises as business confidence falls

Investment will be cut and thousands of jobs put at risk if the windfall tax is raised, an industry body says.

51 mins ago
Business
22 Aug 2024
Photo shows a section of the Rough 47/3B Bravo gas platform in the North Sea. The industrial rig is pictured against a backdrop of the North Sea and a cloudy sky, with an industrial ship just visible in the background. Picture date is 17 June.

Plan to hike windfall tax sparks energy jobs warning

Firms across the supply chain to the oil and gas industry have warned that official plans threaten investment.

22 Aug 2024
Business
28 Jul 2024
Elisabeth Oxfeldt

'Not every Norwegian feels guilty but many do'

Norway's oil wealth has made it one of the world's richest countries, but some feel bad about it.

28 Jul 2024
Business
28 Jul 2024
Oil pumps in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on 12 July 2024

Venezuela's economy runs on oil - and music

Venezuela's battered economy is one of the key battlegrounds in Sunday's presidential election.

28 Jul 2024
Latin America
25 Jul 2024
A supply ship in Aberdeen with turbines in the background at sea

Will oil capital Aberdeen be the new home of GB Energy?

There is a lot at stake as the UK government stays silent on where its energy company will be based.

25 Jul 2024
Scotland
25 Jul 2024
A man looking at a wind turbine under construction at the Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm, off the coast of Scotland

UK secures seabed land deal to boost windfarms

GB Energy to partner with the Crown Estate to push forward offshore windfarm projects

25 Jul 2024
Business
21 Jul 2024
A man filling up his car with petrol in Nigeria

Why Nigerians are praying for the success of a new oil refinery

A vast new oil refinery in Nigeria is aiming to reduce the price of petrol in the country.

21 Jul 2024
Africa
16 Jul 2024
The president of Bolivia Luis Arce participates in the March for Democracy in rejection of the failed coup attempt

Bolivia discovers huge natural gas field

The discovery comes at a time when gas exports - one of Bolivia's main sources of revenue - had dwindled.

16 Jul 2024
Latin America

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