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Helge Lund says hiring process could lead to oil giant’s first external chief executive hire for decades

Editorial: The latest warning from climate experts points to the urgency of a fossil fuel phase-out

Growing demand worldwide and constrained crude supply aggravated by extended production cuts by Saudi and Russia are expected to push oil and gas prices higher, boosting the energy sector’s prospects. Amid this, let’s find out if you should buy, sell, or hold energy stocks Shell (SHEL), Devon Energy (DVN), and…

Outgoing chief executive Bernard Looney presided over plans to cut fossil fuel output by end of decade

The recapture, by Ukrainian forces, of the oil and gas platforms off the coast of Crimea known as the “Boyko towers” has both strategic and symbolic significance. Their position, between the westerly-most point of Crimea and Snake Island, in waters close to Ukraine’s border with Romania, puts them in a…

Protestors say they would continue until Dutch government stops using public funds to subsidise oil and gas industry

In today’s newsletter: The CEO quit after admitting he had not been ‘fully transparent’ about relationships he had with employees – is this just the start of a new era of corporate accountability?

Fatih Birol, head of International Energy Agency, says countries planning expansion are ‘misjudging market trends’

Series sponsored by organisations including coal and gas companies features ‘incorrect’ claims on ‘green gas’ and context missing on carbon capture technology