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- ‘Erasure of years of work’: outcry as White House moves to open Arctic reserve to oil and gas drilling one day agoUS Bureau of Land management is working to rapidly strip protections to largest tract of land in the US
- Wildlife experts warn huge facility on the Valdés peninsula in Patagonia could be devastating for ‘a treasure chest of wildlife’
- ‘Where’s the money going?’: why Brazilian towns awash with royalties from oil are still among the poorest Wed, 6 Aug 25, 9:00pmSince the first big finds in the 1940s, Brazil’s politicians have vowed all of its people would benefit. But in some oil towns, one in four people still live below the poverty line
- BP makes its biggest oil and gas discovery in 25 years off coast of Brazil Mon, 4 Aug 25, 11:56pmCompany to carry out more tests on its Santos basin find as it continues shift from renewables back to fossil fuels
- BP makes major oil and gas discovery off Brazil coast Mon, 4 Aug 25, 7:01pmCompany renews focus on fossil fuels and believes Santos basin could be its largest find since 1999
- Gorilla habitats and pristine forest at risk as DRC opens half of country to oil and gas drilling bids Tue, 29 Jul 25, 2:01pmGovernment launches licensing round for 52 fossil fuel blocks, potentially undermining a flagship conservation initiative and affecting an estimated 39 million people
- Australian taxpayers on the hook to pay Chevron more than $500m to clean up oil wells Wed, 23 Jul 25, 11:00amDeal struck in 1980s refunds about half of what the US multinational fossil fuel company paid in royalties, documents show
- BP appoints new chair to oversee shift back to fossil fuels Mon, 21 Jul 25, 6:50pmAlbert Manifold, ex-boss at buildings material company CRH, to take over from embattled Helge Lund
- BP agrees to sell US onshore wind business as it shifts back to oil Fri, 18 Jul 25, 9:03pmCompany to sell business for undisclosed sum to LS Power as part of plan to offload $20bn in assets
- No, Using Less Oil Won’t Boost America’s Energy Security – It’ll Make it Poorer and Beholden to China Sat, 12 Jul 25, 3:00pmClimate cultists and central planners continue to have a grapple hold on university departments. But with the Trumpian counter-revolution in energy policy, Americans can look forward to an energy future where human flourishing...
- ‘Slapp addict’ Italian oil firm accused of trying to silence green activists Fri, 4 Jul 25, 6:00pmEni has filed at least six defamation suits against journalists and NGOs since 2019 in what critics say is intimidation campaign
- ‘Legal bullying’: global protest rights on line in Dutch court case, say activists Fri, 4 Jul 25, 2:00pmAfter US jury said it should pay oil pipeline firm $660m, Greenpeace is hoping to reclaim funds via EU anti-Slapp law
- Met Office should name storms after fossil fuel companies, say campaigners Thu, 26 Jun 25, 11:56pmStorm naming competition raises idea to remind public of link between fossil fuels and extreme weather
- Is selling off Santos to a foreign buyer in Australia’s national interest? First, define national interest | John Quiggin Tue, 24 Jun 25, 3:21pmThe prospect of handing control of the energy company to overseas buyers has raised a series of concerns. But many of them are nebulous
- UK ministers reopen door to drilling at two North Sea oilfields as new guidance released Fri, 20 Jun 25, 1:18amMichael Shanks says guidance brings ‘clarity’ to approval process as analysis finds UK will be almost fully dependent on foreign gas by 2050 even if sites get green light