http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15521824#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Business of Energy section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Tue, 14 May 2013 12:28:10 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15521824#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 A sharp rise in shale oil reserves is set to turn the US into a net exporter of oil, hitting demand for supplies from the Middle East, a report says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22524597#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22524597 Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:21 GMT Two North American companies, Talisman Energy and Marathon, have quit fracking for shale gas in Poland, after disappointing drilling results. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22459629#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22459629 Wed, 08 May 2013 22:19:19 GMT Major oil companies announce plans which they hope will boost production from the UK's biggest oilfield. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-21955536#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-21955536 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:51:42 GMT The US approves the sale of Canadian oil firm Nexen to China's state-owned CNOOC, clearing the way for the deal to be completed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21437705#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21437705 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:48:44 GMT Energy companies will be able to offer only four tariffs each for gas and electricity under government plans to get customers a better deal on energy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20404659#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20404659 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:46:33 GMT Sinopec, Asia's largest refiner, posts a decline in profits, as demand for petrochemicals suffers in China's slowing economy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20119554#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20119554 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 03:51:59 GMT The Philippine government is set to auction off three areas in the South China Sea for oil and gas exploration that China also claims. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19058699#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19058699 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 04:49:23 GMT Canada blocks a $5.2bn(£3.3bn) takeover bid from Malaysia's Petronas, saying it would not benefit the country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20024569#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20024569 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:11:46 GMT The European Commission warns eight countries to increase energy competition or face legal action at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17180298#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17180298 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:33:04 GMT The civil trial over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster, which was due to start on Monday, is delayed to allow for further talks on a settlement. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17171396#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17171396 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:54:42 GMT Shares in India's Essar Energy have slumped almost 10% after the company reported an after-tax loss for 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17180353#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17180353 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:33:04 GMT The price of oil reaches its highest level since May 2011 on rising tensions over Iran's nuclear programme. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17119823#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17119823 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:02:12 GMT China, the US and other countries opposed to a new EU carbon tax on airlines meet in Moscow to consider possible retaliation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17114312#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17114312 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:54:33 GMT Iran halts oil sales to British and French companies, the nation's oil ministry says, ahead of a 1 July ban on Iranian oil imports imposed by the EU. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17089953#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17089953 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:08:29 GMT The UK signs a deal with France to strengthen co-operation on civil nuclear energy as a Franco-British summit is held in Paris. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17069455#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17069455 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:28:31 GMT The government should step up support for wave and tidal power in order to preserve the UK's global leadership, says an MPs' committee. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17078726#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17078726 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:03:25 GMT The dispute between Iran and Western economies escalates after Tehran says it will stop oil sales to some countries. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16783873#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16783873 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:26:52 GMT British Gas announces a 5% cut in its domestic electricity prices with immediate effect, while SSE will reduce gas tariffs on 26 March. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16526539#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16526539 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:37:12 GMT EDF Energy is to cut its typical gas bill for UK domestic customers by £38, or 5%, in February after raising prices by 15% in November. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16501880#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16501880 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:18:01 GMT Gas prices for Northern Ireland's biggest customers are set to fall by tens of thousands of pounds a year due to new controls announced by the Utility Regulator. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16493675#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16493675 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:39:29 GMT Wind farms across the UK have seen their electricity output double as a result of the recent weather, industry body Scottish Renewables has claimed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16440952#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16440952 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:56:23 GMT The price of oil rises by almost 4% on optimism about prospects for the global economy and fears over tensions in the Middle East. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16396026#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16396026 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:20:45 GMT The vast size of China and the speed of its economic growth has opened up opportunities for the Scottish renewable energy sector. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16084820#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16084820 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:58:56 GMT A significant part of India's future energy needs will have to come from nuclear power, says Rahul Jain, of Boston Consulting Group. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16134394#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16134394 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:28:13 GMT Can South Korea's drive for renewable energy help the country meet ambitious targets on greenhouse gas emissions and boost economic growth? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15984404#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15984404 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:51:30 GMT The government's chief scientific advisor, David MacKay identifies the energy options that the UK could consider. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15845611#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15845611 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:19:44 GMT Dr Stephen Brown shows the BBC around the proposed carbon capture sites in the north of England. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15845614#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15845614 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:20:22 GMT The oil majors are making up for lost time after the US moratorium on deep water drilling was lifted last month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15638658#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15638658 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:57:54 GMT Tim Yeo, Conservative chairman of the Commons energy select committee and Peter Bingle, chairman of Bell Pottinger Public Affairs discuss if the Big Six energy providers are edging into bankers' territory and taking on the mantle of villains. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9628000/9628379.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9628000/9628379.stm Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:08:53 GMT Rising cost of energy bills mean that many people across the country are forced to live in "fuel poverty". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15357774#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15357774 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:59:21 GMT Timelapse footage reveals the tricky operation of getting turbines ready for their journey out to sea. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14443522#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14443522 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT The Consumer organisation, Which?, is warning consumers that energy companies are not revealing their cheapest deals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15288418#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15288418 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:39:55 GMT Professor Dieter Helm tells David Shukman why he thinks offshore wind farms are too expensive. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14478226#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14478226 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:14:53 GMT Scottish Power chief corporate officer Keith Anderson talks to BBC Scotland business editor Douglas Fraser about the energy business and the UK government's decision to drop a carbon capture scheme. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-15512973#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-15512973 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:40:29 GMT How well is wind working and why are we wasting it? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13710986#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13710986 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:00:16 GMT Can the UK exploit shale gas to cut bills? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15248683#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15248683 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:19:46 GMT How will Ofgem proposals affect the way energy firms sell power? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15304765#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15304765 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:28:46 GMT Will soaring energy prices lead to UK business exodus? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15059241#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15059241 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:09:59 GMT How global events have pushed up energy bills http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15658278#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15658278 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:02:08 GMT How rising energy bills are pushing people into fuel poverty http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15352599#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15352599 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:04:05 GMT Ofgem's proposed changes to fuel bills and tariffs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14729118#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14729118 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:04:54 GMT Who is really profiting from the high cost of petrol and oil? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15462923#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15462923 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:09 GMT China and US in spat over solar subsidies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17094881#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17094881 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:02:54 GMT How the government's renewable energy strategy is pushing up the price of your kitchen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15756074#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15756074 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:05:55 GMT Will cheap loans cut your energy bills http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15529036#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15529036 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:17:55 GMT How to cut fuel bills through energy efficiency http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15431389#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15431389 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:03:47 GMT South Korea's drive for renewable energy http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15984399#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15984399 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:50:32 GMT Canada battles to export its newfound oil http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15889665#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15889665 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:24:33 GMT What subsidies are available to help cut your energy bills? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15448207#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15448207 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:53:24 GMT Can we save jobs and keep the lights on by burying our CO2? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15836202#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15836202 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:20:28 GMT Could algae help meet the world's insatiable appetite for energy? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15947205#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15947205 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:03:09 GMT Deep water returns to the Gulf of Mexico http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15634485#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15634485 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:12:36 GMT Oil state Texas' green vision is under threat http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16303827#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16303827 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:02:20 GMT How do you build towers in the sea? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14412189#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14412189 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:42:11 GMT Can desert sun provide Europe with clean energy? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15984493#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15984493 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:45:08 GMT Generating electricity from pig poo is giving fresh hope to UK farmers http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13941458#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13941458 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:00:25 GMT