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Bob Dudley faces criticism for calling for university to ‘come to its senses’ over divestment

Environmentalists call strategy ‘20th century response to a 21st century problem’

Oil firm says gas could account for 10% of global energy consumption by end of century

By declaring all sources of oil and gas in limestone and sandstone as ‘conventional’, writes Kathryn McWhirter, the government and oil companies are hoping the controversy over fracking will go awayThe threat that you...

New deal replaces previous attempt at treaty torn up after it emerged Timorese negotiators had been bugged

But oil giant expects demand for crude to grow and not peak until late 2030s

Boss says his industry is changing but ‘the world is going to need oil and gas for decades’

Senate inquiry has heard conflicting evidence on the impact of gas, ammonium and fertiliser plants on the Burrup Peninsula

Government tells 200 companies they have four years to stop sourcing gas from Groningen field after increasingly significant earthquakes

In an abrupt reversal after announcing plans to expand offshore oil drilling, administration bows to opposition from Republican Florida governor

Approval by West Sussex council comes as another shale company plans a legal challenge against Scotland’s fracking ban

China and South Korea mount search operation for crew of Iranian tanker spilling oil east of Shanghai after collision with Hong Kong freighter

Binding carbon commitments and the falling cost of renewables could prove a perfect storm for investors

French parliamentarians have passed a law banning fossil fuel extraction. President Macron says he wants France to lead the world with switch to renewables

In an era of environmental deregulation, groups like the American Petroleum Institute are focusing resources on the courts – and ‘time is on industry’s side’