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BP begins search for new CEO with no clear front-runner

BP CEO Bernard Looney's abrupt resignation has thrown the British oil major into a leadership crisis with no groomed front-runner to succeed him, company and industry sources have said.
Business • 14 Sep 23

Big Oil in sights of climate activist protests at Davos

Big oil firms came under pressure at the start of the World Economic Forum (WEF) from activists who accused them of hijacking the climate debate.
Business • 16 Jan 23

UN chief slams 'excessive' profits of oil, gas firms

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for taxation on windfall profits of oil and gas companies to ease the impact of the global energy crisis on the most vulnerable people.
World • 04 Aug 22

Dutch bank ING ends financing for new oil, gas projects

ING Group will no longer finance new oil and gas projects, its energy chief said, becoming the biggest bank yet to commit to such a step in the fight against climate change.
Business • 23 Mar 22

Shell sharpens 2050 zero emissions goal

Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell has vowed to eliminate net carbon emissions by 2050, raising its ambition from previous targets, as its oil output declines from a 2019 peak.
Business • 11 Feb 21

Norway's wealth fund lost $21 billion in six months

Norway's $1.15 trillion sovereign wealth fund posted a loss of 188 billion Norwegian crowns ($21.27 billion) in the first half of 2020 as stocks and property holdings fell in value during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Business • 18 Aug 20

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