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Opec wants lost revenue if oil use diminishes

Chief of the oil cartel says that oil-producing countries should not lose out after UN climate talks in Copenhagen

We are open for business, says Sierra Leone

After emerging from war, the West African country seeks UK investment to help it exploit its abundant natural resources

Russian wish granted on TNK-BP boss

UK oil giant agrees to preferred candidate of Russian partners as shareholder peace breaks out in stormy joint venture

Paulson hedges with plunge into gold

Hedge fund manager among a number of his peers stocking up on precious metal, seen as a hedge against inflation

Tata kicks off search for new chairman

Indian owner of Jaguar Land Rover and Chorus says successor to Ratan Tata could be found outside the founding family

Regal 'pleased to divorce company from the past'

The newly-managed oil explorer is 'disappointed' at being fined a record £600,000 for breaching AIM rules

Falling demand gives energy industry a breather

Progress on badly needed new power generation plants for the UK has been hampered by need to move to low-carbon sources

Lonmin shares leap despite loss of $272m

Declining revenues, combined with high mining costs, push platinum producer to $272 million loss in year to September 30

Regal fined £600,000 for misleading statements

Oil explorer, under new management, has incurred largest fine on AIM company for actions under Frank Timis

Steelmakers ask EU to bar BHP and Rio venture

Eurofer, representing Europe's biggest steel producers, wants anti-trust inspectors to block iron ore partnership

Xstrata boss mines £14m seam of share options

Mick Davis converts thousands of options in space of month, benefiting from near-trebling in stock price since January

Business is booming for Switzerland’s gold smelters

The credit crunch has pushed precious metals prices to a historic high, leading families to sell old jewellery to be melted down into bullion

Total pleads guilty to Buncefield fire charges

World's fifth largest oil company admits health and safety breaches that caused the UK's biggest explosion in peacetime

China extends detention for Rio worker

Stern Hu, the Rio Tinto executive accused of industrial espionage, will stay in jail as investigators build case

RBS dismisses concerns over chairman’s role at miner

Calls from investors to cut Sir Philip Hampton’s salary after his new directorship at Anglo-American are ruled out