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Gas imports leave North Sea supplies in cold

For the first time, Britain is importing more gas than it draws from its gasfields as cold weather causes a demand surge

Britain picks up slack in Asian demand

More than a fifth of the gas used by UK families for heating this Christmas will be imported as liquefied natural gas

BP set to appeal over $100m Texas City award

Oil giant believes that 'unjustified' fine, for 2007 incident at troubled refinery, would be slashed in a legal battle

Carbon prices fall over Copenhagen deadlock

A surplus of permits to emit 100 million tonnes of greenhouse gases is hanging over Europe’s carbon market

BP to challenge $100m ruling in Texas

Oil group says that it is 'shocked and outraged' by court ruling in favour of ten workers after refinery incident

New York challenge for City carbon market crown

Adoption of the US-brokered Copenhagen Accord at UN climate talks last week poses threat to £75 billion London market

China in £3bn bid to buy Shell's Nigerian assets

Sinopec and CNOOC are understood to have expressed interest in the fields, which have been put up for auction

Copenhagen fails to encourage

Business leaders have said political leaders fluffed a chance to get billions of pounds of investment flowing into green technology

Shell plans £3bn sale in Nigeria

The oil giant is shaking-up its controversial operations in Nigeria by offering oilfields valued at up to $5bn for sale

BHP chief executive sitting on a goldmine

If the dual-listed miner outperforms all its peers, Marius Kloppers's share awards will pay off handsomely

UK wind-farm winners to be named

Seabed owner, the Crown Estate, which is administering the auction, is preparing to announce the consortiums on January 6

Geologist’s drill causes earthquake

The head of Geopower Basel, a Swiss thermal energy company, is facing up to five years in jail for causing a series of earthquakes