Top 4 Oil Companies For Dividend Investors

Investing in the energy industry right now can be scary. On the one hand, oil prices have been extremely volatile and look likely to stay that way.

Shell and BP alone eclipse renewable energy sector on access to ministers

Fossil fuel companies enjoy far greater access to UK government ministers than renewable energy companies or climate campaigns, an analysis by the Guardian has revealed.

Only competition can lower energy prices

It cannot be right that poor and elderly energy consumers are often the most likely to stick with an unnecessarily high tariff. Yet that is precisely what is happening.

Energy State Dems In Senate Races Split From Obama

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Scrapping to keep a West Virginia Senate seat Democratic in a state that's sprinted to the right, Natalie Tennant is counting on her allegiance to the coal industry to separate herself from an unpopular President Barack Obama.

UK oil and gas industry revamp to add £200bn to economy

The UK government will fast-track the implementation of retired businessman Sir Ian Wood's recommendations for maximising the UK's remaining offshore oil and gas resources.

Oil demand to rise as global economy recovers, energy watchdog says

Global oil demand will increase more quickly this year as economic growth accelerates, outstripping supply even as shale oil production in the United States reaches record highs, the west's energy watchdog said on Tuesday.

Shell rejects Total warning over Arctic oil search

Shell has rejected a plea from its French rival Total that the energy industry should abandon its search for oil in the Arctic on the grounds that a spill would ruin the reputation of any company involved.

Qatar and UK's Centrica agree to invest in energy

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar's state oil company and British energy firm Centrica PLC agreed Monday to cooperate on pursuing energy investments, laying the groundwork for a further expansion of the wealthy Gulf state's international portfolio.

Canada’s energy minister: Keystone XL critics threaten ‘security’

Toronto - Hollywood celebrities and prominent international voices against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline threaten Canada's "security" and hinder the government's goal of being the dominant energy supplier for North America, states a leading Canadian official.

Joe Oliver, Canada’s energy minister, is taking on critics of the proposed $7 billion pipeline planned to run from Alberta to refineries along the Texas Gulf coast. “Criticism of the oil sands - and now the proposed Keystone XL pipeline - is a major concern for us, with implications for our energy industry, our economy and our energy security,” Oliver told a Toronto business audience on Friday, according to Reuters.