Costcutter shop gets alcohol licence back despite youth disorder concerns A shop representative complained that the nearby BP garage had been given an alcohol licence and they had not. Daily Record · Apr 4, 2023
Oil prices surge after Opec+ production cuts Shell and BP saw their share prices rise following a jump in the price of oil. The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023
As GameStop Gears up for Another Short Squeeze, Focus on These Specialty Retailers Instead With a positive earnings surprise in Q4, GameStop (GME) might be on its way to going bonkers as it did in 2021. However, given its unstable performance and uncertain prospects, fundamentally sound retail stocks ODP Corporation (ODP), TravelCenters of America (TA), and Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) appear to be more worthy… StockNews.com · Mar 31, 2023
Rolls-Royce appoints first female finance chief in boardroom shake-up Helen McCabe joins from BP where she worked alongside Rolls-Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgic The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023
Shoplifting in UK on the rise as food prices soar Grocery price inflation hit record highs in March The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023
Russia's Rosneft files suit against Reuters over BP article Russian oil giant Rosneft has filed a suit against Reuters in a Moscow court, alleging parts of a Reuters article about BP's decision to exit its stake in Rosneft were defamatory. Reuters · Mar 29, 2023
Season’s greetings: Making sense of Kyle Wright and Cubs and Sox win totals Bet on it: Smart baseball bettors can find value in MLB futures bets Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 25, 2023
Scots roofer who dealt drugs for crime gang caught red-handed with cocaine worth almost £100k Gareth Speirs was caught and faces jail time following the discovery of the Class A drugs. Daily Record · Mar 20, 2023
North Sea oil and gas workers vote to strike amid bumper profits Series of actions planned this spring as union members call for more pay since firms are ‘raking it’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023
Scotland’s first Energy Incubator and Scale Up Hub wins support from BP and Scottish Enterprise ETZ says £6.5m complex will support supply chain and deliver a ‘cutting-edge innovation ecosystem’ Insider UK · Mar 17, 2023
Saving Time by Jenny Odell review – clocking off The artist and writer offers a powerful critique of the way we conceive of time in the modern, industrial world, and explores alternatives The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2023
BHP launches renewable diesel trial, raising concerns over biofuel in net zero transition Mining giant BHP has launched a "renewable diesel" trial to reduce carbon emissions at a Pilbara iron ore mine, but an environmental engineer says the company may be better off with the real thing. ABC News · Mar 13, 2023
Oil giant BP slammed for handing fatcat boss £10million pay and perks bonanza BP CEO Bernard Looney's £10million pay and perks bonanza is a 'kick the teeth' for struggling Brits, a campaigner has said - the oil giant is among those to have benefitted from a surge in wholesale energy prices in the wake of Russia ’s invasion of Ukraine Daily Mirror · Mar 10, 2023
BP North Sea installations to be hit by strikes until June, union says Offshore workers are to hold a series of strikes that will hit BP North Sea installations starting this month and running until June, the Unite union announced on Friday. Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2023
Wales Online · Mar 10, 2023 BP boss earns 172 times more than average employee as his pay doubles Bernard Looney’s total pay packet increased from around £4.5m to about £10m
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023 BP CEO pay doubles to $12M as high energy costs surge profit Total pay for BP’s CEO more than doubled to $12 million last year
The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023 Doubling of BP boss pay to £10m is a ‘kick in the teeth’, say campaigners Bernard Looney’s bumper pay package follows annual profits of £23bn linked to soaring gas prices sparked by Russia-Ukraine war
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023 Shell’s van Beurden gets lucky. Harbour Energy doesn’t Former CEO did handsomely on the back of high oil and gas prices while the windfall levy hits the small players harder
The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023 ‘Outrageous’ Shell bonus triggers call for higher windfall tax – but UK firms take hit from levy ‘The money being made out of Putin’s war should be helping struggling families’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023 Fossil fuels received £20bn more UK support than renewables since 2015 Exclusive: One-fifth of money given directly to fossil fuel industry was to support new extraction and mining
Salon · Mar 8, 2023 Neoliberalism will get us all killed What is safety under neoliberalism? From East Palestine, Ohio to Turkey, we get a devastating answer
Axios · Mar 7, 2023 John Kerry says U.S.-China climate talks have stalled He tells Axios the talks have been hurt by tensions between the world's two largest greenhouse gas emitters.
Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023 Fury at BP oil boss's £10million bonus while Brits struggle with sky-high bills BP chief executive Bernard Looney could be in line for a fat paypacket but the End Fuel Poverty Coalition slammed the 'champagne lifestyle for energy bosses' while struggling Brits suffer in 'cold, damp homes'
Daily Mirror · Mar 3, 2023 Mum fined £100 after being stuck in 25 min queue for carwash at garage forecourt Natalie Carby queued for around 25 minutes for her turn at the £9 car wash in Rickmansworth, Watford before heading home but 12 days later the fine landed on her doormat
The Conversation · Mar 1, 2023 Oil and gas companies are seen as climate villains. Truth is, we'll need their expertise to make green hydrogen a reality Think about oil and gas companies and climate change and chances are you’ll think dark thoughts. It’s true Exxon Mobil had remarkably detailed knowledge of global warming in the 1970s. Some seeded doubt by funding climate denier organisations and scientists and invented greenwashing. The current energy crisis has handed them…