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    David Sheppard

    Energy editor

    David Sheppard runs the FT’s energy and environmental coverage reporting on companies as they navigate the energy transition, oil and gas markets, Opec, and the powerful trading houses that move the world’s natural resources.

    He was previously energy markets editor at the FT in London and a senior reporter at Reuters, working in London, New York and Iraq.

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    • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
      Russian business & finance
      Russia dodges G7 price cap sanctions on most of its oil exports

      Shift in seaborne trade suggests Kremlin will benefit from rising prices despite west’s $60-a-barrel cap

      A Russian cargo ship carrying crude oil docked at Karachi port in Pakistan
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      Energy sector
      Russia puts squeeze on oil market with diesel export ban

      Curbs raise concerns Kremlin is ‘repeating playbook’ by again weaponising energy supplies

      A petrol station in Russia
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      Oil
      Hedge funds add fuel to oil price rally with bets on rise above $100

      Speculators have increased their long positions as crude has climbed almost 30% since June

      An oil refinery in California
    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      Oil
      Oil price exceeds $95 a barrel on fears of supply shortfall

      Production cuts by Russia and Saudi Arabia have sparked tensions with western economies

      Oil pumping jacks
    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      BP PLC
      BP appoints Kate Thomson as interim CFO

      Energy company overhauls top management following exit of Bernard Looney

      Kate Thomson
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      Oil
      Russia routes thin-hulled oil tankers through Arctic for first time

      Use of unreinforced vessels raises risks of environmental disaster as Moscow diverts sanctions-hit exports

      A tanker at the Zvezda shipyard in far-eastern Russia
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      BP PLC
      How Bernard Looney’s career at BP unravelled

      Chief executive’s abrupt exit has left oil major facing questions over its culture

      Bernard Looney and a BP logo
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      News in-depthBP PLC
      Looney’s exit throws BP’s strategy into doubt

      Chief went further than competitors in oil and gas group’s commitments to invest in renewable energy

      Bernard Looney
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      World at ‘beginning of end’ of fossil fuel era, says IEA

      Global demand for oil, natural gas and coal expected to peak before end of 2030

      Eskom’s Kendal coal-fired power station in Mpumalanga, South Africa
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      Saudi Arabia’s push for $100 oil poses new problem for Biden

      Rising energy prices come as US president puts economic record at heart of re-election bid

      Joe Biden, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the Khurais oil field in Saudi Arabia
    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      A winter of discontent looms on petrol station forecourts

      Rising refining costs have been adding to what business and consumers pay for fuel

      Several cars at a gas station in Mostoles, Spain
    • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
      Oil
      Oil hits $90 for first time in 2023 as Saudi Arabia and Russia extend cuts

      Prolonged reductions likely to raise tensions with White House

      Oil storage tanks in Saudi Arabia
    • Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
      African politics
      Military leaders seize power in oil-rich Gabon

      Army officers say they have taken control from President Ali Bongo after he was declared election winner

      Image taken from a video of President Ali Bongo at his official residence in which he confirmed he had been placed under arrest
    • Thursday, 24 August, 2023
      Harbour Energy
      Harbour Energy to increase UK oil investments ahead of election

      Chief executive attributes plan to current attractive tax deductions for new expenditure

      Harbour Energy’s Armada platform
    • Monday, 14 August, 2023
      UK energy
      UK uses inflated carbon price to shape energy policy, analysts say

      High cost makes renewable projects appear much cheaper relative to gas-fired power stations

      a view of turbines at Whitelee Windfarm in East Renfrewshire
    • Sunday, 13 August, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Russia exploits billion-dollar oil cap loophole

      Inflated shipping costs offer opportunity to bring in more cash

      A tanker off the coast of Morocco
    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
      Abu Dhabi National Oil Co
      Abu Dhabi oil giant builds internal ‘investment bank’ to chase $50bn in global deals

      Adnoc amasses 50-strong team as UAE state oil group seeks to diversify business and expand overseas

      Sultan al-Jaber
    • Tuesday, 8 August, 2023
      EU energy
      EU increases gas storage in Ukraine to ease winter shortage

      Ample capacity and favourable customs rules prompt European industry to shift natural supplies

      A worker walks past pipes and valves at Dashava natural gas facility in Dashava, Ukraine
    • Tuesday, 8 August, 2023
      Energy Source
      Pump prices complicate road to the White House Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter, the most important data point in the UK energy transition right now

      A person pumps gas at a Shell gas station on August 03 in Austin, Texas
    • Monday, 7 August, 2023
      Goldman Sachs Group
      Goldman’s top commodities analyst Jeff Currie joins high-profile exit list

      Head of research unit made name for himself by predicting the ‘super cycle’ ahead of oil price peak

      Jeff Currie
    • Sunday, 6 August, 2023
      Oil
      Rising petrol prices spark new concern in Washington

      Jump in fuel costs comes as Saudi Arabia threatens deeper oil supply cuts and global demand soars

      A sign shows the cost of petrol in a California forecourt, where one gallon of regular unleaded sells for almost $5
    • Friday, 4 August, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine attacks Russian naval vessel in first threat to oil infrastructure

      Moscow plays down scale of damage caused by drone strike on infrastructure and army base in Novorossiysk

      The Russian naval vessel, the Olenegorsky Gornyak
    • Thursday, 3 August, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      Saudi Arabia says it could deepen oil production cuts

      Fresh curbs risk stand-off with US, which wants lower prices to boost economy and squeeze Russian revenues

      Oil storage tanks in the Keihin industrial area in Kawasaki, Japan
    • Thursday, 3 August, 2023
      The Big Read
      The science of forecasting ever more extreme weather

      The UK Met Office’s predictions have become much more accurate, but some dramatic events remain elusive

      Chene weather station, a red advisory logo, two women out in torrential rain in the UK on August 2 and an Arctic weather satellite, set against the backdrop of a Met Office map of a storm
    • Monday, 31 July, 2023
      UK energy
      Industry calls on UK to accelerate carbon capture as new projects approved

      Two more schemes get government backing in Scotland and Northeast but 2030 target looms

      An offshore North Sea oil rig with rays of sunshine in the background
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