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    Tom Wilson

    Energy correspondent

    Tom Wilson writes about the world's largest energy companies, OPEC and the energy transition. He previously ran the FT's Middle East and Africa news coverage after serving in Kenya as the FT's East Africa correspondent.

    Prior to the FT he reported for Bloomberg from the Democratic Republic of Congo, after an earlier career advising companies and governments on political and business issues in Africa.

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    • Monday, 5 June, 2023
      Opec
      Saudi Arabia seeks to boost oil price with output cut of 1mn barrels a day

      Opec+ members agree new deal which will reduce quotas for weaker African states

    • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
      Technology
      German start-up wins initial funding for revolutionary fusion energy machine

      Proxima Fusion aims to build complex device to generate emissions-free power by fusing atoms

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Solar power
      Solar power investment to exceed oil for first time, says IEA chief

      Fatih Birol hopeful about 1.5C goal as clean energy spending forecast to hit $1.7tn this year

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      Shell PLC
      Shell investors and climate activists revolt over energy transition

      Chief executive Wael Sawan faces critical questions as protesters disrupt annual meeting

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      Energy sector
      Ex-Rolls-Royce chief joins fusion start-up with big ambitions for clean power

      Warren East says Tokamak Energy is in a ‘unique position’ to deliver on tantalising promise of zero carbon technology

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      Special ReportG7: Japan
      G7 claims success with price cap that keeps Russian oil flowing

      Coalition believes it has succeeded in hitting Kremlin revenues

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      Russian business & finance
      Russian oil exports hit post-invasion high

      Almost 80% of country’s crude shipments flow to China and India, says IEA

    • Sunday, 14 May, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      How Iran will profit from Shell’s Iraqi gas project

      Tehran-based company receives most of the revenues from the power plant used by UK group’s joint venture in Iraq

    • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
      Shell PLC
      Shell announces $4bn share buyback as it posts record first-quarter profits

      Energy major reports $9.6bn in adjusted earnings, with trading and LNG production helping offset lower oil and gas prices

    • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
      FT CollectionsWar in Ukraine: economy and trade
      The unknown Indian company shipping millions of barrels of Russian oil

      Gatik became one of the world’s largest vessel owners in little over a year, transporting crude to India for Rosneft

    • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      Shell, BP and Total out-trade Vitol, Trafigura, Mercuria and Gunvor

      European oil majors’ combined trading profits surpass those of the four biggest private energy traders

    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
      BP PLC
      BP beats profit forecasts but slows share buybacks

      UK energy group leaves dividend unchanged as earnings dip below record 2022 levels

    • Monday, 1 May, 2023
      TotalEnergies
      Total’s chief tells investors European listing to blame for trading discount

      Patrick Pouyanné makes clear moving French company’s listing to the US is not an option

    • Thursday, 27 April, 2023
      BP PLC
      BP defends climate strategy at AGM clash

      Provisional results show 17% of shareholders voted in support of activist resolution on matching Paris accord

    • Thursday, 27 April, 2023
      TotalEnergies
      TotalEnergies to sell Canadian oil sands operations to Suncor for $4bn

      French oil major calls deal ‘more straightforward’ than spin-off of business

    • Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
      Pensions industry
      Pension schemes to target BP’s Lund over backtrack on climate pledges

      Nest and four other UK retirement funds will vote against the chair’s reappointment

    • Saturday, 8 April, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      Italy races to review deal to sell Russia-owned refinery in Sicily

      US had privately raised concerns about the sale of the site to a little-known fund in Cyprus

    • Sunday, 2 April, 2023
      Opec
      Oil price surges after Opec+ nations make surprise output cut

      Saudi-led reduction of more than 1mn barrels per day puts Riyadh on collision course with US

    • Sunday, 2 April, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Russian sanctions heighten threat of oil spill disaster, shipping insurer warns

      Thousands of vessels with limited cover are an environmental accident waiting to happen, says Gard

    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
      Electric vehicles
      UK carmakers offered EV sales target loopholes

      Mandate to start next year but shortfalls can be offset by buying allowances from rivals or selling more electric cars later in decade

    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      InterviewWorld23 min
      DRC finance minister talks mining, smuggling and building batteries

      Nicolas Kazadi tells the FT Commodities Global Summit that DRC must export more products and fewer raw materials

    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      BP PLC
      BP teams up with Abu Dhabi oil group in bid for Israel’s NewMed

      UK energy major and Adnoc plan joint venture to pursue projects in eastern Mediterranean

    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      Saudi Aramco
      Saudi Aramco strengthens China ties with two refinery deals

      Huge supply contracts come as Russia eats into Saudi Arabia’s share of world’s largest oil import market

    • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
      Libya
      Libyan state oil chief stresses support across divided country

      National Oil Corporation chair outlines plans to increase investment and lift production to 2mn b/d

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      Global commodity traders open to increasing Russian oil volumes

      Trafigura and Vitol bosses say they would increase activity if governments and banks give approval

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