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Maxim Barsky voted new chief of TNK-BP

The new domination of Moscow shareholders in the TNK-BP joint venture was underlined today when an inexperienced Russian favoured by the company's oligarch investors was chosen to take over at the country's third largest oil group. Maxim Barsky, 36, ...

From TERRY MACALISTER, Guardian Unlimited,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: BP p.l.c.,  AAR Corp.,  Mikhail Fridman,  Tony Hayward

Energy security body calls for 'urgent' review of impact of oil shortages

An industry organisation, which includes Virgin and Yahoo among its members, has called on the government to "urgently" reassess its dismissive view about the potential threat and impact of oil shortages. The call from the UK Industry Task Force on ...

From TERRY MACALISTER, Guardian Unlimited,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Gordon Brown,  Yahoo!,  Richard Branson,  BP p.l.c.

Nuclear disposal put in doubt by recovered Swedish galleon

Plans for nuclear waste disposal could be thrown into confusion tomorrow at a summit because of new evidence of corrosion in materials traditionally used for burial procedures. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) says it will keep careful watch ...

From TERRY MACALISTER, Guardian Unlimited,  14 Nov 2009

Peak oil: Terry Macalister on what the data says

The question is not if the world is running out of oil, it's when. There are finite quantities of crude even if the oil companies get the chance to dig up the Arctic as they are desperate to do. The Peak Oil debate is about how soon we will find ...

From TERRY MACALISTER, Guardian Unlimited,  13 Nov 2009

Oil running out far faster than predicted: report

A leading academic institute has urged European governments to review global oil supplies for themselves because of the "politicisation" of the International Energy Agency's figures. Uppsala University in Sweden today published a scathing assessment of ...

From TERRY MACALISTER, Guardian Unlimited,  12 Nov 2009

Are we running out of oil? The world in energy statistics

The Rossport, Co Mayo community's dispute with Shell Oil isn't being productive for either side, especially for the latter multinational company which has already a poor environmental track record. Can't both sides hark to the case of Sullom Voe in the ...

From TERRY MACALISTER, Guardian Unlimited,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: OPEC,  BP p.l.c.

Terry Macalister on a whistleblower warning that oil reserves have been overestimated

Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off Your IP address will be logged If you need help using the site: userhelp@guardian.co.uk Call the main Guardian and Observer switchboard: +44 (0)20 3353 2000 the sheppard trust, a ...

From TERRY MACALISTER, Guardian Unlimited,  10 Nov 2009

Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower

The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying. The ...

From TERRY MACALISTER, Guardian Unlimited,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Hemming

China lower risk than UK for green investors, claims Deutsche Bank

Wind turbines on the Isle of Lewis. A new study by Deutsche Bank attacks UK energy strategy as being a discouragement to green-power investors. Photograph: Murdo Macleod/Guardian Britain's claim to be a world leader in green energy investment has been ...

From TERRY MACALISTER, Guardian Unlimited,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Deutsche Bank

Putin attacks GM for Opel and Vauxhall U-turn

The Opel plant in Eisenach, eastern Germany, yesterday as protesting employees out. Photograph: Eckehard Schulz/AP The row over General Motors' decision to scrap a European sales deal supported by Russia and Germany escalated today, with Vladimir Putin ...

From TERRY MACALISTER, Guardian Unlimited,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: General Motors,  Vauxhall,  Sberbank,  Vladimir Putin,  United Russia

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