Oil

Critics call for BP to provide immediate access to Warwick University archive containing billions of pounds worth of scientific research by the oil group from the 80s and 90s

A series of new reports urges investors to beware of escalating stranded assets risks

UKOG says there could be up to 100 billion barrels of oil in the South of England, prompting climate change warnings from environmental groups

US Department of Interior rubber-stamps controversial exploration in the Alaskan Arctic, despite campaigners' protests

Former environment agency chief says environmental case for shale oil in the UK is much tougher to make than for shale gas and calls for a single regulator

Controversial decision expected from US interior secretary likely to spark protests from campaigners against Anglo-Dutch exploration in seas off Alaska

World first proposed for Swansea Bay could increase government’s green credentials but chancellor is also offering subsidy for North Sea oil firms

Report by BCC Research predicts global market will see significant growth by the end of the decade

Oil and gas industry expresses concern in a letter to Ed Davey about his comments on fossil fuel assets becoming unburnable to stop dangerous climate change

Tory MP counters position of Shell’s boss, Ben van Beurden, that those who say fossil fuels should be left in the ground are misguided