When the Deepwater disaster occurred in the Gulf of Mexico four months ago, many commentators argued that this was a “game changer” that would change the energy debate forever.
Politicians and the public would realise that the ecological and social cost of offshore drilling was becoming unacceptable, the thinking went.
If you morph the lessons of the [...]

The headlines from BP’s Strategy presentation yesterday are all about how chief executive Tony Hayward  promised to boost annual profits by $3bn over the next two or three years.
In a frank admission, Hayward said that BP’s financial importance over the last few years had not been acceptable and had “some catching up to do.”

So the most iconic oilman of his generation, Lord Browne, has finally published his memoirs of his time at BP in a book called “beyond business”.
Whilst most of the reviews so far concentrate on him being gay and his fall from grace, we also get glimpses of the power of oil and what it was [...]

There is something about Alaska that attracts a special kind of person. Many people move or live there for its rugged landscape and spectacular wildlife. They have America’s last true wilderness on their doorstep.
But this land of natural beauty has become tarnished, intoxicated and corrupted by oil.
It takes an extraordinary person to stand up to [...]

The Chukchi Sea stand-off between environmental and Alaska Native groups and Shell has taken another twist, with a new legal action to stop the oil company’s plans to drill in the region next summer.
Yesterday’s challenge was filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals a group of Native Americans and environmental organisations including the Natural [...]