Canadian oil firm uses sick cartoon of Greta Thunberg being raped to promote their business 

Outrage as Canadian oil company is accused of using sick cartoon of man raping 17-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on promotional stickers Councillor accused X-Site Energy Services of depicting the rape of a child  Company denied sharing image online but did not deny creating the sticker  General Manager did not condemn the image but said … Read more

Shell pays DJ Greg James £100,000 to front campaign plugging oil company’s ‘green’ credentials

Shell pays BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James £100,000 to front campaign plugging the oil company’s ‘green’ credentials BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James slammed for fronting campaign for oil giant Shell  He has been paid £100,000 by Shell to front Top Gear-style PR programme The BBC star was last night condemned for ‘selling his soul’ … Read more

BBC presenter Mishal Husain was paid to take part in oil and gas forums

Revealed: BBC presenter Mishal Husain was paid to take part in oil and gas forums prompting critics to call for tighter rules on ‘moonlighting’ stars Mishal Husain, 47, moderated discussions at the Oslo Energy Forum last week Has previously made several appearances Norwegian gas and oil industry events Environmental groups claimed BBC’s reputation for impartiality could be … Read more

Mary Berry endorsing cannabis oil? No, it’s a Great British rip-off

When Anne Wiles saw an image of national treasure Mary Berry promoting pain-relief products, she felt confident placing an order. The 71-year-old had been scrolling through Facebook on her laptop when she found an article about the TV baker. It claimed the Great British Bake Off star had launched a line of cannabidiol (CBD) products, … Read more

MARKET REPORT: £1.2billion writedown clobbers troubled Tullow Oil

Tullow Oil’s shares are so easily rattled these days that a trading update with few real surprises sent it plunging into the red. Scrapped exploration projects, a lower assumption about what oil prices will be in the long term and a re-evaluation of how much oil is at some of its sites in Ghana mean … Read more

MARKET REPORT: £142m loan scam sends oil firm Lekoil nosediving 73%

The uncovering of an elaborate scam sent shares in AIM-listed Lekoil crashing to an all-time low. The oil company had been duped into believing it had secured a £142million loan from the Qatar Investment Authority, which it was going to put towards further drilling off the coast of Nigeria. So sure was it that it … Read more

Builder and his wife set to rake in millions in oil dividends

Builder and his wife set to rake in millions after oil firm they invested in said it is to start handing out dividends By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:34 GMT, 14 January 2020 | Updated: 22:34 GMT, 14 January 2020 A builder and his wife could rake in millions from dividends after … Read more

ADVFN says Lloyds, Barclays, UK Oil & Gas, Sirius Minerals and IQE are most-followed stocks

Five most-followed UK shares revealed: Website says investors seek most information on Lloyds, Barclays, UK Oil & Gas, Sirius Minerals and IQE By Adrian Lowery for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 13:26 BST, 14 September 2019 | Updated: 13:32 BST, 14 September 2019 Two blue-chip banks, two ambitious commodity firms and a semiconductor supplier are the five most-followed … Read more

BP quits Alaska after 60 years in £4.5bn deal as it moves away from oil and gas drilling

BP quits Alaska after 60 years in £4.5bn deal as it moves away from oil and gas drilling BP is disposing of its interests in several oil fields and the Trans-Alaska pipeline to local firm Hilcorp The deal marks a major change for BP, which began working in Alaska in 1959 It also throws the jobs … Read more

Algy Cluff’s retirement lasts three hours as he launches new oil venture Michael Spencer

Algy Cluff’s retirement lasts three hours as he launches new Africa-based oil venture with City investor Michael Spencer By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:53 BST, 26 August 2019 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 26 August 2019 When North Sea oil pioneer Algy Cluff said he was standing down from his firm … Read more