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With a general election expected next year, the government said it would issue new licenses for energy exploration in the North Sea.

After a record-breaking profit last year, Shell’s quarterly earnings fell 56 percent. But the energy provider will increase dividend payments.

Chevron finds itself with an abundance of natural gas on Europe’s doorstep. Amid competing regional interests, the question is how to develop it.

The factory, made possible by government subsidies, could produce nearly half of the electric-car batteries needed in Britain by 2030.

Greater energy efficiency and renewables are easing some of the pressure from air-conditioning.

Prices have been creeping higher, despite uncertainty about the strength of the global economy.

Prices have been creeping higher, despite uncertainty about the strength of the global economy.

The major exporters announced production cuts amid concerns about weaker demand’s effects on prices.

The offshore wind industry continues to grow as nations look to change Europe’s oil and gas hub into a major source of renewable energy.

The International Energy Agency said oil consumption will hit a peak in a few years, with shrinking gasoline use after 2026.