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‘Reckless’ UK risks billions on BP gas scheme

16 December 2024

‘Reckless’ UK risks billions on BP gas scheme

State could pay out £6 billion if courts block flagship carbon capture project that critics say won't help the climate

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‘Don’t look back or we’ll shoot’

24 November 2024

‘Don’t look back or we’ll shoot’

TotalEnergies knew troops it funded stood accused of torture, rape and killing—and kept paying them

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UK gas investor ‘owned company in Iran shadow banking network’

18 November 2024

UK gas investor ‘owned company in Iran shadow banking network’

Lawsuits against Viaro boss raise questions about $500 million sale of strategic energy assets

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Oil lobbyists ‘greenwashing’ Azerbaijan for climate summit

3 November 2024

Oil lobbyists ‘greenwashing’ Azerbaijan for climate summit

Teneo, a US firm with close ties to the oil industry, will earn millions for enhancing the image of the petrostate as it jails climate activists and ramps up fossil fuel investment

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Burning Skies

27 September 2024

Burning Skies

The true toll of Big Oil's gas flaring in Africa and the Middle East

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‘Plug and abandon’

28 June 2024

‘Plug and abandon’

Is the oil company that polluted Poole Harbour now risking disaster in the North Sea?

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Eni chased ‘profits at any cost’ to fuel Pakistan energy crisis

28 April 2023

Eni chased ‘profits at any cost’ to fuel Pakistan energy crisis

Eni cited supply issues to divert gas shipments from Pakistan—and made half a billion dollars selling the fuel elsewhere, leaving the crisis-hit country burning coal instead

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BP’s latest dirty secret? An oil terminal polluting the Red Sea for decades

16 November 2022

BP’s latest dirty secret? An oil terminal polluting the Red Sea for decades

Just across the water from the COP27 summit, a plant recently owned by BP is pumping contaminated water into the ocean—and has been doing so for decades

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Mines, pipelines, oil rigs: What HSBC’s ‘sustainable finance’ really pays for

31 October 2022

Mines, pipelines, oil rigs: What HSBC’s ‘sustainable finance’ really pays for

HSBC has committed to contribute up to $1 trillion in sustainable financing and investment by 2030. But billions of dollars being counted towards this target are in fact helping to fuel the climate crisis

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Greece’s unjust transition

6 August 2022

Greece’s unjust transition

In one of Europe’s most beleaguered regions, Greece’s ‘Just Transition’ away from coal is providing neither the clean energy nor the jobs it promised

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BP under pressure over fuel for Russian military

26 February 2022

BP under pressure over fuel for Russian military

BP may be profiting from Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine through its stake in Rosneft, a major fuel supplier to Russia’s military

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