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  • Qatar
  • United Kingdom

Energy key as Qatar, UK look to strengthen strategic cooperation

Highlights Qatari delegation in UK for new cooperation talks Qatar already key supplier of LNG to UK market Talks also set to focus on UK gas storage Energy remains at Continue Reading

Posted On : 24 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

UK Faces Growing Risk of Recession as Firms Buckle Under Soaring Costs

 The UK economy faces an increased risk of falling into a recession as firms and households buckle under the fastest inflation rate in four decades, according to a closely watched Continue Reading

Posted On : 24 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

Britain’s Inflation Rate Surges to a 40-Year High of 9%

Is the UK’s Leveling Up Plan Just a Slogan? Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast . UK inflation rose to Continue Reading

Posted On : 18 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices
  • United Kingdom

UK Diesel Prices at the Pump Hit Record High, RAC Says

The price for Britain’s motorists to fill up their cars with diesel reached a fresh high, in another blow to consumers grappling with the nation’s cost-of-living crisis. The average UK Continue Reading

Posted On : 17 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

Missing Billions Threaten to Break Britain’s Energy Market

 The war in Ukraine has exposed the vulnerability of the energy industry across Europe, but the UK market is looking increasingly perilous for suppliers and consumers for reasons closer to Continue Reading

Posted On : 15 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • United Kingdom

The UK’s Nuclear Ambitions Could Cause More Pain For Consumers

The UK is racing to reduce its reliance on Russian oil and gas. Part of its strategy is to ramp up nuclear power production. The government’s ambitious plans may be Continue Reading

Posted On : 15 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

Cheap Food in Britain Is About to Become a Thing of the Past

The decades-long era of cheap food in Britain may be coming to an abrupt end. With the U.K. wilting under the fastest inflation in three decades, supermarkets are raising prices Continue Reading

Posted On : 14 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

The UK Could Give Up Russian Gas Sooner Than Thought

The European Union is debating energy embargos on Russia, with natural gas as one of the key talking points. Russia is ramping up threats to cut Europe’s gas if it Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

U.K. Says 43% of People Will Struggle to Pay Their Energy Bills

Britain’s cost-of-living squeeze is starting to bite into the spending power of most parts of the country, with 43% of those who pay energy bills saying they will struggle with Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Agriculture
  • United Kingdom

Supermarkets Limit Cooking Oil Purchases After Supplies Hit by Ukraine War

 Supermarkets across the UK have placed limits on how much cooking oil customers can buy due to supply-chain problems caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Tesco is allowed three items Continue Reading

Posted On : 23 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Economy
  • United Kingdom

Britain’s steelmakers scorched by white-hot power prices

 Steel boss James Brand raises his voice above the roar of metal being funneled into a foundry furnace as he details how rampant costs have pushed him to raise his Continue Reading

Posted On : 22 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

Protests Hit Lloyd’s of London HQ Over Fossil Fuel Insurance

Climate change protesters in London have targeted insurance underwriting house Lloyd’s of London for its role in enabling fossil fuel projects. The City of London Police said they were aware Continue Reading

Posted On : 20 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • United Kingdom

Rolls-Royce expecting UK approval for mini nuclear reactor by mid-2024

A Rolls-Royce (RR.L) design for a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) will likely receive UK regulatory approval by mid-2024 and be able to produce grid power by 2029, Paul Stein, Continue Reading

Posted On : 19 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

U.K. Economy Set to Shrink in 2Q, Bloomberg Economics Says

Britain’s economy will shrink in the second quarter as the squeeze on living standards, the end of free Covid testing and an extra public holiday hit activity, according to new Continue Reading

Posted On : 19 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • United Kingdom

Oil firms secure injunctions to stop UK climate protests

Three firms involved in Britain’s oil sector, including ExxonMobil, have secured injunctions to stop protests by climate change activists which have caused widespread disruption this month, the government said on Continue Reading

Posted On : 16 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Natural Gas Supply
  • United Kingdom

Britain will have enough gas this summer, National Grid says

Britain will have enough gas supply to meet demand from April to September, National Grid said in its annual summer outlook on Thursday. Total UK gas demand is forecast at Continue Reading

Posted On : 14 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • United Kingdom

U.K. Job Market Missing Almost 600,000 People Since Covid Hit

 The tightest U.K. labor market in living memory is failing to tempt people back into work, creating severe shortages for employers. Unemployment is at levels last lower in the 1970s, Continue Reading

Posted On : 12 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • United Kingdom
  • Wind

U.K. Bets Big on Nuclear, Wind in Energy Security Strategy

Prime Minister Boris Johnson ramped up plans to build new nuclear power stations and offshore wind farms as he seeks to shore up the U.K.’s energy supplies in the wake Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

U.K. Launches New Body to Manage Future Energy System Security

The U.K. will create a new authority to oversee the country’s energy system as it transitions to more low-carbon supplies. The Future System Operator will work to secure Britain’s energy Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Germany
  • Russia
  • United Kingdom

UK-based Gazprom units says German move has secured their future

The British-based subsidiary of Gazprom said Germany’s move to take control of its parent had removed any concerns about the viability and future of its operations, and it would look Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • United Kingdom

U.K. Startup’s ‘Big Friendly Gun’ Achieves Fusion Breakthrough

A U.K. startup backed by China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. proved a novel approach to generating fusion energy in a breakthrough that could slash the technology’s cost by providing cheap, clean Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • United Kingdom

Britain’s Torrid Love Affair With Nuclear Power Continues

Leonard S. Hyman is an economist and financial analyst specializing in the energy sector. He headed utility equity research at a major brokerage house and… The Nuclear Energy Act that Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • United Kingdom

Britain could build seven nuclear power stations, minister says

 Britain could build up to seven new nuclear power stations as part of a radical expansion of homegrown energy following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told The Continue Reading

Posted On : 3 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices
  • United Kingdom

High energy costs are hitting UK. It’s about to get worse

Tia Rutherford is worried about her 3-year-old son. As energy prices soared last fall, she tacked fleece blankets over her doors and windows to keep the cold out and started Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

ExxonMobil suspends deliveries from four UK fuel depots due to protests

Protesters claim 10 fuel terminals have been blocked Some protesters arrested for action: police Comes as transport fuel prices surge in UK on Russia tightness ExxonMobil said April 1 it Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • United Kingdom

U.K. Lifts Bar for Heatwaves After Global Temperatures Soar

 Rising temperatures caused by climate change have forced the U.K.’s weather agency to raise the threshold for what counts as a heatwave. The government-backed Meteorological Office currently uses historical weather Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Natural Gas Supply
  • United Kingdom

UK Gas Output Stagnation Threatens Supply

The UK’s natural gas industry is struggling to boost production, and this will likely make the country more reliant on imports, industry association Offshore Energies UK said this week, as Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Air Quality
  • United Kingdom

London Pollution Worse Than Beijing as Mayor Extends Alert

 London’s Mayor extended the first air quality warning since August 2020 for another day after pollution levels mushroomed throughout the week. A cocktail of high atmospheric pressure, little wind and Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

U.K. Inflation Hits Another 30-Year High: The London Rush

Here’s the key business news from London-listed companies this morning: Ultra Electronics Holdings Plc : The defense-industry supplier reported adjusted pretax profit for the year that beat the average analyst Continue Reading

Posted On : 23 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Sea Level Rise
  • United Kingdom

Fixing London’s Housing Crisis Means More Risk of Deadly Floods

On any other day, White Post Lane in London’s Hackney Wick neighborhood crawls with people searching for artisan coffee and taking selfies against the graffiti-covered walls. Outside a newly renovated Continue Reading

Posted On : 22 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

EU Oil And Gas Embargo On Russia Could Hit UK Hard

If the European Union decides to impose a full oil and gas embargo on Russia, the shock waves of the move would end up costing the UK economy more than Continue Reading

Posted On : 19 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia
  • United Kingdom

UK revokes Russian channel RT’s licence after probe into Ukraine coverage

 Britain’s media regulator said on Friday it has revoked Russian-backed television channel RT’s licence to broadcast in the UK with immediate effect after a probe into the impartiality of its Continue Reading

Posted On : 18 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

Inside the 18 Minutes of Trading Chaos That Broke the Nickel Market

When the commodity’s price went vertical last week, the metals industry plunged into turmoil not seen since the Tin Crisis of 1985. The open-outcry trading ring at the London Metal Continue Reading

Posted On : 14 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia
  • United Kingdom

Goodbye Londongrad: Russian Oligarchs Put Pressure on U.K. Property Market

Over the past two decades, London’s high-end property market was overrun by the global superrich led by Russian oligarchs who did so many big, brash deals that locals called the city Londongrad. Continue Reading

Posted On : 10 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

UK To Phase Out Russian Oil Imports By End Of 2022  

Along with U.S. President Joe Biden banning Russian oil imports, the UK opted to phase out oil imports from Russia in response to Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. The Continue Reading

Posted On : 9 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

LME suspends nickel trading after prices soar past $100,000

The London Metal Exchange (LME) halted nickel trading on Tuesday after prices doubled to a record $100,000 per tonne, fuelled by a race to cover short positions after Western sanctions Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

LME Halts Nickel Trading After Unprecedented 250% Spike

Nickel Trade Halted on LME as Price Spikes 250% The London Metal Exchange suspended trading in its nickel market after an unprecedented price spike left brokers struggling to pay margin Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

Pound Falls to New Low in Post-Brexit Era as Haven Bid Heats Up

The pound slumped to the lowest since December 2020 as traders flocked to the U.S. dollar amid an escalation in the Ukraine war. Sterling slid to as low as $1.3156, Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

U.K. Cutoff of Gazprom Would Hit Companies, NHS With Price Surge

Biden Says Russia Sanctions Have Had ‘Profound’ Impact As calls grow for the U.K. to cut off Russian companies over the invasion of Ukraine, few realize how costly that could Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia
  • United Kingdom

UK LNG Workers Call On Government To Stop Inbound Russian Tankers

The government must immediately intervene to stop two Russian tankers – containing enough liquid gas to supply the UK for up to 12 days – from docking in Kent at Continue Reading

Posted On : 3 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia
  • United Kingdom

BP’s Rosneft Alliance Tested by U.K. Tough Talk on Russia

The U.K. government has argued for some of the toughest possible sanctions on Russia. At the same time, BP Plc holds one of the single biggest foreign investments in the Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia
  • United Kingdom

U.K. Takes Aim at Russia’s Opaque Embrace of London Property

From Chelsea penthouses to Highgate mansions, Russia’s long-standing infatuation with U.K. real estate is evident from a cursory glance at some of the country’s priciest property transactions. The past decade Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • United Kingdom

Flash Flooding Threatens Over Two-Fifths of London’s Businesses

 More than 126,000 commercial buildings in London are at risk from flash flooding. Climate change will heighten that threat. Those are the findings of a new study by Zurich Insurance Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

As inflation hits 30-year high, UK households start to buckle

 After work in the evenings, Nicola Frape turns off the heating and huddles under a blanket with her daughter and a hot water bottle. Adding a layer costs nothing, she Continue Reading

Posted On : 22 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

U.K. Services Roar Back With Strongest Growth in 8 Months

 U.K. services companies rebounded more quickly than anticipated in February as coronavirus restrictions were lifted, according to a report that will pile pressure on the Bank of England to ramp Continue Reading

Posted On : 21 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom
  • Wind

First Offshore Wind Farm Wins U.K. Deal to Manage Electric Grid Voltage

A wind farm has for the first time secured a deal to help balance voltage in the U.K.’s electricity grid. North Sea wind farm Dogger Bank C’s onshore converter station Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

Boris Johnson braced for further resignations of Downing Street aides

Boris Johnson was braced for further departures of senior aides from his Downing Street team on Friday as some government ministers were said to be considering their position. Four of Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

UK to soften new energy price surge for inflation-hit households

Britain will outline a multi-billion-pound plan on Thursday to help households cope with soaring energy bills, shortly after the regulator announces an expected 50% jump in the price cap. British Continue Reading

Posted On : 3 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom

U.K. Lawmakers Warn Net-Zero Target at Risk With Poor Heat Plan

Residential homes in Kingston upon Thames, U.K. The U.K. government’s plans to decarbonize heating in homes “lack strategic direction” and risk missing their goals, according to a committee of lawmakers. Continue Reading

Posted On : 3 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom
  • Wind

U.K. Wind Energy Hits Record, Bringing Relief to Power Costs

Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here . U.K. wind farms produced a record amount of energy on Saturday, helping Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Jan 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple

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