Oil

Global efforts to influence the price and supply of petroleum and gas have had mixed results.

The move is being taken together with other major oil consuming nations, including China and the UK.

The oil giant will shift its tax residence from the Netherlands to the UK and its boss will relocate.

Shell says it needs the cash from fossil fuel production to fund its transition to green energy.

The North Sea still contains large quantities of oil and gas but how much longer can it continue to be extracted?

The company behind the Biscathorpe site said it was considering an appeal against the decision.

It is likely to contribute to the global supply chain crisis and inflation, analysts told the BBC.

Planning officers at Lincolnshire Council have recommended the application is given the go ahead.

Average petrol prices reach 142.94p a litre, surpassing the previous record in April 2012.

Councillors ignore a recommendation from officers to approve exploratory boreholes.

UK Oil and Gas Investments plans to drill exploration boreholes near Arreton on the Isle of Wight.

The environmental group had argued permission should not have been granted by the UK government for the Vorlich oil field.

Investigators are looking into whether a ship's anchor may have struck a pipeline on the ocean floor.

The spill has been described by one official as a potential ecological disaster.

Analysts believe that oil prices will continue to rise amid surging demand and tight supplies.

The RAC says drivers are facing a "bleak picture" as rising wholesale costs push up pump prices.

The transport secretary says fuel will "continue to flow" and drivers should buy as normal.