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BP to review North Sea investments following windfall tax announcement
Company says it will look at levy’s impact after CEO previously stated no projects would be mothballed
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
26, May, 2022 @6:20 PM

The Observer view on the urgent need for a windfall tax on the energy giants | Observer editorial
Even bosses of Britain’s oil and gas companies admit they hardly know what to do with record-breaking profits
Observer editorial
15, May, 2022 @5:00 AM

Looney’s tune on windfall taxes is unpersuasive | Nils Pratley
The BP chief executive calls the proposed levy ‘unpredictable’ but it is also thoroughly affordable
Nils Pratley
12, May, 2022 @6:04 PM

‘Greed and fear’: How BP and Shell oil profit is boosted by own traders
Analysis: Turmoil resulting from pandemic and Ukraine war create ideal conditions for speculators
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
12, May, 2022 @11:03 AM

Boris Johnson says windfall tax ‘not the right thing’ but refuses to rule out U-turn
The prime minister claimed ‘these kinds of taxes’ deterred investment, contrary to BP boss saying it would not
Tobi Thomas
12, May, 2022 @8:37 AM

North Sea oil and gas bosses get combined £25m pay rise
Pay package included a £4.6m ‘golden hello’ for CEO of the sector’s largest operator, Harbour Energy’s Linda Cook
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
11, May, 2022 @6:27 PM

Revealed: the ‘carbon bombs’ set to trigger catastrophic climate breakdown
Exclusive: Oil and gas majors are planning scores of vast projects that threaten to shatter the 1.5C climate goal. If governments do not act, these firms will continue to cash in as the world burns
Damian Carrington Matthew Taylor
11, May, 2022 @11:57 AM

A North Sea oil windfall tax won’t raise much but every little bit helps
Tesco’s boss says oil producers are unfazed by a one-off levy to help households pay energy bills
Nils Pratley
10, May, 2022 @6:09 PM

Windfall tax on oil giants won’t hurt British pensioners, thinktank finds
Review by Common Wealth reveals that UK pension funds hold tiny fraction of Shell and BP shares
Phillip Inman
08, May, 2022 @10:30 AM

‘Don’t tax energy giants – they invest in Britain’s future.’ Let’s drill down into that | Tessa Khan
North Sea developments aren’t about lowering bills or securing energy supplies – they’re just business as usual, says Tessa Khan, director of Uplift UK
Tessa Khan
06, May, 2022 @9:00 AM

Wednesday briefing: Would a windfall tax on BP’s soaring profits work?
In today’s newsletter: Nimo Omer breaks down BP’s enormous profits, and why some are calling for a windfall tax amid a cost of living crisis nationwide
Nimo Omer
04, May, 2022 @5:45 AM

Windfall tax wouldn’t stop BP’s £18bn parade of projects
Neither would it make the energy crisis go away, but after a while it becomes hard to resist
Nils Pratley
03, May, 2022 @6:20 PM
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