Gas
BP profits rise to £23bn, adding fuel to calls for toughened windfall tax
Figure comes on back of sharp increase in gas prices linked to Russia-Ukraine war
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
07, Feb, 2023 @7:20 AM
The next energy inquiry should focus on Ofgem’s sleeping policemen
The prepayment meter scandal was worsened by Ofgem swallowing assurances that rules were being followed
Nils Pratley
06, Feb, 2023 @6:47 PM
Billionaire investor Křetínský and trader Vitol eye fortune in British power plant subsidies
Exclusive: Looming auction to earmark £1.5bn to put power generators on standby and keep the lights on
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
05, Feb, 2023 @4:00 PM
The Observer view on the shameful premium that the poorest pay for their energy | Observer editorial
The forced installation of costly prepayment meters must be stopped. Give low-income consumers a proper safety net instead
Observer editorial
05, Feb, 2023 @6:30 AM
‘This is bullying’: How much of your money are gas suppliers holding?
Revelations that suppliers have been stockpiling credit amid soaring bills have sparked fears customers are being taken advantage of
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
03, Feb, 2023 @1:43 PM
How Putin’s plans to blackmail Europe over gas supply failed
Within eight months of Russia invading Ukraine, the EU’s 27 states had replaced about 80% of the natural gas they used to get from Moscow
Philip Oltermann in Berlin, Jon Henley and Angelique Chrisafis in Paris, Sam Jones in Madrid and Shaun Walker in Budapest
03, Feb, 2023 @5:00 AM
Energy bailiffs for the poorest, huge profits for the richest: this is Britain in 2023 | Gaby Hinsliff
The British Gas scandal about vulnerable people being forced on to prepayment meters is just the latest cruelty in this crisis, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
Gaby Hinsliff
02, Feb, 2023 @5:27 PM
Renters and families to be hit hardest by new gas price rises, advocates warn
Consumer Policy Research Centre survey reveals 11% of Victorians asked for payment assistance from energy provider
Stephanie Convery Inequality reporter
02, Feb, 2023 @5:26 AM
Norway urged to step up Ukraine support after profiting from war
Norwegian campaigners and luminaries say Oslo must do more after earning billions in extra oil and gas revenue
Jon Henley Europe correspondent
01, Feb, 2023 @5:06 PM
Celebrities call on UK banks to stop financing new oil, gas and coalfields
Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Mark Rylance add their voices to Richard Curtis’s Make My Money Matter campaign
Rupert Jones
25, Jan, 2023 @6:01 AM
The latest hot potato? Gas stoves. Will the culture wars never end? | Emma Beddington
Never ones to let the flames of a culture war go unfanned, Republican politicians have waded into the argument over an imaginary plan to ban gas hobs, writes Emma Beddington
Emma Beddington
23, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM
Businesses berate ‘scattergun’ approach to UK government energy support
Exclusive: small business and hospitality groups urge rethink to let firms renegotiate fairer contracts and stave off closure
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
22, Jan, 2023 @4:46 PM
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