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Barney Macintyre
BP board ousts Albert Manifold as chair, citing “serious concerns”
Sun 31 May 2026
The Observer view: Trump’s war in Iran has only helped Putin
Sun 31 May 2026
Ruth Michaelson
Iran tightens grip on Strait of Hormuz with ‘mafia-esque’ tolls
Sun 24 May 2026
Ruth Michaelson
Warning signs flash red for global oil supply
Wed 20 May 2026
Jeevan Vasagar
BP seeks buyers for its shares in carbon capture projects
Sun 10 May 2026
Ruth Michaelson
While Trump pitches ‘Project Freedom’, Tehran pins hopes of surviving blockade on oil barrels destined for China
Sun 3 May 2026
Ruth Michaelson
The UAE’s withdrawal from Opec shows widening rifts in the Gulf
Thu 30 Apr 2026
Jeevan Vasagar
Nest turns up the heat on BP over increased investment in fossil fuels
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
‘Drill, baby, drill’: oil and gas extraction near North Sea fields gets go-ahead
Sun 19 Apr 2026
Ben Zaranko
Tolls to pass Hormuz could mark the end for ‘petrodollar’
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Jeevan Vaasagar
BP faces revolt by investors over climate targets
Sun 12 Apr 2026
William Keegan
Trump’s folly has unleashed economic chaos worldwide
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Isabel Coles
‘Forty-eight hours before all hell will rain down’: Trump warns Iran over Hormuz
Sat 4 Apr 2026
Fred Harter
A pledge by the Tories to resume drilling in the North Sea is no silver bullet
Thu 2 Apr 2026
Barney Macintyre
Iraq oil threat is first headache for new BP boss
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Jeevan Vasagar
Cost of conflict: why oil and gas are Iran’s most lethal weapons
Sun 22 Mar 2026
Matthew Bishop
Surging oil prices return spotlight to renewables
Sun 15 Mar 2026
Jeevan Vasagar
Surge in oil and gas prices amid Iran war adds to crisis for Ineos
Sun 15 Mar 2026
Xavier Greenwood
The Strait of Hormuz allows Iran to have the world over a barrel
Thu 12 Mar 2026
War in the Middle East: How bad is the economic shock?
8 mins • S1, E1317
Robin Pagnamenta
Crisis in the Gulf spells dire straits for gas-reliant UK
Sun 8 Mar 2026
Tim Leunig
Energy security rests not with the US but in the North Sea
Sat 7 Mar 2026
Robin Pagnamenta
Dire strait: how the Iran war could tank the UK economy
Wed 4 Mar 2026
Matt Russell
Britain slow to act against Kremlin’s ‘shadow fleet’ of sanction-busting tankers
Tue 3 Feb 2026
Isabel Coles
Neom, MBS’s desert city dream, fades with the price of Saudi oil
Mon 2 Feb 2026
Ian Ralby
Shadow fleets, ghost vessels and false flags: what the law says about seizing oil tankers
Thu 15 Jan 2026
Becky Pinnington
Russia’s ghost fleet gliding through Channel despite UK’s pledge to act
Wed 14 Jan 2026
Jeevan Vasagar
BP looks to new management to re-energise fortunes
Sun 11 Jan 2026
Thomas Graham
US action in Venezuela fails to budge oil markets
Wed 7 Jan 2026
Jasper Corbett
Delcy Rodríguez is sworn in but the clock is ticking on her leadership of Venezuela
Mon 5 Jan 2026
Tom Ashby
US assault on Venezuela won’t remove Chavistas from power
Sun 4 Jan 2026
Matthew Bishop
BP installs new boss after split over ditching green transition
Sun 21 Dec 2025
Isabel Coles
Trump lets Orbán avoid sanctions on Russian oil
Sun 9 Nov 2025
Fred Harter
Fossil fuel companies are slashing their renewable investments
Fri 3 Oct 2025
Katherine Plummer
It’s refined in India, but Russian crude is still gushing into the UK
Sat 2 Aug 2025
Matthew Bishop
New BP chair will cement move out of green energy
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Jeevan Vasagar
Chevron seals Hess deal as oil focus shifts to Guyana
Sat 19 Jul 2025
