Venezuela building up troops on Guyana border, satellite images show
Aerial evidence follows months of President Nicolás Maduro ramping up claim to Essequibo region Venezuela is expanding military bases near its border with Guyana and...
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Exxon plan for Guyana oil exploration risks raising tensions with Venezuela
President of ExxonMobil Guyana confirms plan to drill two new wells off Atlantic coast as territorial dispute simmers ExxonMobil has insisted it will explore for...
Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s grand plan to ‘hook’ poor countries on oil
Climate scientists say fossil fuel use needs to fall rapidly – but oil-rich kingdom is working to drive up demand Saudi Arabia is driving a...
Canada oil and gas firms to drill 8% more wells next year as emissions target slips
Producers take advantage of new shipping options, including government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline, to boost exports Oil and gas producers say they will drill 8% more...
Shell to face human rights claims in UK over chronic oil pollution in Niger delta
More than 13,000 Nigerian villagers can bring legal claims against oil firm, rules high court Thousands of Nigerian villagers can bring human rights claims against...
Chevron to buy oil and gas producer Hess Corp in $53bn all-stock deal
Takeover puts Chevron head-to-head with ExxonMobile in oil-rich Guyana and US shale industry Business live – latest updates Chevron has announced it will buy the...
Politicians, not public, drive U-turns on green agenda, says UN biodiversity chief
People are ahead of governments, says David Cooper, who blames backtracking on parties seeking ‘wedge issues’ for electoral gain Government backtracking on environmental promises is...
Ecuadorians vote to halt oil drilling in biodiverse Amazonian national park
Referendum result protecting Yasuní reserve will benefit huge range of species as well as ‘uncontacted’ Indigenous peoples Ecuadorians have voted in a historic referendum to...
Ecuador prepares for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ vote to stop oil drilling
Referendum alongside presidential election will decide whether to halt extraction in Amazon national park As Ecuadorians go to the polls on Sunday they must not...
Fears for Libyan oil production amid military threats
Gen Khalifa Haftar warned of military action unless oil revenues are divided fairly Fears have been raised of a damaging oil shutdown in Libya with...
