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    David Sheppard

    Energy editor

    David Sheppard runs the FT’s energy and environmental coverage reporting on companies as they navigate the energy transition, oil and gas markets, Opec, and the powerful trading houses that move the world’s natural resources.

    He was previously energy markets editor at the FT in London and a senior reporter at Reuters, working in London, New York and Iraq.

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    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      UK energy
      UK energy price cap to rise by 5% in January

      Move by energy regulator will see bills rise to £1,928 a year for a typical home

      A smart energy meter, used to monitor gas and electricity use and a central heating thermostat dial at a home in London
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Opec
      Oil price falls as Opec+ postpones meeting

      Traders interpret delay as sign cartel is struggling to agree further production cuts

      Pressure gauge and oil pumps
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Energy Source
      How we think the Opec+ meeting will play out Premium content

      A falling oil price and the Israel-Gaza conflict create a potent backdrop for Sunday’s meeting of the oil cartel

      A montage of the Opec logo along with an oil pump jack
    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      Israel-Hamas war
      Opec+ weighs further oil production cuts as anger mounts over Gaza

      Saudi Arabia prepares to prolong reductions into spring after price hits four-month low of $77

      An oil pump jack
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      FT CollectionsWar in Ukraine: economy and trade
      Denmark could block Russian oil tankers from reaching markets

      Western nations are exploring more robust ways of enforcing a price cap on Kremlin’s crude

      An oil tanker is moored at the Sheskharis complex in Novorossiysk, Russia
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      FT CollectionsWar in Ukraine: economy and trade
      Almost no Russian oil is sold below $60 cap, say western officials

      Allies discuss ways to ‘toughen up’ key sanction as Moscow circumvents limits on seaborne crude

      Railroad freight cars, including oil tanks, in Omsk, Russia
    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
      Carbon tax
      UK to press ahead with carbon border tax in 2026

      Programme would mirror scheme launched by EU

      Employees lift steel products at a steel market in Shenyang, China
    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      UK sanctions oil trader Paramount and others over Russia ties

      Emirates-based businesses among 29 entities subject to measures aiming to stem funding for Ukraine war

      Oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
    • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
      Saudi Aramco
      Saudi Aramco profits exceed expectations on back of buoyed oil price

      Group surprises with quarterly net profit of $32.6bn despite production volumes falling

      Saudi Aramco engineers walk in front of a gas turbine generator at an oilfield near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • Thursday, 2 November, 2023
      Ørsted AS
      Ørsted troubles mount as S&P threatens credit-rating downgrade

      Rating agency says Danish group’s huge US writedowns have exposed project management issues

      Orsted’s offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark
    • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
      Markets InsightOil & Gas industry
      Oil megadeals usher in an age of energy uncertainty

      Those betting transactions by Chevron and ExxonMobil signal robust demand growth may want to think twice

      Tug boats transport a tension-leg oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico
    • Tuesday, 24 October, 2023
      International Energy Agency
      IEA warns energy companies against banking on strong oil demand

      Risks stemming from over-investment in fossil fuels have ‘evolved’, says energy watchdog

      Fatih Birol
    • Tuesday, 24 October, 2023
      Gunvor Group Ltd
      Gunvor chief looks to keep control in family after end of Adnoc talks

      Torbjörn Törnqvist says bumper profits have reduced rationale for seeking outside investor

      Torbjörn Törnqvist
    • Tuesday, 24 October, 2023
      News in-depthOil & Gas industry
      Dealmakers see Chevron-Hess tie-up as the start of oil ‘arms race’

      The $53bn deal has sparked speculation that BP and Shell may feel forced to respond

    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
      Chevron Corp
      Chevron to buy US oil producer Hess for $53bn

      All-stock deal comes after ExxonMobil acquired Pioneer Natural Resources earlier this month

      A Chevron logo
    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
      News in-depthUK manufacturing
      Three UK manufacturers given millions in free carbon allowances for closed plants

      CF Fertilisers, Ineos and Liberty Steel awarded allowances for sites that had stopped operating

      The CF Fertilisers plant at Ince in Runcorn, Cheshire
    • Thursday, 12 October, 2023
      FT Investigations
      The mystery of the Adani coal imports that quietly doubled in value

      Analysis of customs records suggests Indian conglomerate has been inflating fuel costs using offshore middlemen

      Gautam Adani faces the viewer, behind him a large scoop unloading coal at an Adani-owned port in Gujarat, and a chart showing coal import vs export records
    • Friday, 6 October, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      Diesel prices fall as Russia lifts ban on seaborne exports

      Restrictions on country’s gasoline exports remain in place

      Fuga Bluemarine crude oil tanker lies at anchor in Russia
    • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
      Carbon tax
      UK exporters face hefty EU carbon tax bill after Sunak weakens climate policies

      UK carbon market collapse lets Brussels benefit from revenues that would previously have gone to Treasury

    • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
      UK energy
      National Gas explores paying UK households to turn down heating

      Energy network operator to run a trial to reduce gas demand if shortages loom

      A smart energy meter being held next to a central heating thermostat dial
    • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
      Russian business & finance
      Russia dodges G7 price cap sanctions on most of its oil exports

      Shift in seaborne trade suggests Kremlin will benefit from rising prices despite west’s $60-a-barrel cap

      A Russian cargo ship carrying crude oil docked at Karachi port in Pakistan
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      Energy sector
      Russia puts squeeze on oil market with diesel export ban

      Curbs raise concerns Kremlin is ‘repeating playbook’ by again weaponising energy supplies

      A petrol station in Russia
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      Oil
      Hedge funds add fuel to oil price rally with bets on rise above $100

      Speculators have increased their long positions as crude has climbed almost 30% since June

      An oil refinery in California
    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      Oil
      Oil price exceeds $95 a barrel on fears of supply shortfall

      Production cuts by Russia and Saudi Arabia have sparked tensions with western economies

      Oil pumping jacks
    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      BP PLC
      BP appoints Kate Thomson as interim CFO

      Energy company overhauls top management following exit of Bernard Looney

      Kate Thomson
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