From MARKETS 5:42pm

Petrobras looks to issue bonds in euros

Move follows strong demand for $11bn offering

From MARKETS 5:41pm

Oil and copper tumble on weak China data

Sentiment hit by Nikkei fall and US monetary policy uncertainty

From MARKETS 4:19pm

Glencore Xstrata raises $5bn in bond sale

First debt raised since $76bn merger was completed

Workmen replacing worn-out, cast-iron water mains with tough, new plastic pipes ©PA From LEX 4:07pm

UK water utilities: plugging cash leaks

Squaring regulated, consistent returns with customer expectations

From UK 1:22pm

UK watchdog urges green power commitment

Funding commitments should be extended to £10bn by 2030

MINING 11:40pm

Miner ECR’s placing knocks a quarter off its share price

Net proceeds to fund group until July

Lombard from UTILITIES 8:34pm

SSE successor faces unenviable task

Chief times retirement fortuitously

From FINANCIALS 7:06pm

Credit Suisse sued over sale of oil group

Suit alleges bank failed to seek best price for Caspian Energy

Chesapeake Energy Corp. drilling ©Bloomberg From LEX 7:00pm

Chesapeake: balance sheet hell

Daunting challenges lie ahead for new chief of US natural gas company

MINING May 22, 2013

Australia outlines resources pullback

Projects worth A$150bn cancelled or delayed in past year

UTILITIES May 22, 2013

SSE warns consumers of energy price rises

Group says wholesale gas and electricity costs must be passed on

From MARKETS May 22, 2013

Commodities traders acquire power stations

Independent trading houses are buying utilities’ non-core plants

From SPECIAL REPORTS May 22, 2013

M2M: How night storage keeps staff cool

Staying cool in a desert can be costly and drain grids, says Jane Bird

OIL & GAS May 22, 2013

Shale gas a ‘new North Sea’, says IoD

Report sets out practicalities of building the industry

MINING May 21, 2013

Aluminium chief to leave Glencore Xstrata

Fegel marks first senior departure since miner’s takeover

OIL & GAS May 21, 2013

Shell board grilled on Alaska oil project

Shareholders call for rethink of strategy in region

OIL & GAS May 21, 2013

BP increases challenges to oil spill payouts

Company believes many payments are unjustified

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 21, 2013

Brussels plays down import duty fears

EU challenges study estimating widespread job losses

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 21, 2013

EU summit tackles high energy prices

Concerns grow about industry’s lack of competitiveness and integrated policies

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 21, 2013

China reveals first carbon trading scheme

Scheme to include 635 industrial and construction companies

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