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Invicta Capital plans £300m fund
Invicta Capital, which provides investment opportunities for private clients, is seeking to raise a new £300m fund dedicated to the construction and operation of biomass combined heat and power plants in Scotland
Labour backs nuclear option on energy
Plans for a huge expansion of nuclear power were to be set out by the government on Monday, as it publishes an energy strategy designed to smooth the way for new power stations and other large infrastructure projects
Initial public offerings
Jitters in the IPO market attest to continued uncertainty, but are more likely to be speed-bumps on the road to recovery than road-blocks
Ukraine pays Russian gas bill
Ukraine’s prime minister, says the recession-ravaged country had squeezed enough funds from consumers and cash-strapped state coffers to pay a $500m October gas bill to Gazprom, Russia’s natural gas giant
EDF reactor timetable sparks concern
Potential delays to the construction of the state-controlled utility’s new generation nuclear reactor prompt the group to put teams to work around the clock
Vedanta awaits ruling on Asarco
The Indian mining group expects a court-ordered resolution this month of its $2.56bn bid for Asarco, the bankrupt US copper miner, that executives give a ‘50-50’ chance of success
Iraq oil deal puts pressure on Opec
ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell, the two biggest western oil companies, won the right to develop Iraq’s giant West Qurna oilfield, raising the prospect of a big jump in Iraqi oil supplies
Watchdog forecasts gas glut
The world faces a natural gas surfeit that will cool prices, says the International Energy Agency, raising the prospect that Moscow’s hold over Europe’s energy security will loosen
Green policies expected to hit gas demand
The International Energy Agency believes that the world’s dependence on natural gas will drop dramatically if environmental measures are enacted to limit carbon emissions
Total profits hit by falling oil price
Third quarter profits at the French oil major halved to €1.87bn from €4.07bn following this year’s slide in the oil price which averaged $68 a barrel, 41% lower than for the same period last year
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