From SPECIAL REPORTS 12:21am

M2M: How night storage keeps staff cool

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

OIL & GAS 12:16am

Shale gas a ‘new North Sea’, says IoD

Report sets out practicalities of building the industry

MINING 9:10pm

Aluminium chief to leave Glencore Xstrata

Fegel marks first senior departure since miner’s takeover

OIL & GAS 8:38pm

Shell board grilled on Alaska oil project

Shareholders call for rethink of strategy in region

A drilling platform near the Transocean Discoverer Enterprise drillship burning off gas collected at the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill ©Getty OIL & GAS 8:07pm

BP increases challenges to oil spill payouts

Company believes many payments are unjustified

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 8:05pm

Brussels plays down import duty fears

EU challenges study estimating widespread job losses

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 6:18pm

EU summit tackles high energy prices

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

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 5:23pm

China reveals first carbon trading scheme

Scheme to include 635 industrial and construction companies

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Tornado climate change link is uncertain

Number of tornadoes reflects population density in US

Li Keqiang with Tata Group's Cyrus Mistry and N. Chandrasekaran ©AFP From COMPANIES BY REGION 2:42pm

Chiefs talk up India-China trade target

More work needs to be done on corporate links spanning Asian powerhouses

From FINANCIALS May 20, 2013

Riverstone eyes $1bn commodities venture

Private equity group in talks with new global asset-backed merchant

Lombard from MINING May 20, 2013

Little to celebrate in lowball ENRC offer

Privatisation move will face intensive scrutiny and could benefit from better price

MINING May 20, 2013

ENRC lowball bid tipped for success

Minority shareholders appear to be running out of options

From MARKETS May 20, 2013

Oil inquiry widens to trading houses

Brussels sends Glencore and Vitol requests for information

MINING May 20, 2013

Iron ore prices fall to five-month low

Dip in prices to weigh on miners’ profitability

From LEX May 20, 2013

ENRC: minorities deserve more

An offer on the table does not mean you have to take it

OIL & GAS May 20, 2013

Essar Oil to trade fuel for Chinese loans

Indian companies make arrangements to obtain cheap Chinese funds

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 20, 2013

Shine is coming off Brazil for investors

Critics say president’s strategy is leading to slow growth

OIL & GAS May 20, 2013

Anadarko executive to lead Chesapeake

Doug Lawler to head US gas producer after challenging search

OIL & GAS May 20, 2013

Greenpeace sounds alarm on oil groups

Kolskaya sinking revealed Gazprom’s ‘disregard for safety’

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