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<description>Merkel faces headache from iconic German industry as she draws up framework to allow hydraulic fracturing to explore for energy supplies in Europe’s biggest economy</description>
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<description>Low storage levels and persistent cold weather were to blame, says senior energy official, while one power supplier warns of higher bills to come</description>
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<description>Britain scraped through the March turbulence thanks to higher imports from the continent through the Interconnector links</description>
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<description>Move by the Brazilian oil company follows the strong demand for its $11bn offering and it now hopes to raise about another $5bn of debt in euros</description>
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<description>Suit filed by companies owned by Georgian businessman alleges that the bank failed to seek out best price on sale of Caspian Energy</description>
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<description>Daunting challenges lie ahead for new chief Doug Lawler, who was brought in to replace Aubrey McClendon at the US natural gas company</description>
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<description>Report setting out the practicalities of building the industry calls for environmental disclosure and for local authorities to get a share of gains</description>
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<description>Shareholders call for a rethink of the oil group’s policy in the region amid serious questions about Shell’s ability to operate safely in the Arctic</description>
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<description>The US-based private equity is in talks with a new global asset-backed merchant to be run by David Silbert, a former Deutsche executive</description>
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<title>Anadarko executive to lead Chesapeake</title>
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<description>As new head of the US gas producer, Doug Lawler will face a tough agenda of strengthening the group’s finances while still investing in production</description>
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<title>Greenpeace sounds alarm on oil groups</title>
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<description>The Platform report alleges that Gazprom and Rosneft partnerships still conceal dangers that could have big ramifications for the western companies</description>
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<title>BG Group: production numbers</title>
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<description>Until recently, the group expected to produce 1m barrels of oil equivalent a day by 2015; now it is more likely to be around 800,000</description>
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<description>The results stand in contrast to the losses suffered by other US private equity groups in blockbuster energy deals – such as the $45bn takeover of TXU</description>
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<title>Tough oil pricing ahead, says Eni chief</title>
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<description>Paolo Scaroni, chief executive, says sluggish demand and new supply coming on to the market means the price of crude was ‘more likely to go down’</description>
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<description>Shale gas companies say it is local councils who give planning consent for shale drilling. But it will be MPs who feel the backdraft from any protest</description>
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<description>Billionaire Pinchuk is suing two other magnates for alleged breach of contract and trust in case with privatised state iron-ore company at its heart</description>
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