BP plc News

Nearly a year ago, as we bid adieu to 2008, we might have expected the members of Big Oil to take off on a shopping spree.

Powerful chief executives who are left unchallenged are a major source of risk and should be removed, says Walker report Just as Royal Bank of Scotland was hitting the rocks last year, the bank's then chairman, Sir Tom McKillop, angrily insisted there were "no patsies" on the board.

Vivienne Cox, former CEO of BP's alternative energy division, has been appointed chairman of Climate Change Capital, the clean energy fund said on Tuesday.

Devon Energy announced a surprising plan to sell off its international and offshore Gulf of Mexico exploration and production assets and focus exclusively on its North American onshore operations.

Kent Moors on the future of energy . Dr. Moors last wrote about Marcellus Gas Shale , a new energy-sector profit play .] A new fuel technology unveiled just two weeks ago is about to revolutionize the energy business.

Verenium Corp. common stock has suffered since the biofuel developer offered 2.25 million additional shares on Oct.

Evolution Solar Corp. today announced that the Company has been introduced to a number of solar project opportunities in Bermuda and the Caribbean through its recently announced relationship with Saul Ewing, LLP.

SmallCapSentinel.com announces the release of a profile of emerging Oil and Gas company Royal Lux Energy of interest to investors of oil and gas leaders Chevron , ExxonMobil , Conoco Phillips , and BP plc .

Energy stocks rose Monday as the sector moved in lock-step with the rising broad market on hopes for a brighter economy, while Ida was downgraded to tropical storm status as it moved closer to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Ida roared intoA the Gulf of Mexico yesterday, where important oil fields areA located, after killing 91 people and leaving at least anotherA 60 missing in floods and mudslides in El Salvador.

Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC on Thursday won the right to develop Iraq's West Qurna-1 oilfield.

Energy shares cratered Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 250 points on jitters about the economy.

S&P 500 index futures edged higher on Tuesday following a two-day selloff as better-than-expected earnings offset worries that the market's seven-month rally was reaching its end.

THE S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Tuesday as investors booked profits following the stock market's recent run-up, while a weaker-than-expected reading on a measure of consumer confidence raised doubts about spending.

This earnings period hasn't been pleasant for Big Oil. On Thursday, the trend came to a head when the biggest of the publicly traded companies , ExxonMobil , checked in with earnings that were a full 68% below those of the same quarter in 2008.

When A123Systems Inc. was languishing in anticipation for the initial public offering market to open - yet was still in need of new cash to fund development efforts - an unexpected investor led the charge to fill the company's coffers.

BP Plc, which expects an $87 million fine in relation to its response to an explosion at the Texas City refinery, said it's "disappointed" with the penalty from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Oil majors Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Eni warned of a slow recovery, highlighting weak energy demand and operational challenges, as their profits slumped.

Filed under: Before the bell , International markets , Market matters , BP p.l.c. ADS , U.S. Steel , Valero Energy , Economic data , Johnson Controls , Oil U.S. stock futures drifted higher Tuesday morning, pointing to a somewhat flat beginning on Wall Street this morning after yet another sell-off day Monday despite a series of strong earnings ...

BP , the new star of Big Oil , has kicked off the group's latest slate of earnings.