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BP dilutes climate plans with renewed investment in oil and gas

BP has dialled back its climate commitment, signalling it will increase investments in oil and gas production as it reported historic earnings on the back of high energy prices.

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Bayer makes offer for Monsanto

Monsanto board reviewing proposal

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NNPC signs JV deals with Chevron, Shell

THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has signed financing agreements with its joint venture partners to develop the Sonam and Santolina projects.

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Saudi Aramco gives go ahead for largest ever stock listing

SAUDI Aramco has announced its intention to proceed with its long-awaited public stock listing, which is expected to be the world’s largest.

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BP protects jobs for three months

BP has announced that it will not be cutting any jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Pfizer adds AZ antibiotics to portfolio

Includes Zaficefta and Merrem for serious infections

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Novartis plans job cuts

NOVARTIS, the pharmaceuticals group, has announced plans to cut more than 2,000 jobs in the UK and Switzerland. The decision was made as part of a global programme to lower production costs and increase profitability.

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Mondel?z abandons Hershey takeover

Rosenfeld says no way forward

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PotashCorp and Agrium in merger talks

Deal could create Canadian fertiliser giant

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Total takes control of Barnett Shale assets

Buys remaining 75% from Chesapeake

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UK government’s failure to invest in Tata Steel criticised by Welsh first minister

THE Welsh first minister, Carwyn Jones, has accused the UK government of failing to secure the future of Tata Steel operations at the Port Talbot steelworks in Wales.

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Sizewell C looks at capturing CO2 from the atmosphere using nuclear heat

SIZEWELL C, in the UK, is developing plans to demonstrate how heat from a nuclear plant could be used to power direct air capture (DAC) technology to suck CO2 emissions from the atmosphere.

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Wood and Computer Modelling Group team up to advance carbon capture storage solutions

WOOD, the global engineering and consulting company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Computer Modelling Group (CMG), to advance carbon capture storage solutions.

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Rockwell forcefully rejects Emerson takeover bid

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION has rejected a third takeover offer from Emerson Electric, arguing that the deal undervalues the firm.

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OPEC agrees to cut global oil by 10% but there are fears it is not enough

OPEC has agreed to cut global oil output by around 10% in response to the coronavirus pandemic, ending the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia that has halved the value of crude.

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ExxonMobil will cut 1,600 jobs in Europe

EXXONMOBIL has announced that it will cut 1,600 jobs in Europe as the oil industry struggles with the drop in demand caused by Covid-19.

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Steel coalition calls for emissions standard that ignores production process

A COALITION of steelmakers has called for a global process-agnostic emissions standard, warning that planned proposals could see higher-emission steel erroneously labelled as “green”.

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Celanese and Blackstone form acetate tow JV

CELANESE is forming a joint venture with Blackstone to create a global acetate tow supplier – as they seek to cut costs in the face of falling demand for cigarettes.

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Sinopec to upgrade Iran’s Abadan refinery

SINOPEC ENGINEERING has won an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to upgrade Iran’s ageing Abadan refinery.

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Linde-Praxair merger in doubt following regulator demands

A MERGER to create the world’s largest industrial gases firm is in doubt after anti-trust authorities demanded that Linde and Praxair sell off more assets to secure approval.

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