Energy headlines: Japan abandons nuclear expansion

Energy headlines: Japan abandons nuclear expansion

May 11, 2011 8:25 am by FT Energy Source

- Japan nuclear expansion plans abandoned – The Guardian
- German panel to endorse closing nuclear plants – Reuters
- Shell resurrects Alaska drilling plans – FT
- Shrinking oil supplies put Alaskan pipeline at risk – WSJ
- BP gets final approval to buy Brazilian oilfields – FT
- Protests over Chile’s hydroelectric project – FT
- Government’s climate adviser steps into carbon budget row – The Guardian
- YPF makes second shale oil discovery – FT
- Australia cuts more funding for CCS programmes – Argus
- French lean towards fracking ban – NY Times
- France pushes for increased CO2 regulation in Europe – Argus
- China opposes EU move to curb airline emissions – Reuters
- Pertamina and Cnooc at loggerheads – FT
- Eon profit holds steady – WSJ
- BG Group seeks permission to export LNG – FT
- BG profits hit by North Sea tax hike – The Telegraph
- BG production cut amid spate of headwinds – FT
- Windfall taxes damaging the economy, Osborne told – The Times
- Floods set to force up price of petrol – FT
- Top oil  execs to appear before Senate to discuss tax breaks – WSJ
- SSE found guilty of misleading on sales – FT
- Key moment for ‘green deal’ – The Guardian
- Historic dockyard to build world’s biggest wind turbines – The Times