Since Shell tried to scuttle an oil storage buoy off the west coast of Scotland in 1995, energy companies have had to dispose of offshore installations on dry...

A privately owned rare diseases drugs company based in Cambridge has launched a $466 million hostile bid for a New York-listed rival. In an unusual takeover...

A privately owned wines and spirits merchant has been sold to Tesco’s wholesale division for an undisclosed sum. Venus, the family business that owns the...

Businesses intend to lift both wages and prices by a lesser degree over the coming year, bolstering the case for interest rates to come down over the summer....

The risk of blackouts in Britain will be lower this winter as new gas generation capacity and greater electricity imports from Europe should ensure a larger...

Profits for one of the world’s largest traders of oil and metals have tumbled by two thirds, highlighting the easing in the extreme commodity price volatility...

Trafigura has settled a lawsuit brought by the Reuben brothers, the property and metals billionaires, over a cargo of nickel sold to them that was part of a...

Energy bills for most households in Britain will fall by £122 to an average of £1,568 a year from July 1, offering some relief to millions of households....

More than £6 billion was wiped off the London stock market’s energy and water sector after National Grid unveiled plans for one of the largest fundraisings in...

If anyone was in any doubt about the mountainous task facing National Grid, it was made all too clear today. According to John Pettigrew, the chief executive...