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BP suffer blow to Russian venture

The oil giant is to pull out 60 technical specialists from Moscow, in a fresh defeat in its battle for control of TNK-BP

Oil prices at six-week low as storm fears fade

Oil prices have tumbled as it looks increasingly unlikely that a hurricane will disrupt output in the Gulf of Mexico

United Airlines sheds more jobs as fuel rises

US airline is to shed 13 per cent of its workforce and cut more than a sixth of its domestic routes in attempt to cut costs

Oil prices rally on Hurricane Dolly alert

Fears that Hurricane Dolly may disrupt oil production triggered a rise in the cost of a barrel of oil, up $2.16 to $131.04

TNK-BP chief may be forced out of Russia

TNK-BP chief executive Robert Dudley has until Sunday to present migration officials with a work contract or visa will be refused

BP pulls out remaining secondees from Russia

The row over TNK-BP, the Anglo-Russian venture, escalates after UK oil giant 'reluctantly' withdraws 60 specialists

Supermarket price cuts spark petrol pump war

Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's have all reduced the price of fuel, but oil is rising again as hurricane season begins

Unilever sells Bertolli to Spanish Grupo SOS

One of the world's bestselling olive oils has been sold by Unilever to Spain's second-largest quoted food group for €630m

Domino's Pizza delivers large rise in profits

The UK's biggest pizza delivery company has benefited from the middle-classes trading down from restaurants to takeaways

Skills shortage threatens nuclear drive

Acute lack of skilled nuclear engineers and low pay and morale in the NII have left it facing a widening skills gap

Scottish & Southern gets nod for wind farm

Planning decision allows group to build Europe's biggest onshore wind farm, with 152 125-metre turbines, in Lanarkshire

Delegates in Geneva scorn Mandelson proposal

Brazil dismisses proposal to increase average tariff cuts on farm produce from 54 to 60 per cent as 'mere propaganda'

This time the stakes are much higher

Robert Dudley knows who is behind his visa problems, but that is scant comfort and the dangers for BP investors are high

Russia presents fresh twist in TNK-BP row

TNK-BP's Robert Dudley has six days to present Russian migration officials with a work contract or visa will be refused

Fight begins to prevent water being the next oil

Regina Finn, the chief executive of Ofwat, wants to seize the initiative and address the long-term future of the industry