Small-caps: Solo Oil and Aminex rebound 10 Feb 2012, 9:35 pm Soloand Aminex both make gains on news of their intention to drill deeper at their Ntorya-1 well in Tanzania

Aurelian’s sale plan fails to lift shares 10 Feb 2012, 6:00 pm Group’s share price is stuck around the 16p level due to disappointment over the progress of gas explorations in central and eastern European fields

Gas price fall forces BG’s hand 10 Feb 2012, 5:44 pm BG Group is the latest energy company planning to reduce production of shale gas in response to declining wholesale prices

Interactive Map: the Falkland Islands 10 Feb 2012, 4:24 pm Explore the economic and military assets in the Falkland Islands

Total promises to invest $23bn a year 10 Feb 2012, 11:59 am The oil group has pledged to spend more on exploration and production to replace falling reserves, continuing a policy of greater risk-taking

China cuts Iranian oil imports, says IEA 10 Feb 2012, 11:11 am Stunted economic growth in Europe takes a toll as the IEA, the oil watchdog for industrialised countries, makes its sixth consecutive reduction

Electricity price gyrations boost power trading 9 Feb 2012, 7:27 pm Electricity has become the stamping-ground not only of utilities and merchants but of hedge funds, proprietary traders and Wall Street banks

Cruise ship fallout hits oil and gas producers 9 Feb 2012, 5:31 pm Italian government accused of caving in to pressure from environmental lobbies by withdrawing legislation that would have eased restrictions on mineral exploration

BG Group 9 Feb 2012, 5:29 pm Its big bet on gas is proving a mixed blessing: it is repositioning itself as a middleman between supply-heavy US markets and demand-heavy Asia

BG to scale back shale gas plans 9 Feb 2012, 10:47 am BG Group became the latest energy company to moderate enthusiasm for the fuel but a forecast for strong LNG demand lifted the share price

BHP Billiton: mining the investment seam 8 Feb 2012, 5:19 pm It is wise to try to live within its means, scaling back capital intensive operations but has more growth options than its valuation suggests

Statoil to switch focus to ‘liquid-rich shales’ 8 Feb 2012, 11:07 am Norwegian group to invest less in its North American shale gas properties amid falling US natural gas prices

BHP strategy to remain unchanged 8 Feb 2012, 5:56 am World’s biggest mining group reports 6% rise in half-year earnings and says proposed Glencore-Xstrata merger will make no difference to its plans

Bounteous BP battles to regain yield appeal 8 Feb 2012, 1:48 am Bob Dudley is waking up to the attractions of a well-placed cashback deal after raising the group’s quarterly dividend by 14% to 8 cents per share

Small caps: Aminex and Solo Oil plunge 7 Feb 2012, 8:26 pm The companies said that sought-after oil or gas deposits were not encountered at the depths expected at the joint operated Ntorya-1 well

BP boosts dividend as trial looms 7 Feb 2012, 7:49 pm Oil group bullish ahead of New Orleans trial over Gulf of Mexico oil spill, saying ‘operational momentum’ has returned

BP: back in the race 7 Feb 2012, 7:25 pm If BP can persuade prosecutors that the accident had multiple causes by multiple parties, it could avoid a charge of gross negligence

Brent pulls further ahead of West Texas crude 3 Feb 2012, 10:16 pm Commodities enjoy strong start with the price of Brent crude supported by geopolitical concerns and the demise of Petroplus

BP safety committee chief to leave board 3 Feb 2012, 8:13 pm The impending departure of Sir William Castell is the latest shake-up at the top of the oil group since the Gulf of Mexico disaster

Gazprom cuts gas supplies amid cold snap 3 Feb 2012, 6:31 pm Russian company in dispute with European Union as it says countries demand more than it is contractually obliged to deliver