The move reflected renewed efforts by the two major exporters to bolster the price of crude.

Supply chain problems and high interest rates are hurting U.S. projects, the Danish company said.

Some troubled projects are raising concerns about the role to be played by offshore wind farms in tackling climate change.

The energy company offset a slide in profit by raising its dividend by 10 percent.

With a general election expected next year, the government said it would issue new licenses for energy exploration in the North Sea.

After a record-breaking profit last year, Shell’s quarterly earnings fell 56 percent. But the energy provider will increase dividend payments.

Chevron finds itself with an abundance of natural gas on Europe’s doorstep. Amid competing regional interests, the question is how to develop it.

The factory, made possible by government subsidies, could produce nearly half of the electric-car batteries needed in Britain by 2030.

Greater energy efficiency and renewables are easing some of the pressure from air-conditioning.

Prices have been creeping higher, despite uncertainty about the strength of the global economy.