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Weeks before COP27, Big Oil remains in state of “deceptive” climate denial

Its that time of year again with the annual UN climate meeting, called the conference of the Parties, or COP, just a couple of weeks away. This year’s meeting, COP27, will take place from 6-18 November 2022 at the luxury resort of in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.

Cheniere’s new LNG greenwashing scheme exposes the deep flaws in industry’s methane strategy

Oil Change International and Greenpeace USA released a report today raising serious questions about both the methodology and the intent of Cheniere’s so called cargo emission tags or CETs.

Calls grow for a U.S windfall tax after Exxon makes USD $2,245.62 every second

The amounts are obscene. They are mindboggling. This is profit-making like you have never seen it before. It is also profiteering from war or price goughing at our expense. Big Oil is making billions off the misery of millions.

As millions face energy destitution, Shell reports record profits of $11.5 billion

Oil giant Shell has just posted record profits for a second consecutive quarter, smashing its previous record from earlier this year.

Big Oil investors exploit energy crisis to make “obscene profits” whilst stalling climate action

In light of the war in Ukraine, shareholder actions on climate against Big Oil are faltering. One activist investors says: “The oil industry is really using the energy crisis as an excuse now to stall climate action.”

Big Oil Bonanza: U.S. and European companies responsible for nearly USD100 billion to Putin & profiteering billions more from war

No words will ever be able to describe the full horror of war. The bombs, the bullets, the trauma. The wanton destruction of life. Hopes and dreams evaporated.

BP’s Russian lobby group scrubs its website clean of controversial links and past

A key British Russian lobbying group, the board of which included executives from BP, and whose hierarchy included British Royalty, British and Russian Ambassadors and ex-British parliamentarians, has quietly erased online content about its activities and personnel over the last few weeks.

#FreeDonziger: 900 days under house arrest for fighting Big Oil’s dirty pollution in Ecuador

Embedded into the story of the struggle against Big Oil in Ecuador is the American lawyer: Steven Donziger. His story adds another layer of torrid injustice in the fight to hold Big Oil accountable. His story needs to be told.

Six million households in UK face fuel poverty as Shell makes nearly $20 billion in profit

On the back of spiralling gas prices, the oil giant Shell today announced it had quadrupled its profits to over £14.2bn in 2021. Ben van Beurden, Shell’s chief executive, who received a pay package of more than €6 million last year, said 2021 had been a “momentous year” for the business.

In latest setback, Shell suspends seismic activity in South Africa after court ruling

In the latest setback for the oil giant, Shell has had to terminate the contract for the seismic ship that was due to undertake highly controversail exploration off South Africa's wild coast, after a court ruled at the end of December that Shell had not adequately consulted the local community.