Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has today reported an almost doubling in profits for the 2010 year. The Anglo-Dutch firm, which is Britain’s second largest oil company, said profits soared 90% to $18.6 billion (£11.5 billion) compared with $9.8 billion in 2009. The rise was attributed to higher oil prices and rising output. Production levels [...]
Oil giant BP has today posted a loss of $4.9 billion (£3.1 billion) for the 2010 year – much higher than analysts has expected. The loss, which was the first in almost 20 years, was attributed to costs related to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. An explosion on a BP oil rig [...]
Beleaguered oil giant BP saw it shares surge 6% today after speculation mounts that rival Royal Dutch Shell is considering a takeover bid. Shares in the firm closed at 492.90p on London’s FTSE 100 – which, incidentally, closed at just above the key 6,000 mark – its highest level since June 2008. Meanwhile, Shell has [...]
It has been revealed that the US Government is to sue oil giant BP and eight other companies in connection with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The companies named in the lawsuit are BP Exploration and Production Inc, Anadarko Exploration & Production LP, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC, Triton Asset Leasing GMBH, [...]
Oil giant BP announced it has disposed of its 60% stake in Pan American Energy to Bridas Corporation in a deal worth $7 billion (£4.5 billion). The latest deal is part of the company’s asset selling plan, designed to fund the clean-up operation relating to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster – estimated to be [...]
Oil giant BP has today announced its results for the July to September period. These were delayed by one week because of account complexities relating to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The company said third-quarter replacement cost profit dived 63% to $1.85 billion (£1.15 billion), this compares with the $17 billion loss reported in [...]
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has today announced third quarter profits rose 7% to $3.5 billion (£2.2 billion) – up from $3 billion last year. However, the group said net earnings dived 21% in the three month period, compared with the previous quarter. The company said it produced 3.058 million barrels of oil per day [...]
Exxon Mobil, which is the world’s largest oil company, has today announced profits nearly doubled in the April to June period – easily exceeding analysts’ expectations. The oil giant said net earnings rose to $7.56 billion, or $1.60 a share, against $3.95 billion, or 81 cents a share, in the same period a year earlier. [...]
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has today announced second quarter profits almost doubled after completing its restructuring programme ahead of schedule. Shell posted profits of $4.5 billion (£2.9 billion) – a rise of 94% on the $2.3 billion reported a year ago. The Anglo-Dutch firm, which is Britain’s second largest oil company, has undergone a [...]
Oil giant BP has today reported a massive loss of $16.9 billion in the three months to June as a result of the major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The company added that costs related to the spill will reach $32.2 billion (£20.8 billion). Excluding oil spill and other non-operating costs, BP’s replacement [...]
Research by Capita Registrars Dividend Monitor has revealed how shareholders will suffer this year due to a fall in dividend payments. Dividend payouts by London-listed companies will fall 6.5% in 2010, the company said, primarily due to the suspension of oil giant BP’s dividend. The research estimated British companies would pay £54.7 billion to shareholders [...]
The Co-operative Financial Services and Ecclesiastical Investment Management were named yesterday as sponsors of the third annual National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW). NEIW 2010, on 7-13 November, is a series of events and other activities across the UK to raise awareness of green and ethical investment options. UKSIF, the sustainable investment association behind NEIW, said [...]
The small number of ethical funds with investments in BP are considering pulling out of the beleaguered oil supplier – two months after the biggest oil spill in history began on BP’s watch. BP is a ‘light green’ company, meaning ethical investors buy shares in the firm to encourage it, as shareholders, to behave in [...]
Oil giant BP suffered another blow today after Moody’s credit rating agency downgraded the company’s credit rating by three notches, from A2 to Aa2. The downgrade follows similar moves from the two other major international credit ratings agencies, Fitch and Standard & Poor’s, who also downgraded the company‘s rating. In a statement today, Moody’s said [...]
BP shares have risen more than 9% this morning after it was revealed that a $20 billion (£13.5 billion) compensation fund for victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil leak is to be set up. Details of the fund emerged late yesterday following talks at the White House after BP’s chief executive Tony Hayward and [...]
Credit rating agency Fitch has today downgraded BP’s rating by six notches, from AA to BBB. The downgrade comes as the oil giant continues to battle to contain the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico which has resulted in the company’s shares plunging in value. Commenting on the downgrade, Fitch said it is concerned [...]
At least ten self-proclaimed “ethical” funds hold shares in BP despite the oil producer’s pivotal role in the worst oil spill in history. The ethical investment funds holding BP in their portfolio include SWIP Pan-European SRI Equity, SWIP Global SRI, Real Life A, Church of England Investment, COIF Charities Investment, Aberdeen Responsible UK Equity, Marlborough [...]
Royal Dutch Shell has today reported a 49% rise in first quarter profits as a result of higher oil prices. The oil giant said profits totalled $4.96 billion (£3.2 billion) in the three month period – up 49% on the same period a year ago and much higher than the $1.2 billion profit in the [...]
Oil giant BP has today reported a 135% rise in its first quarter profits as a result of higher oil prices. The company said profits more than doubled to $5.6 billion (£3.6 billion), compared with $2.4 billion for the first quarter of 2009. Furthermore, the figure is also up on the $3.45 billion profit made [...]
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has today posted a 75% fall in profits for the fourth quarter to $1.2 billion (£755 million), compared with the $4.8 billion the company made a year ago. The Anglo-Dutch company, which is Britain’s second largest oil company, has been hit by a slump in demand for oil from a [...]
M&S Money launches 3% cash ISA
M&S Money has launched an Advantage Cash ISA paying 3 per cent, and which allows transfers in from other ISAs. It can be opened with a minimum deposit of £100 lump sum followed by minimum monthly deposits of £25. The 3% rate is variable, but there is no short-term bonus so the return won’t plummet [...]
Google suspends UK Compare Mortgages site
Google has closed its UK mortgage comparison site which it launched in July last year, after it proved to be less popular than expected. Mortgage comparison sites are designed to allow visitors to compare mortgages quickly and easily without having to visit each lender’s individual site. Google was competing with several well-established comparison sites, including [...]
AA launches ‘black-box’ policy for young drivers
The AA is launching an innovative car insurance policy called Drivesafe which could help younger drivers save up to £850 a year. Younger drivers already pay substantially higher premiums than other motorists and these costs are increasing. A new study by Confused.com suggests insurance costs for younger driver have gone up by 5.7 per cent [...]
ATOL scheme updated to protect online bookers
ATOL, a financial protection scheme managed by the Civil Aviation Authority, is being extended to protect up to six million more holidays a year. The scheme ensures that holiday makers do not lose out financially if a travel company collapses, and that they are not stranded abroad. An increase in the number of holidays booked [...]
Home repossessions lowest for four years
The number of UK homes repossessed fell to 36,200 in 2011, significantly below the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ forecast of 40,000, and lower than 2010 when 37,100 homes were repossessed. With interest rates remaining low and lenders adopting a sympathetic attitude to customers in financial difficulty, repossessions fell to their lowest level since 2007. However, [...]
Monthly pay lasting just 17 days
Workers are running out of money just 17 days after receiving their monthly pay, according to new research by the Halifax bank. This means that the average UK worker spends half the month worrying about money. The study, based on the responses of more than 2,000 adults, found that 10 per cent of workers start [...]
Women disadvantaged by auto-enrolment changes
Government proposals to increase the auto-enrolment threshold to £10,000 could put 1.8 million women at risk of missing out on a pension, the TUC has warned. Under the auto-enrolment scheme, which will be phased in from October, private sector employers will automatically enrol workers between the age of 22 years and the state pension age, [...]
Emergency household repairs company Homeserve is taking longer than expected to get back on track after its operations were suspended last October. The company expected customer numbers to fall by 5% this year but it has increased this estimate to 8% and announced the loss of 200 jobs. It estimates that renewal revenue in 2013 [...]
Sale rumoured for Yorkshire and Clydesdale banks
There is growing speculation that National Australia Bank (NAB) may sell Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank after the Australian parent company announced a strategic review of the two banks’ operations. The Australian economy is performing well and NAB reported strong profits for the final quarter of 2011 but with the UK economy at a virtual [...]
More women experiencing debt difficulties
Women in Debt, which offers female-focused debt advice, has warned that the number of UK women facing serious debt has grown significantly over recent years. The organisation believes that more women will need advice on solving debt problems in the future because they are building up an unsustainable level of indebtedness. Women in Debt’s director, [...]
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