Energy industry
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Russia and Britain: Lavrov in London
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Businesspeople need to think harder about political risk(15)
Electricity in Brazil: Don't mention the B-word
Hungry for power(32)
The effects of high fuel prices: Beyond petroleum
The economic impact of expensive fuel is smaller than the political one(3)
Oil prices: Dwindling reserves
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China leads the windy world(42)
Brazil's offshore oil: In deep waters
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Commodities and the Middle East: Protests and the pump
The Egypt effect may be more pronounced for food than oil(16)
BP in Russia: Dancing with bears
BP’s Russian venture is already proving trickier than expected(70)
Oil exploration in Brazil: The drilling edge
A visit to Petrobras(2)
BP and the oil price: Black gold, but at what price?
BP makes its first loss in 19 years(18)
Economist Asks: The lesser evil
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Recommended economics writing: Weekend link exchange
The best of the rest of the economics web(0)
The coal boom: Burning ambitions
What is good news for miners is bad news for the environment(30)
China's coal: Central planning takes a black eye
Price controls disrupt China’s power industry(29)
The cost of the BP spill: The Deepwater Horizon oil spill: business vs. leisure
A mixed travel picture(5)
Doing deals in Russia: How bad is BP?
Russia is an unsavoury place to do business; that does not make BP’s Russian deal wrong(66)
BP in Russia: Dancing with Mr Putin
BP’s Russian venture offers big rewards and big risks(9)
Commodity prices and global growth: Back with a vengeance
Rising commodity prices both reflect and threaten the world’s economic recovery(18)
Canada's tar sands: Muck and brass
Rising oil prices and falling production costs favour the extraction of oil from Alberta’s tar sands. But environmental objections are fierce(42)
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