Bloomberg Oil majors paid a hefty premium to develop the next generation of major British offshore wind farms after BP Plc and Total SE won contracts in an auction ahead of many of the utilities that have dominated the space until now. The Crown Estate auctioned seabed rights that will allow about 8 gigawatts of new wind farms, enough to ...

Bloomberg Total SE bucked the trend of a disappointing fourth quarter for Big Oil, reporting earnings that exceeded expectations and pledging more cash for cleaner energy. The results show once again how the French giant has proved more resilient than its peers throughout downturn caused by coronavirus pandemic. As its more heavily indebted rivals have stumbled, Total led the way ...

The extended trial brief filed by Donald Trump’s lawyers advances three defenses: that Trump did not incite the January 6 attack on the Capitol; that the Senate can’t try a president who is no longer in office; and that the First Amendment protects Trump from being impeached for words that, they say, don’t meet the requirements for criminal incitement conviction ...