Bloomberg Oil dropped towards $40 a barrel in New York after the biggest gain in two weeks as investors weighed additional Opec+ supply hitting the market against signs of a recovery in major economies. Opec’s crude output rose last month, led by Saudi Arabia, ahead of the group and its allies relaxing their historic cuts this month, according to a …

Bloomberg BP Plc slashed its dividend for the first time in a decade and set out new targets to accelerate its shift to greener energy after the coronavirus pandemic upended the oil business. The u-turn in its dividend policy was expected after European peer Royal Dutch Shell Plc slashed its own payout in April. Big Oil’s generous dividends have long …

Bloomberg Europe may lock-in raised targets for renewables and energy efficiency as part of its Green Deal strategy to zero-out greenhouse gases by the middle of the century. The European Union’s executive on Tuesday outlined options on how existing laws could be revised to accelerate the ambitious environmental clean-up. The findings will complement a wider look at toughening the EU’s …