Bloomberg The International Energy Agency (IEA) welcomed the oil market’s return to surplus as Opec’s production surge sw-ells global stockpiles and drives prices into a bear market. Inventories in industrialised nations have increased for four straight months and are set to jump by 2 million barrels a day next half if current output is maintained, the IEA said in its …

Bloomberg AES Corp, a long-time builder of coal-fired power plants around the world, published a report that projects how climate change could affect its business. The bottom line, the company says, is that its move away from carbon fuels means its business model holds up whether the world warms a lot or a little. The report, which AES says is …

Bloomberg SSE Plc is to split off its green generation into a separate business known as SSE Renewables under the UK utility’s increased focus on low-carbon generation. The new company will have 4 gigawatts of capacity by March including onshore and offshore wind, flexible hydro, run-of-river hydro and pumped storage. That compares with 7.3 gigawatts of conventional assets. We’re starting …