BAGHDAD / Reuters BP and Eni are among companies that have expressed an interest in developing the giant Majnoon oilfield which Royal Dutch Shell plans to leave next year, Iraqi oil officials said. Shell has agreed to exit the Majnoon field in southern Iraq and hand over its operation to the state-run Basra Oil Co. by the end of June …

Bloomberg China, the world’s biggest carbon emitter, is poised to install a record amount of solar-power capacity this year, prompting researchers to boost forecasts as much as 80 percent. About 54 gigawatts will be put in place this year, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said, raising a forecast of more than 30 gigawatts made in July. That amount of additional capacity …

Bloomberg BHP Billiton Ltd. is aiming to complete its exit from the US onshore oil and gas sector within two years after settling on asset sales ahead of alternatives such as an initial public offering. “We’re determined to divest these businesses,” Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mackenzie said at an annual meeting in Melbourne. “We have concluded with our shareholders that …