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AI arms race in line for a reckoning after OpenAI hacking incident
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AI arms race in line for a reckoning after OpenAI hacking incident
Aggressive training techniques sharpens threat of bad behavior by leading models. An iPhone screen shows icons for Claude by Anthropic, ChatGPT by OpenAI, Gemini by Google, and Grok by xAI. An iPhone screen shows icons for Claude by Anthropic, ChatGPT by OpenAI, Gemini by Google, and Grok by xAI.
Atana Elements Secures $27.5 Million Seed Round to Discover Critical Mineral Resources at Record Speed
Atana applies advanced AI/ML techniques and oil & gas sector expertise to explore global flowing mineral systems. The company has already licensed prospective lithium resources exceeding 100 million tonnes LCE across the EU and the Americas.
British ship financier charged by NCA over Russian sanction violations
The National Crime Agency has charged a British shipping financier for alleged money laundering and breach of sanctions regarding Russia,...
EU weighs lifting Russia sanctions against oil trader Niels Troost
The EU is weighing whether to lift sanctions on the only European targeted for trading Russian oil, in a process where the Turkish...
Glencore wades into battle for former FTSE miner
Glencore has stepped into the middle of a heated dispute about the future ownership of international miner Eurasian Resources Group, and...
Vitol CFO to retire from commodity trading giant
Vitol’s long-serving chief financial officer Jeff Dellapina is retiring to be replaced by its Asia finance chief Jay Ng in a handover...
ERG bid gatecrashed by Kazakh businessman
A little-known Kazakh businessman has staged a bid to acquire 40 per cent of international mining company Eurasian Resources Group,...
How this 31-year-old made $250mn in 30 months
One day in June, a tall, clean-cut 30-year-old, wearing shorts and Loro Piana loafers, ambled into La Guérite, one of the most exclusive...
Eurasian Resources Group sinks to biggest loss since delisting
The mining conglomerate once known as ENRC has sunk to its biggest annual loss since delisting from the London Stock Exchange over a...
Inside Mark Carney’s ‘grand bargain’ with the Canadian oil industry
Hello and welcome to Energy Source, coming to you today from London and Calgary.
IEA forecasts slowest oil demand growth outside of pandemic since 2009
The International Energy Agency has said it expects global oil demand to grow at the slowest pace since 2009, outside of the coronavirus...
Trump’s ‘intelligent’ copper tariffs will ‘wake people up’, says mining billionaire
Billionaire mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland welcomed US President Donald Trump’s vow to impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper...
Global copper market weighs impact of Donald Trump tariff threat
Copper markets were jolted by President Donald Trump’s vow to impose 50 per cent tariffs on imports of the world’s most important...
BP and Shell sign Libya deals as majors accelerate return after civil war
BP and Shell have signed agreements to assess new opportunities in Libya, as international oil majors step up their return to the North...
Donald Trump calls for immediate boost in US oil production
Donald Trump called for an immediate boost to oil production on Monday, after crude prices briefly hit a five-month high in the aftermath...
Global oil supplies forecast to outstrip demand this year despite Middle East war
The International Energy Agency has predicted that global oil supplies will substantially outstrip demand this year even as the...
Oil market’s surprise rally catches out bearish traders
A sudden rise in crude prices driven by a renewed fear of a military confrontation between the US and Iran has caught out bearish...
Oakley Capital buys controlling stake in corporate intelligence firm G3
European buyout group Oakley Capital has acquired a majority stake in strategic advisory firm G3 in a sign of continued investor interest...
What is Opec+ up to?
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Son of Kazakh oligarch in tussle for control of miner ENRC
By Former FTSE 100 company was once a symbol of Soviet money flowing into London The son of one of the Kazakh oligarchs who founded what is now Eurasian Resources Group is seeking to buy out his late father's partners in a deal that would give Shukhrat Ibragimov a majority stake in the international mining house.
Son of Kazakh oligarch in tussle for control of miner ENRC
The son of one of the Kazakh oligarchs who founded what is now Eurasian Resources Group is seeking to buy out his late father’s partners...
Opec+ calls time on attempts to boost oil price as Trump visit looms
Opec+’s repeated decisions to boost oil output signal an acceptance by Saudi Arabia that it is unable to push prices higher, say...
Oil price slumps after Opec+ expands production
Oil prices slumped on Monday over renewed concerns of a global supply glut following a decision by Opec+ to announce a second consecutive...
Commodities and shipping groups ask lawyers for sanctions advice on return to Russia
Commodity traders, insurers and shipping groups are among western companies approaching lawyers for advice on how to restart trading with...
Growth in oil demand expected to slow sharply as a result of Donald Trump’s tariffs
Growth in oil demand is expected to slow sharply this year because of the negative impact of US tariffs on trade, the International...
Oil slides as Opec+ lifts output and tariffs spark global growth fears
Oil prices tumbled on Thursday and producers’ shares slid as Opec+ unexpectedly announced plans to boost crude output just as Donald...
Germany’s Marvel Fusion raises €113mn as nuclear fusion race heats up
Fusion energy start-up Marvel Fusion has raised €113mn in new funding as Germany steps up its efforts to compete in the global race to...
Commodity traders complain about cost of Trump ‘tweet-driven’ uncertainty
US President Donald Trump’s “tweet-driven” uncertainty is imposing extra costs on commodity traders, slowing their investment plans and...
Governments should nationalise smelters to compete with China, says Trafigura
Trafigura’s new chief executive, Richard Holtum, called for western governments to nationalise parts of the metals processing industry in...
Transcript: Tracking Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
This is an audio transcript of the Behind the Money podcast episode: ‘Tracking Russia’s “shadow fleet”’ Yörük Işık voice clip It’s a very...
Europe’s only sanctioned oil trader appeals against decision, citing ‘disinformation’
The only European sanctioned for trading Russian oil has petitioned a top EU court to overturn the decision, claiming the bloc’s actions...
BP investors call for vote on any rowback on climate goals
A group of 48 institutional investors has called on BP to give shareholders a vote on any plan by the oil major to row back on its...
Trump’s trade threats reinvigorate talk of new Canadian pipelines
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Glencore held talks over sale of multibillion-dollar African copper mines
Glencore has held preliminary discussions about selling its multibillion-dollar copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of...
Elliott builds £3.8bn stake in BP and seeks big asset sales
Activist Elliott Management has become BP’s third-largest shareholder after building a near-5 per cent stake worth almost £3.8bn, as it...
Russian energy group Lukoil considered sale of Bulgarian refinery to Qatari-British consortium
Russian energy group Lukoil has considered selling its refinery in Bulgaria — its largest asset in the Balkans — to a Qatari-British...
Shell is delivering on promise of ‘consistent’ returns, says chief executive
Shell is delivering on its promise of “consistent” returns, chief executive Wael Sawan said, as the company committed to another $3.5bn...
Does the EU have a strategy for gas?
Good morning and welcome back to Energy Source, coming to you today from London.
Metals trader IXM bids to become China’s answer to Glencore
Four years ago Kenny Ives was a contender to be the next chief executive of commodity trader Glencore.
Oil prices log biggest weekly rise in almost 2 years as Middle East tensions mount
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Crude prices notched their biggest weekly rises in almost two years, as traders speculated that Israel or Iran could strike energy...
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Nigeria’s Dangote refinery reignites debate over petrol subsidies
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Transcript: How extremist settlers in the West Bank became the law
This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘How extremist settlers in the West Bank became the law’ Sonja...
Trafigura signals new era as gas and power boss ascends to chief executive
An ex-soldier who has not yet turned 40 is about to run one of the world’s largest trading houses.
Opec delays production increases for two months
Opec+ members have agreed to delay planned increases to oil production for at least two months as the group continues its battle to prop...
The UK nuclear fusion start-up helping the US develop stealth submarines
In the 1990 film The Hunt for Red October, a Soviet naval captain played by Sean Connery pilots a submarine powered by a...
Are tariffs enough to save Europe’s biofuels sector?
Good morning and welcome back to Energy Source, coming to you from London and Brussels.
UK to charge two more people in Glencore corruption case
The UK Serious Fraud Office intends to charge two more people in relation to its long-running investigation into allegations of bribery...
BP warns profits likely to be lower than expected
BP has warned that its profits are likely to be weaker than expected because of lower margins in its refining business and a drop in...
Hydrogen industry calls for more support to accelerate low-carbon projects
Hydrogen has been pitched as a clean superfuel that can decarbonise our heavy industry, power our vehicles and heat our homes — but its...
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