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Way open for £700m Buncefield payout by Total

Oil company admits in High Court that explosion and ensuing fire at Hertfordshire premises could have been predicted

Ofgem says 'unfair' market needs reform

Customers in remote areas, on pre-payment meters or those who pay by cheque are short-changed, says energy watchdog

Energy regulator Ofgem is short of power

Ofgem tells us that it does not have sufficient authority to manage the energy markets . . . and it is the public that suffers

In dread of the bill: a case history

The 71-year-old Barbara Knight is one of the 2.75 million pensioners who will struggle to heat their homes this winter

Ofgem fires warning shot at energy industry

Regulator says there is evidence of disadvantaged consumers as campaigners seek a court ruling over fuel poverty

UK electricity four times more than France

Discrepancy raises concerns that Britain's crumbling power infrastructure is growing threat to country's competitiveness

National Grid in £17.5bn upgrade

The £3bn-a-year plan represents a £1.5bn increase on a previous forecast that projected a total spend of £16bn over six years

Frozen out by backdated utility bills

Three-man frozen-food business is facing insolvency after Npower, the energy utility, sent it a £38,580.30 electricity bill

Power industry welcomes creation of super-ministry

A new ministry to oversee energy and climate change policy created reflects the industry's growing importance in Downing Street

Hydro schemes 'fixed to win subsidies'

Scottish & Southern Energy has cut the electricity generated by some plants to qualify for multimillion-pound subsidies

A new energy era dawns - yet again

John Hutton, moving from Business to Defence, will be sorely missed, not just by the energy fraternity but business as a whole

Gas glut will provide respite in volatile market

The good news is that we are heading for a glut of natural gas, after a couple of years of squeeze and soaring prices

National Grid says power prices may rise

Power grid operator warned that there could be further rises in electricity prices this winter on fears of supply squeeze

Wholesale electricity prices surge

Fears of a supply shortfall saw the forward price of electricity hit highs of £133 per megawatt hour, up £10 in a week

Whitehall keeps its say on BE

Ministers will retain the power to block the sale of nuclear-power plants after its takeover by the French