A new era of co-operation between Norway and the UK has been promise by the energy ministers of both countries after a joint agreement on climate change initiatives.

Alabama is suing BP, Transocean and Halliburton for damages caused by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Industry group Oil and Gas UK has hit back at Greenpeace for comments about deepwater drilling.

An international school for children of Shtokman employees will be opened in Murmansk.

Britain's Energy Secretary Charles Hendry has signalled that a new government consultation on energy will take place before a major statement on policy later this year.

European Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger is due to provide a debrief to his colleagues in the European Council early next week to discuss his proposal for a North Sea drilling ban.

European Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger is due to provide a debrief to his colleagues in the European Council early next week to discuss his proposal for a North Sea drilling ban.

A European Union official has called for a temporary drilling ban in the North Sea to be imposed until the exact cause of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the US Gulf of Mexico is uncovered.

Britain's Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has welcomed the deal brokered between BP executives and the US government over paying for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Management consultancy Deloitte has said the proposals outlined in the Queen's Speech could spell a better deal for smaller North Sea players seeking to gain access to existing infrastructure for their developments.

Britain's Confederation of British Industry has today welcomed the Queen's Speech today which outlines the legislative programme of the new Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government which signals how major issues in the UK economy are to be tackled including energy policy.

Britain's Department of Energy and Climate Change has spelled out exactly who will have direct responsibility for the North Sea oil and gas sector within the coalition government.

Britain has re-stated its opposition to Argentina's imposition of a decree seeking to control shipping in the South Atlantic saying it does not comply with international shipping law while its ambassador in Buenos Aires has been summoned to a meeting with Argentina's Foreign Minister.

Players in the UK's growing renewable energy sector who were on show in Aberdeen this week were given a vote of confidence with a visit by the new Energy and Climate Change minister Chris Huhne.

Another new face has joined Secretary of State Chris Huhne at the UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change to help run the country's energy policy under the new coalition government.

New UK Liberal Democrat Energy Minister Chris Huhne has carried out one of his first official duties – welcoming new Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron to the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

An energy consultant has suggested that the UK's newly installed Secretary of State for Climate Change Chris Huhne will face a dilemma or at least have to overcome “an anomaly” over the country's future energy policy given that his Liberal Democrat party has opposed nuclear power.

Britain's newly appointed Secretary of State for Energy Chris Huhne has been explaining how his Liberal Democrats will manage a compromise over energy policy with the Conservatives in the UK's new coalition government.

Operator Statoil says it will impose a “short production stop” at its Hammerfest LNG plant on Melkøya serving the Snøhvit gas project today.

A report from the BBC today suggested that a Liberal Democrat will replace Ed Miliband as the new energy and climate change secretary in the new UK Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government.

Conservative party leader David Cameron became the UK's new and youngest Prime Minister last night after dramatic events in London.

Consultancy McKinnon & Clarke has called for any incoming UK govdernmetn to provide clear direction on energy policy – regardless of the political affiliations a new government may have.

Tory leader David Cameron and the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg were due to hold further talks today on the formation of a new UK government.

Conservative leader David Cameron and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg worked together over the weekend to try and thrash out a political deal which would allow the two parties to work in some form of partnership to form a new government after the UK General Election.

A London-based fund manager says the uncertain outcome of the UK General Election has put responsibility on any new government to move forward and create a Green Investment Bank to provide funding for transition to a low carbon economy.

As Britain began the commute to work today the post-election picture was still no clearer with the Conservative Party still unable to claim an overall majority of seats in the UK Houses of Parliament.

Early this morning it was reported that the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Milliband had retained his Labour party seat in his Doncaster North constituency, ensuring he will return to Parliament, but it is not yet known if he will be in government, or on the Opposition party benches in the House of Commons.

Britain's future energy policy remained unclear early today after a General Election which may have swept the governing Labour Party out of power – but without confirming which party should be the next one to govern the UK.