Focus on Regulations
Beatrice offshore windfarm pays £33m after breaching market rules
Watchdog Ofgem said on Tuesday that Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (Bowl) had agreed to make the redress payment in response.
US unveils policy to boost carbon offset market integrity
Carbon offset integrity will be bolstered by new rules, hopes United States, in move to "unlock the power of private markets".
Lobby group says emissions cap would cost Canada’s oil and gas sector $75B in lost investment
An oil and gas lobby group says the federal government's proposed emissions cap on the sector combined with its stringent targets for methane...
Enel chairman says investments in grids are financially attractive
Investments in power grids are attractive for Italian power utility Enel and other groups that distribute electricity because, once approved by the authorities,...
U.S. Senate panels launch probe into Trump ‘quid pro quo’ with energy execs
Media reports said presidential candidate Donald Trump had vowed to reverse dozens of the Biden administration's environmental rules and policies at a meeting...
Canada amending Trans Mountain ownership regulations to help pipeline sale
Canada is amending regulations on how it manages the state-owned Trans Mountain oil pipeline in order to facilitate its sale to Indigenous groups,...
Petrobras says antitrust watchdog agreed to free company from asset sales
Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras said on Wednesday the country's antitrust regulator Cade approved the new terms of an agreement that will free...
South Africa may complain to WTO against EU carbon border tax
Trade Minister Ebrahim Patel protests against 'protectionist' EU carbon border tax which is set to be introduced from 2026.
US announces details on higher China tariffs, some to start Aug 1
The US Trade Representative's office on Wednesday said some of the steep tariff increases on Chinese imports will take effect on August 1
China should hike tariffs on large cars to 25%, says research body
China should raise its import tariffs on large gasoline-powered cars to 25%, according to a government-affiliated auto research body expert
