Professional Services News

Michael Hurley of PwC has called for more investor-friendly regulation in the UK's renewable energy sector.

Private equity firm Helios has teamed up with Vitol to put together a bid for stakes in Shell Oil Products' African businesses.

Lazard has continued to hire new executives to its growing energy-infrastructure outfit.

Kamarul Baharin Albakri of Petra Energy has set out the company's aim of strengthening corporate governance practices through its new board appointments.

UAE investment group Mubadala may be among those to offer financial "reassurance" to BP, it has been suggested.

Simon Walker, BVCA's chief executive, has confirmed the body's interest in seeing rising private sector investment in Britain's renewable energy sector.

Credit Suisse has advised ConocoPhillips in a multi-billion dollar asset sale.

A $30 billion Seoul-based fund has made a major investment in US natural gas assets.

Mark McAllister, chief executive officer of Fairfield Energy, wants the company to capitalise on the "significant opportunities" in the UK North Sea.

The head of India's state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has called for a change to the way executives are considered eligible to take on the post of chairman within public sector companies.