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Britain's Treasury chief says he's increasing the windfall tax on the profits of oil and natural gas companies as he announced an emergency budget aimed at restoring the nation's economic credibility and patching up its battered finances. Jeremy Hunt said Thursday that the windfall tax will rise from 25% to 35% from January 2024 to March 2028 and that electricity generators will have to pay a new temporary levy of 45%. He said the taxes combined would raise 14 billion pounds next year. Energy companies such as London-based BP and Shell have reported huge profits in recent months as Russia's war in Ukraine pushes up energy prices worldwide. Britain's government has faced pressure to increase taxes on oil and gas companies to help fund support for millions of Britons struggling to cope with soaring energy prices. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a former Treasury chief, introduced a 25% energy profits levy earlier this year but that was limited to profits made from extracting U.K. oil an
Kaynes Tech reported a net profit of Rs 10.05 crore and net sales of Rs 199.27 crore in the three months ended on June 2022
The NTPC REL facility in Kutch produce electricity to support 8 million people
His death comes at a time when Suzlon Energy has just announced opening of its Rs 1,200 crore rights issue
S&P 500 hits lowest since Nov. 2020; rate-sensitive tech, growth stocks give back gains; energy stocks among rare gainers
Over 300 French companies have alerted the country's government to the negative effects of the surging energy prices, Minister Delegate for Industry Roland Lescure has said
European gas and power prices have rocketed this year as Russia cut fuel exports to retaliate for Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine
Equinor had one asset left to divest from, a stake in the Arctic Kharyaga oilfield
Storage to be open access for any consumer to use, can own and invest in green energy projects
With this, the Canadian pension fund's stake in the firm goes up to 50%
The UK announced that it will impose a 25 per cent levy on the profits of oil and gas companies, to ease the financial burden on millions of households amid raging inflation
The Board of Directors proposes to create, offer, issue and allot two crore warrants at the rate of Rs 51 per unit for an amount up to Rs 102 crore
Overall, the Exchange achieved 16 per cent YoY (year-on-year) volume growth in across all its market segments during the month (January),' an IEX statement said
Energy storage start-up Matter on Monday said it has entered into an agreement with Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) for collaboration in next-generation mobility solutions. The two parties have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) under which they will collaborate in next-generation mobility solutions in the areas of functional safety, electronics reliability and cyber security, the company said in a statement. Commenting on the collaboration, Matter Founder and CEO Mohal Rajiv Lalbhai said,"We are extremely confident the association with ARAI, which is the leading automotive R&D organisation in India, coupled with Matter's technology development capabilities will widen the horizons of growth for EV's and energy storage solutions in India." ARAI Director Dr Reji Mathai said the collaboration will open new opportunities in the field of electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage solutions by leveraging ARAI's experience, expertise, and equipment. "With ARAI's ..
The changes come as Shell is battling activist investor Dan Loeb, who's demanding the company split itself into two to attract shareholders leaving the energy sector
The company on Thursday posted a consolidated net profit due to higher revenues
The order came directly from Vice Premier Han Zheng, who supervises the nation's energy sector and industrial production, and was delivered during an emergency meeting earlier this week
Indian shares rose on Thursday, with information technology and energy companies gaining the most, as investors awaited US inflation data and the outcome of a European Central Bank meeting
Phillips 66 avoided a major outbreak while remaining nearly fully staffed at its 1.1 million-square-foot Houston campus
While the company will remain a user of crude oil and natural gas, it is looking to embrace new technologies to convert CO2 into useful products and chemicals, says a report