Nissan has announced it is to build its electric Leaf car at its Sunderland plant in north-east England.

The Indian conglomerate Reliance is in talks to buy a stake in a US natural gas field, according to reports.

The worldÔÇÖs first commercial-scale wave and tidal energy projects are to be built off the Scottish coast, where it is hoped they will power up to 750,000 homes.

BP has entered into its second oil sands project in the space of a week, this time with CanadaÔÇÖs Value Creation Inc., it has been revealed.

BP has entered into its second oil sands project in the space of a week, this time with CanadaÔÇÖs Value Creation Inc., it has been revealed.

Canada-based energy and services company Emera Inc. has announced it is to buy the US company Maine & Maritimes Corp.

London-based Vedanta Resources is kick starting the break-up of its business by spinning off its £13 billion aluminium division.

Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) has approved an application from TransCanada Corporation to construct and operate the Keystone XL Pipeline Project, an expansion of its Keystone pipeline to the US Gulf Coast.  The $1.7 billion project will transport crude oil from Hardisty, Alberta to the Canada/US border at Monchy, Saskatchewan. The NEB said Keystone will be the first pipeline to directly connect Canadian crude oil to the largest refining market in North America.  The Keystone pipeline currently stretches from Hardisty to refining hubs in Illinois.

The UKÔÇÖs Department of Transport has unveiled plans for a ┬ú30 billion railway network designed to slash journey times between the capital and cities in the north.

Oil giant BP has announced it will pay Oklahoma firm Devon Energy $7 billion for its assets in a deal that will allow the UK firm to begin exploring off the coast of Brazil.