By: Jessica Morris

I write about energy and industrials for City A.M. I'm particularly interested in geopolitics, energy policy and, of course, the ever lively oil markets.

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Sirius Minerals share price falls on North Yorkshire Potash mine costs

March 17, 2016

Sirius Minerals shares slumped today after the miner said its North Yorkshire potash mine could cost up to $3.5bn (£2.4bn). The first phase will cost $1.6bn, followed by another $1.9bn in the second phase, according to a widely anticipated study into the project. This helped send the company's shares down as much as 17.8 per cent to [...]
SkyTrax 2016 World Airport Awards: Singapore’s Changi Airport top holds onto crown

March 17, 2016

Singapore's Changi airport has held onto its crown as the world's best airport for the the fourth year in a row. That's according to airport transport research firm SkyTrax's 2016 world airport awards which trumpeted Changi's ability to innovate. "Changi Airport continues to innovate in both product and service options for its customers, and focus on making the [...]
Donald Trump becoming next US president is a bigger risk to the world than jihadi terrorism and Brexit, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit

March 17, 2016

China's economy experiencing a sharper-than-expected slowdown is the world's biggest risk, according to the wonks over at the Economist Intelligence Unit. "If China's economy slows by more than we currently expect, it will further feed the ongoing global commodity price slump, with a hugely detrimental impact on those Latin American, Middle Eastern and Sub-Saharan African states that [...]
Ted Baker raises dividend 18.6 per cent as profits jump 20 per cent

March 17, 2016

The figures: Group revenue rose 17.7 per cent to £456.2m in the 52 weeks ended 30 January, up from £387.6m a year earlier. Pre-tax profit jumped 20.3 per cent to £58.7m during this period, up from £48.8m in the year to January 2015. This was helped by e-commerce sales which swelled 45.8 per cent to £53.5m, up from £36.7m. The board hiked Ted Baker's [...]
Brent crude and WTI: Oil prices extend gains on output freeze meeting

March 17, 2016

Oil prices extended gains this morning, continuing to rise on firmer news of a meeting to discuss freezing output at January levels between the world's biggest suppliers. Opec and non-Opec producers are due to hold a meeting next month, even without the participation of rebel Iran. This would would increase the likelihood of the first global [...]
The British Infrastructure Club: The UK now has its own infrastructure investment fund

March 16, 2016

The UK now has its own infrastructure investment fund which can compete with the likes of China and Kuwait. The British Infrastructure Club (BIC) will leverage billions of pounds from local government and public sector pension funds into in infrastructure projects across Britain. "Instead of Osborne having to go to China … or Boris to [...]
Budget 2016: Lawyers warn North Sea tax relief may be “too little, too late”

March 16, 2016

Lawyers warned that tax relief for the embattled North Sea oil and gas industry in today's Budget may be "too little too late." It comes as chancellor George Osborne halving the supplementary charge on oil and gas companies from 20 per cent to 10 per cent, backdated to 1 January. He also "effectively abolished" the petroleum revenue tax, having cut it [...]
Budget 2016: Chancellor George Osborne delivers tax relief to the UK North Sea oil and gas industry

March 16, 2016

Chancellor George Osborne today bowed to pressure from the UK's embattled North Sea oil and gas industry, delivering tax relief to help its companies weather the downturn. Scottish politicians, industry body Oil & Gas UK and North Sea oil baron Algy Cluff had all called on the chancellor to address the industry's urgent predicament in the run [...]
Budget 2016: The stories you missed while chancellor George Osborne was speaking

March 16, 2016

From Trump's warning of violence on the streets to US inflation ticking up, here are all the other stories that happened while Chancellor George Osborne was speaking. Obama to visit the UK US president Barack Obama will be paying a visit to the UK at the end of April, allowing him to show gratitude to Britain for [...]
Budget 2016: Scottish finance minister John Swinney makes last minute plea to Chancellor George Osborne for North Sea oil and gas

March 16, 2016

Scotland's finance minister John Swinney has made a last minute plea for the embattled North Sea oil and gas industry, ahead of chancellor George Osborne's Budget later today. Scotland's deputy first minister wrote to Osborne urging him to deliver concessions to the embattled industry. He adds his voice to calls from Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce, industry body [...]

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