Sinn Féin has launched a new survey which shows 76% of people are concerned about rising costs of living

The ECB has said that inflation across the eurozone will be transitory and will not trigger a rise in its official interest rates

US President Joe Biden has ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from the strategic reserve to help bring down energy costs, in co-ordination with other major energy consuming nations, including China, India and the UK.

Survey indicates no huge Christmas spending splurge by Irish consumers, as confidence in the economy slides.

Prominent Irish shares fell while economists assess whether the European Covid-19 surge will be repeated in North America

The tightness in global oil markets that propelled prices to a seven-year high is starting to ease as production recovers in the US and elsewhere

Moscow denies it is withholding supplies to exert pressure on German regulators to approve gas shipments through the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Investment in green energy will help bring prices back in the long term, but rising costs are here to stay for now

A 7% increase in the last month will result in higher petrol prices for Irish motorists in the coming weeks, experts warned this week

With temperatures falling as the northern hemisphere winter approaches and heating demand increasing, prices of oil, coal and natural gas are likely to remain elevated, analysts say

Providence was aiming to fast-track production at Barryroe oil and gas field, which lies off the coast of Cork

France may become the first major economy to offer its households vouchers to soften the blow on surging energy costs, as oil markets on Monday showed no sign in letting up in the crunch for citizens and businesses.

European banks recovered all their pandemic losses, US banks have surged to record highs, while retailers, oil and gas and travel stocks all rose

The European Commission published a 'toolbox' for national governments within the bloc "to provide short-term relief to the most vulnerable consumers and to support European companies"

Citi raised its Brent price estimate for this quarter to $85 a barrel, potentially increasing to as high as $90 at times.

Oil prices rose again and are now more than 4% up on the week, as a global energy crunch has boosted prices to their highest for years and prompted China to demand increased coal production.

Equinor believes it has the edge in the race to commercialize the industry because it leaks less methane than its rivals.

Investigators searching for the cause of an oil pipeline rupture off the Southern California coast have pointed to the possibility that a ship anchor dragged the line across the seabed and cracked it.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed the transition to green energy and low investment in the extraction industries for what he said were "hysteria and some confusion" on European markets where energy prices are surging

Shortages of CO2 will likely push up a wide range of grocery items because Ireland imports a big range of supermarket dry products from across the Irish Sea.

Gazprom, ConocoPhillips and TotalEnergies are among energy firms expanding their fossil-fuel expansion in the region,  according to  Reclaim Finance.

Shares in Irish-founded exploration company Tullow Oil shot up, by around 5%, on the back of it reporting a return to profit in the first half of this year.

In the US, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 slid after reports of casualties from blasts outside Kabul airport, escalating tensions as the US evacuates the area

Hedge funds and money managers cut net long positions in US crude to the lowest since November as resurgent infections in several countries dampened hopes of a rapid resumption in long-distance air travel

Recent warnings that the world must wean itself off fossil fuels, and fast, have had little effect on the stock prices of energy companies.

Oil plunged to an 11-week low on Monday, extending losses after the worst week since October, as new waves of Covid-19 threatened fuel demand.

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An initial payment of £2m has been agreed, and the overall deal is expected to complete by the end of September.

Oil prices dropped by more than $4 a barrel after Opec and allies agreed to boost output, stocking fears of a surplus as rising Covid infections in many countries threaten demand

Dispirited by repression, many Iranians will boycott tomorrow's poll, clearing the path to victory for the leading hardliner

Irish consumer prices surged in May by an annual 1.7% — the fastest pace for over two years.

Hairdressing prices jumped 8.5% while electricty prices are up 9.4%

Oil industry executives are encouraged by a robust rebound from the pandemic in the US, China and Europe

Oil has extended recent gains, topping $72 a barrel for the first time since 2019, as OPEC+ supply discipline and recovering demand countered concerns about patchy Covid vaccination rollout around the globe.

The firm's chairman John Teeling said Ireland is now a “no-go area” for oil and gas development

Prices firmed up today and are expected to stay elevated despite the possible return of Iranian crude to world markets 

Oil prices rose for a third day as the easing of lockdowns in the US and parts of Europe heralded an increase in fuel demand over the summer months, fuelling the prospects for increased energy bills for Irish households and businesses.

The price of crude oil fell sharply with the deteriorating Covid-19 situation in India exacerbating concerns around the near-term trajectory of the global demand recovery ahead of a key meeting of oil supply nations later this week.

Loss caused by a steep rise in the number of infections in the world's third- and fourth-largest oil importers

'Crude prices are declining for a fifth consecutive day as concerns grow that Europe won’t have a regular summer', says analyst

Flogas the sixth supplier in Ireland to announce a price increase in the last two weeks

It takes about two weeks of sustained crude oil price hikes to show up in higher distilled prices at the pump in Ireland and a little longer for energy bills

Shares in Irish exploration company Providence Resources plummeted 14% on fresh complications surrounding the funding of the development of its Barryroe gas field off the Cork coast.

Rescuers saving turtles from a devastating oil spill that has coated Israel’s coast with thick black tar have found an unlikely ally – mayonnaise.