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David Sheppard runs the FT’s energy and environmental coverage reporting on companies as they navigate the energy transition, oil and gas markets, Opec, and the powerful trading houses that move the world’s natural resources.

He was previously energy markets editor at the FT in London and a senior reporter at Reuters, working in London, New York and Iraq.

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    Commodity trader’s investment in vast Putin-backed Arctic oil development is its biggest ever

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
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    International energy body says fresh restrictions will delay expected recovery in crude market

  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
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    LNG rally heralds more volatile gas prices to come

    Spike in demand from Asia triggers scramble for supplies

  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
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    Investors balance stimulus hopes against pandemic ‘that does not have any end in sight’

  • Tuesday, 12 January, 2021
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    Cold snap and low LNG supplies leave portions of electricity system with little capacity

  • Thursday, 7 January, 2021
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    Winter demand boosted by chillier than expected conditions in Asia

  • Wednesday, 6 January, 2021
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    Commodities trader Trafigura sets first emissions reduction target

    Move shows how even largely privately owned industry faces pressure to cut carbon footprint

  • Tuesday, 5 January, 2021
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    Saudis pledge to cut oil output despite Russian increases

    Kingdom hopes move will ensure other Opec+ countries stick by promises to reduce production

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