This new billing standard launched by the BSI offers the opportunity for streamlining and improving the billing process and could bring substantial benefits to both industry and the consumer.

Although we are over half way through North Sea reserves, substantial quantities of hydrocarbons remain, possibly between 22 and 28 billions barrels of oil equivalent.

We have all been saddened by the tragedy still unfolding in the United States.

These projects have demonstrated they are practical and exciting and will add to the proportion of the UK's energy that comes from renewable sources.

I feel that the issue is much more open. There always seem to be those who will be dead opposed -- the history, the linkages to nuclear weapons.

Our heavy industries are feeling this acutely this winter as tightness in supplies hit gas prices. This is something we'll want to learn from when drawing up our proposals.

I think Russia now will be mindful of its reputation as a secure energy supplier.

Despite initial interest, other countries have run away with the market for wind turbines.