Andrew Ward
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Hack-turned-sports-flak; ex- @FT covering energy, healthcare & foreign correspondent in US, Korea & Nordics; Stretford Ender #mufc
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18 years, 5,000 stories, 300 notebooks; Proud to have served the
@FT
, one of the world's great news organisations, on 3 continents. Now looking forward to a big new challenge, from next week, with
@FTIConsulting
and its outstanding life sciences & healthcare communications team
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MI6 missed a trick here. Sergei Skripal turning up as surprise
#royalwedding
guest to walk Megan down the aisle would have been top trolling of Putin
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Note to automakers: when naming new model, check against obscure viruses with potential to erupt into health crises
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World Bank halts oil & gas investment; Exxon vows climate disclosures; EDF launches €25bn solar drive; ING to end coal financing. These among highlights from deluge of green commitments coinciding with Macron's
#OnePlanetSummit
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@Ed_Crooks
@elonmusk
@PiyushGoyal
And right on cue here's an
@ft
interview with him published this week
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Rockefeller fund (built on oil money) backs $177.5m green power scheme & exits fossil fuels
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For those following ITLOS ruling on Ghana-Ivory Coast maritime border dispute; here's some background on Ghana side
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Solar peaked at record 24% of UK generation today - more than all 8 nuclear plants combined and 3x Hinkley capacity
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Renewables & nuclear generated more UK electricity than gas & coal in 2017 — first time low-carbon energy has accounted for majority of power
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"Neural bypass" restores movement to hands of quadriplegic; implant reads signals from brain
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Another sign of green finance taking off
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The political implications of 'peak stuff': Generation Rent aren't invested in capitalism. Good from
@hugorifkind
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WHO boss warns of return to medical "dark ages" as world runs out of antibiotics
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BP: 300m electric vehicles on road in 2040 will account for 15% of global car fleet but 30% of miles travelled (because many will be shared, autonomous vehicles used more intensively than private cars)
#ElectricVehicles
#EVs
#OOTT
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Energy future is renewables+battery storage says Enel CEO: “It is a matter of fact. There is no discussion any more”
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BP: “It's not Tesla drivers, it's 2bn Asians moving to middle income & buying first car who are driving oil demand”
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The results are in on the 100 top influencers in the energy industry and our own
@Ed_Crooks
comes in at No12, beating the head of the
@IEA
,
@AlGore
,
@JavierBlas2
and, err,
@LeoDiCaprio
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Back in the Nou Camp 20 years later. Not expecting the same result but you never know
#MUFC
#BARMUN
#olesatthewheel
#spiritof99
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FT interview: Total boss
@PPouyanne
on rebuilding trust with shareholders and why he prefers the North Sea to US shale w/
@DavidKeo
$TOT
#OOTT
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UK confirms 2025 coal phase out. This chart shows the progress already made
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“Electrification is going to be the story of the next decades”: Shell & Total lay bets along the power supply chain as oil majors diversify
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UK firm to build €500m solar farm in Iran; 600MW project will be one of world's biggest as Tehran pushes green power
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Cancer-hunting nanoparticles, DNA-reading microchips and stool-sequencing: how technology is transforming healthcare
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Nuclear fightback: Horizon CEO says windmills alone won't keep UK lights on; “We are an insurance policy for long-term stable supply and there is a price for that certainty”
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Oil demand will peak in 2020s "then we'll have a shrinking oil industry" as vehicles are electrified, says Statoil boss Eldar Saetre
#OM2016
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Wishing all the best to our excellent energy correspondent
@NathalieThomas3
who is now on maternity leave, and welcoming back
@SylviaPfeifer
, who returns to the FT energy team after four years away to cover during Nathalie's absence
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UK and Japanese governments have exchanged letters in which they agreed to back Hitachi's Wylfa nuclear project on Anglesey and explore options for jointly financing it
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Treasury faces £170bn hit from fuel duty drop as electric cars take off; ministers urged to fill gap with road tolls
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90% doctors feel pressure to give antibiotics; 25% of time they're unnecessary; better diagnostics needed
#superbugs
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@dpradhanbjp
Thanks for your time Minister. It was good to meet you and hear about India's energy reforms
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"Peak oil demand is not in sight": IEA sees oil consumption rising to 2040 even if Paris agreement fully implemented
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Top rate journalism by
@sarahoconnor_
; Fascinating peek inside Amazon machine sheds light on new UK labour market
http://t.co/9zzzW0AK
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EU officials & experts insist there IS a risk to medical isotopes after Brexit despite UK claim of "scaremongering"
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For France's Engie, $3.9bn oil & gas disposal signals shift from fossil fuels to renewables and consumer services
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Shell faces shareholder pressure over climate change: activists plan resolution urging faster shift away from fossil fuels; say current strategy not compliant with Paris agreement
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North Sea cleanup to cost taxpayers £24bn - 50% above Treasury forecast; could wipeout remaining oil tax revenues
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China investing in renewables at double rate of US at home...and now its green spending is going global
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Aluminium giant Norsk Hydro underwrites €800m Swedish windfarm; corporates becoming big drivers of green investment
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Pithy reader comment on what's driving pharma M&A: "Cost of capital is effectively less than the cost of innovation"
http://t.co/uZyuYUTYzr
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UK sets up $100m venture capital fund to boost dementia research with JP Morgan, GSK, J&J, Pfizer, Lilly & Biogen
http://t.co/CU4GaPJtue
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After 28 yrs of development, GSK wins European green light for world first malaria vaccine (bankrolled by Bill Gates)
http://t.co/YOm5NYtT9C
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Ships account for 2.5% of global carbon emissions and rising; as the Maritime industry gathers in London for climate talks, engine-maker Wartsila calls for tougher action
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Thanks Rob. Wrench to leave the Pink 'Un after 18 years but delighted to be joining
@FTIConsulting
and its excellent healthcare communications team in June. Still at the FT until then
Delighted that
@andrew_ward1
is joining our team at
@FTI_SC
in June. I'm looking forward to working with him
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Shell backs kite technology dubbed a "game changer" for wind power; Highlights push by oil groups into green energy
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UK, Bill Gates lead $7.5bn push to vaccinate 300m kids; China donates for 1st time; Japan scolded for not doing more
http://t.co/8GYnWsnvLk
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The $100m whistleblower: Pfizer is latest scalp for New Orleans doctor & scourge of pharma
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Fracking comes to the Middle East: BP starts production at huge Oman gasfield using US-style unconventional drilling
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Can a video game treat ADHD? "Digital therapies" promise new approach to mental health care
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Teesside windfall from North Sea decommissioning; Shipyard to dismantle 24,200-tonne Shell platform by
@ChrisTigheFT
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Fake News alert!
Feeling cold? Help is on the way - first shipment of LNG from Russia arrives in UK today!
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World's biggest ship navigates Bosphorus to join $12.7bn Turkstream pipe project amid warming Russian-Turkish ties
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“Drug companies that are expanding patents by simply changing the dosage or packaging are going to get knee-capped”
http://t.co/HreNQoU4fv
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Total CEO
@PPouyanne
lobbied
@realDonaldTrump
on Iran at Davos: French oil boss told President that quitting nuclear pact would play into hands of Tehran hardliners (and discourage North Korea from striking similar deal) w/
@DavidKeo
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As BP's Deepwater Horizon bill tops $65bn, FT reader asks what costs, if any, Iran will face for its sunken tanker off China (lessons: oil spills are more expensive when made in the Gulf of Mexico by a public listed company)
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Peak oil? Turns out we were asking wrong question. Producers now fretting over 'peak demand' (maybe as soon as 2021)
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Reader comment: if ad watchdog willing to censure eco-warriors on fracking why not Leave campaign on Brexit claims?
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BP the latest oil major to set out strategy for energy transition (see its projections below) as Shell urges shareholders to reject resolution that would tie it to Paris climate goals
#OOTT
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Craig Venter & billionaire biotech mugul Bob Duggan back record financing for Oxford spinout
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Swansea's £1.3bn tidal power scheme risks stalling if no green light from government soon, warn investors
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Ofgem boss warns consumers going 'off-grid' (solar panel on roof, Tesla in garage) risks leaving less wealthy footing network & policy costs
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Not sure this is going to win over the sceptics. UK would need to cover “just” 12.3% of its land to get all its electricity from solar. That’s 50% bigger than Wales, or two Yorkshires
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One of world's top engine makers shifts to solar & battery; Wartsila the latest traditional energy firm to go green
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Lucky to have a wife who doesn’t resent the fact that the best night of my life was three years before we got married
#20yearsagotoday
#mufc
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Withdrawing from EU nuclear regulations is among thorniest parts of Brexit;
@alexebarker
and I discuss:
#euratom
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Reminder that, despite today's record solar spike, gas & nuclear remain bedrock of UK energy system, at least for now... (HT
@OuttasightPV
)
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Another step by Shell to embrace EVs, this one in partnership with carmakers Ford, BMW, Daimler & VW; fast-charging points to be installed at filling stations across Europe
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Big oil gambles on gas winning battle with coal (and surviving rise of wind and solar)
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Imagine was like herding cats getting this together: 80 pharma & diagnostic firms make call to action on antibiotics
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Senegal among the most electrified countries in sub-Saharan Africa; yet still 40% of population have no reliable access to power (60% in countryside). Wind and solar are helping fill the gap
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@KSBoxingBlog
@TonyBellew
@MartinMurrayBox
@andreward
I'd beat
@TonyBellew
no problem, bring him on. Can't speak for
@andreward
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Big oil battered: Shell, Total, ConocoPhillips report steep profit drops as prices dip again
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Shell to install battery charging points in filling stations; Total mulling similar move as oil groups adapt to EVs
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The end for diesel? Podcast with
@pilitaclark
&
@Petercampbell1
on the drive for cleaner vehicles via
@ftpodcasts
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News at moment seems like escalating contest between UK and US to be crowned most divided & dysfunctional nation
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Green finance moving from margins to mainstream; but investors lament "highly inadequate" climate risk disclosures
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End of era for AstraZeneca as Crestor patent loss marks shift from massmarket to niche drugs
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More oil found west of Shetland by Hurricane Energy; maybe biggest undeveloped field in UK waters, up to 1bn barrels
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UK government accused of "trampling over democracy" to make shale gas exploration "as easy as building a conservatory"
#fracking
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@CubanoClx
@IzquierdazoBox
@GGGBoxing
Sadly I'm not a champion boxer. It's
@andreward
you are looking for
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Pump-priming: downstream division keeps cash flowing to protect Shell dividend
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Eni CEO: Mexico "rare opportunity" after first foreign drilling for 80 yrs. Wants to "move fast" on Amoca discovery
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Good debate on peak demand and stranded assets beneath our story on BP’s and Shell’s plans for life beyond hydrocarbons
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"The future's already here, it's just not deployed": Christofer Toumazou (
@ProfDNA
) at
#FTDigHealth
Summit
http://t.co/Y5PBbZ9F9W
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Recently visited Ghana for this FT special report; lots on oil & gas, LNG, power, renewables & mining $TLW $ENI $ANG
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BP plans fivefold increase in data storage capacity by 2020 as it harnesses digital technology for efficiency drive
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Ireland plots to bypass UK with new gas and electricity links as Brexit raises fears over energy security
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Golden Triangle boost: AstraZeneca, GSK, J&J strike £40m deal with Cambridge, Imperial, UCL
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@faisalislam
@SkyNews
absence of global context from campaign debate depressing. No sense of Britain's place in world, or even in Europe
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Shell and BP are diversifying into cleaner forms of energy — but how far and how fast should they go? w/
@lesliehook
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In 1938, after six failures, Saudi Arabia struck oil in Dhahran at the well known as Lucky No 7 (see pic w/
@AnjliRaval
); 80yrs & billions of barrels later, the kingdom is preparing for life after oil. So why should investors buy Saudi Aramco? Big read:
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A year after breakup of Eon & RWE, Europe's power sector braced for more upheaval as renewables surge
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When magazine cover stories are promoted with a question it's usually a safe bet that the answer is 'no'
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GSK floats annuity model for new gene therapy; staggered payments to spread costs over time
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