Energy Daily: Major urges windfall tax on energy groups, Indonesia...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday October 23 2013     Energy   Major urges windfall tax on energy groups   Ex-premier says it is 'unacceptable' for power companies to raise prices up to 10%, leaving some people with choice between eating and heating homes       Indonesia mining at risk over export ban     GDF Suez to fund fracking in the UK     Metal bulls pin their hopes on zinc as mines close     Corporate India and New Delhi rift widens         Oil & Gas   Pearl consortium seeks $1bn from Kurdistan   Energy investor opens arbitration proceedings to seek clarification from the Kurdish regional government over alleged unpaid receivables       Petrobras: first among equals     North Sea oilfields offer new prospects     BHP raises iron ore output forecasts     Trouble brewing in Myanmar   Mining   BHP: making hay   The miner has edged up its production guidance for iron ore, but for how long can the run on the metal continue?       Petropavlovsk forecasts weak gold output     Efficiency is the quarry for BHP Billiton     Commodities traders face more competition   Nick Butler   An expensive nuclear deal that ignores all the energy alternatives   The details of the deal to build Britain's new nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point are becoming clearer: a basic cost of £16bn, a quiet increase of £2bn since the last parliamentary statement on the issue less than six months ago. It guarantees a unit price of £92.50 per megawatt hour for the electricity produced, stretching four decades into the future, and the UK government in effect underwrites the investment. Continue reading »       Scottish Power pays £8.5m for mis-selling     Treasury to unveil new list of big projects     Consumer benefits lie far ahead     Retreat on lower bills from nuclear deal     Hinkley is pivotal for industry's future         Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.