Energy
• Royal Dutch Shell and its partners in a $20bn Russian natural-gas venture will face environmentalists over ecological consequences in a series of public hearings.
• Nigerian militants who have been holding nine foreign oil workers for the past 11 days want a guarantee there will be no military reprisal before they release the hostages.
• UK power generators need to invest in new technology for burning coal for it to play a role in the country’s future energy supply, said Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for the Department of Trade and Industry.