Between the Broadsheets

BP teamed up yesterday with the Canadian oil group Husky Energy in a multibillion-dollar deal that will give the UK group a strategic presence in oil sands for the first time. BP is following Shell in investing heavily in oil sands but there has been criticism from green groups over the environmental impact of extracting the oil - The Guardian

Oil prices reversed earlier gains and closed below US$88 a barrel Wednesday after the U.S. government said heating oil and gasoline inventories increased - UPI

BP is planing a return to the booming but environmentally controversial Canadian tar sands business with the creation of two joint ventures with Husky Energy worth an estimated $10 billion (£4.9 billion) - The Times

At least 1M households and business in Britain could be generating large amounts of electricity for the grid within a decade, but it will need an overhaul of the electricity supply industry, the Conservative Party said yesterday. The party would create a mass market for micro generation by encouraging everyone to invest in their own solar power and other renewable schemes - The Guardian

Planning rules will be relaxed to make it easier for home owners to install wind turbines and solar panels, David Cameron will promise today. A Tory government would also pay people to turn their businesses and homes into mini-power stations, receiving a fixed price for every watt of electricity they generate - The Daily Telegraph