To the European competition authorities, it is arguing that the closure of private-sector nuclear plants unfairly boosts the dominant market position of the state-owned utility, Vattenfall.

ECONOMIST: Energy policy

With liquefaction plants in five countries, Shell ships a dominant 34% of the world's LNG, a business that is growing at 14% a year.

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Coal is the dominant energy source for generating electricity in China, with Coal-fired power plants account for nearly three quarters of electricity produced in China, and the most intense demand is along the coast in Eastern Chinese provinces.

FORBES: Digging Into Yanzhou Coal, Finding Diamonds