Energy bonds lead corporate debt returns this month after receiving a boost from BP temporarily sealing the leaking Macondo oil well.
Investec Global Energy fund managers Jonathan Waghorn and Mark Lacey have used the BP-led downturn to add to a number of stocks "unjustly punished" by the Gulf of Mexico disaster.
Neil Woodford's Invesco Perpetual has threatened to shun UK renewable energy companies unless regulators increase the returns available to investors and provide greater certainty over future policy.
Neil Woodford, the largest shareholder in International Power, has backed the energy group's proposed tie-up with French giant GDF Suez.
Star Invesco Perpetual manager Neil Woodford is once again likely to take centre stage in takeover discussions, with top-20 holding International Power in talks to combine assets with French giant GDF Suez.
The after-effects of the credit crunch combined with a lacklustre UN Climate Change Conference have led the BlackRock New Energy trust to underperform, its managers say.
Jupiter's Charlie Thomas expects clean energy stocks to rebound as government stimulus boosts investor sentiment towards the sector.
Allianz RCM's Michael Konstantinov has closed energy and commodity underweights as a result of rising prices.
Martin Currie manager is seeking out 20%-25% on a reasonable investment horizon on his Global Energy vehicle one year on from its launch