Presently, Europe and Ukraine are less dependent on Russian natural gas, because of a milder winter and a better infrastructure, reducing concerns that the increasing crisis in Ukraine might influence supplies.
read more... 04/03/2014
ENI, a major integrated energy company based in Italy and one of Europe’s leading gas wholesalers, inked an agreement on Thursday to review its long-term gas supply contract with Norway's Statoil that is supposed to increase its operating profit by approximately 1 billion euros ($1.4 billion) in 2014.
read more... 28/02/2014
U.S. oil futures settled higher on Wednesday following the publication of government data indicating an unexpected low increase in crude stockpiles and one more significant drawdown at the American benchmark's delivery hub, at Cushing, Oklahoma. Meanwhile, Brent prices were flat on concerns over slower growth in China, as its debt has reached record levels.
read more... 27/02/2014
Crude oil prices ended lower on Tuesday, dragged down by signs of a downturn in Chinese economy and an increase in U.S. crude inventories for the second consecutive week. However, Brent crude losses were capped by endless production outage in Libya and South Soudan, whereas U.S. light crude was pulled down by plummeting gasoline future prices amid weaker demand for the fuel.
read more... 26/02/2014
The total revenue published by SunEdison for the fourth quarter of 2013 attained $551.2 million, or a decline of 8% year-over-year, according to Reuters. The decrease in profits of the semiconductor and solar technology company is primarily attributable to the fact that the firm had chosen to retain 127 megawatts of solar projects rather than to vend them.
read more... 24/02/2014