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Daily: German power prices down on a major production of wind and thermal
On Friday, Brent crude prices increased above 110 dollars per barrel sustained by optimistic business surveys which suggested that global economy is on the way to recovery and encouraging hopes for a higher demand for fuel. Brent crude prices increased 49 cents to 110.39 per barrel at 13:25 GMT, while U.S. crude oil prices decreased 19 cents at 104.84 dollars per barrel.
read more... 26/08/2013
BGS: Britain's shale gas reserves are much larger than previously estimated
According to a new report performed by the British Geological Survey, UK may hold shale gas deposits that could supply the country for 25 years, ramping up the previous estimates.
read more... 28/06/2013
Daily: British spot gas prices declining on a milder weather
Oil prices were steady on Tuesday as the German ZEW survey, which measures analyst and investor sentiment, showed a better-than-expected German economic data and a successful Italian bond auction eased concerns about European demand, while fears about supply disruption due to Middle East tensions continued to support the market.
read more... 14/02/2012
The impact of the North Sea tax hike
According to a survey performed by Oil & Gas UK and released on May, 10th, the recent tax hike imposed by George Osborne, the UK Chancellor may jeopardize 15,000 jobs and £12b of investment in the North Sea.
read more... 27/05/2011
OPEC output drops in March
According to a survey released by Platts, the 12-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC) crude oil output dropped in March by 630,000 barrels per day to 29.17 million b/d, following the loss of 930,000 b/d of Libyan production and the failure of Saudi Arabia’s supply to face the decline in Libyan.
read more... 15/04/2011