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Denmark mulls higher taxes for energy traders
The Danish government is considering ways to raise taxes on energy traders, it said on Thursday, one day after its largest trading firm posted a record EUR 2.2bn profit for 2022.
read more... 05/05/2023
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EU opens joint gas buying with eye to winter energy security
The European Union launched a scheme on Tuesday for European companies to place orders to jointly buy gas, with the aim of ensuring Europe has enough fuel and avoiding a repeat of last year's record-high energy prices.
read more... 26/04/2023
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Daily (17.04.2023): European forward electricity prices fell by 3% on Friday, in tandem with bearish gas, carbon markets
Crude oil prices rose slightly on Friday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) unveiled global demand will hit a record high this year on the back of a recovery in Chinese consumption. Hence, Brent crude rose by 0.3% to settle at $86.31 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude settled at $82.52 a barrel, gaining 0.4% day-on-day.
read more... 17/04/2023
Record $63 billion raised from carbon allowance sales in 2023
Governments globally raised a record $63 billion from the sale of carbon allowances in emission trading systems in 2022, as many countries increased ambitions to cut pollution despite record high energy prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a report said on Wednesday.
read more... 22/03/2023
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US crude oil exports hit record high in 2022, EIA data shows
U.S. crude oil exports hit a record high in 2022 as releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) nearly matched the increase in domestic output to boost U.S. supply to countries looking to replace Russian crude.
read more... 16/03/2023