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Eni inks $2 billion petroleum exploration agreement in Egypt
Italian giant Eni has inked a new concession and three amendment deals with the Egyptian Government for prospective petroleum exploration.
read more... 16/11/2015
Eni, Exxon, Rosneft, Sasol obtain exploration rights in Mozambique
Russia's Rosneft and associate ExxonMobil are among the four firms to obtain potentially lucrative exploration rights for fossil fuels off Mozambique's Indian Ocean coast on Thursday, as stated by the company.
read more... 30/10/2015
Daily: Crude oil prices continue the 2-week decline amid refined oil glut lingering concerns
Crude oil prices continued to decline on Monday amid lingering concerns over a global supply glut and weakening demand dragging prices to their lowest settlement in roughly two months. Oil was also under pressure after Goldman Sachs said in a research report that oil prices could go "sharply lower" as storage tanks hit capacity, predicting the oil market would not balance itself in 2016. Brent crude fell 45 cents, or almost 1 percent, to settle at $47.54 a barrel. U.S. crude eased 62 cents, or 1.4 percent, to end at $43.98. Both crude benchmarks have declined by 10 percent over the past two weeks.
read more... 27/10/2015
Global leaders call for carbon pricing policies adoption
World leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Philippines President Benigno Aquino III and French President Francois Hollande, the heads of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank have urged countries and companies to adopt carbon pricing policies ahead of a United Nations climate change summit in Paris in December in order to speed up efforts to fight against climate change.
read more... 20/10/2015
Daily: Europe spot power prices up on stronger demand, lower French nuclear capacity
Crude oil declined by about 4% on Monday, dragged down by a decrease in gasoline futures which added to pressure to a weakening market due to a slower growth in China and signs that Iranian oil will return to the market soon after the signature of its nuclear deal. The dollar appreciation and a weaker equity market on Wall Street weighed on the petroleum complex. Brent crude fell $1.85, or 3.7 percent, to settle at $48.61 a barrel. WTI crude lost $1.37, or 3 percent, to close at $45.89, in lighter volume ahead of Tuesday's expiry for November spot contract.
read more... 20/10/2015