On Monday, oil prices fell on Monday as concerns about heightened tensions in the Middle East were balanced out by the liquidation of China's major real estate developer, perceived as a discouraging indication for demand. As a result, Brent crude settled 1.4% lower at $82.40, while WTI crude dropped by about 1.6% to stand at $76.78 per barrel.
read more... 30/01/2024
The European Commission has allocated nearly EUR 480m in EU funding to CO2 transport and storage projects as it seeks to create a “European carbon value chain”, it said on Thursday.
read more... 26/01/2024
Oil prices retreated marginally on Friday as the market downplayed the impact of Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea. Diminishing expectations of interest rate cuts lent further bearish pressure to the oil market. Consequently, Brent crude ended at $78.56, while WTI crude settled at $73.41 per barrel.
read more... 22/01/2024
Estonia plans to build a small modular reactor (SMR) to wean itself off the addiction to polluting shale oil and meet its target of producing 100% decarbonised electricity by 2030. A vote in Parliament is expected “in the first half of 2024,” officials say.
read more... 22/01/2024
Oil prices ended mixed for the second session in row on Wednesday as optimistic OPEC predictions tempered worries about worldwide demand for oil. As a result, Brent crude retreated by about 1% to settle at $77.69, while WTI crude edged 0.2% higher to end at $72.56 per barrel.
read more... 18/01/2024