Brent crude decreased below $111 per barrel on Tuesday after Iran’s proposal over its nuclear programme at talks in Geneva, while the possibility of a U.S. debt deal in Washington added some support. Brent dropped 54 cents at $110.50 a barrel at 09:56 GMT, after settling down in the two previous sessions, while U.S. oil was down 58 cents at $101.83 a barrel, after closing 39 cents higher.
read more... 16/10/2013
While many European countries decided to give up nuclear power, the Czech Republic wants to increase the share of nuclear power in its energy mix.
read more... 16/10/2013
Last Friday, 10 CEO’s of large nuclear and fossil energy producers held a press conference in Brussels, asking European governments to stop subsidising renewable energy. Remarkably, Gerard Mestrallet CEO for GDF-Suez, was one of them. Strange, because in Belgium GDF-Suez is the largest beneficiary of renewable energy subsidies. Zero Emission Solutions, a study and consultancy agency for renewable energy, draws the attention to these CEO’s that today – at least in Belgium - nuclear and fossil energy production benefits from more governmental aid than renewable energy:
read more... 15/10/2013
The U.K. government and Electricite de France SA are close to announcing a great deal that would see France's EDF Energy building the country's first new nuclear power station since 1995. The project could have a total cost of more than 22.4 billion dollars and would be built on the west coast of England.
read more... 14/10/2013
Brent crude dropped below$108 a barrel on Tuesday, trading near a 7-week low on the expectations for a U.S. government shutdown that could hurt oil demand, while investors also eyed easing tensions in U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations. Brent crude for November declined by 38 cents to $107.99 a barrel by 02:55 GMT. Meanwhile, U.S. crude settled at $101.95, down 38 cents.
read more... 02/10/2013