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Singapore is leading the way to becoming South-east Asia's LNG energy hub
Singapore aims to launch a domestic liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading market amid rising LNG supply and demand within Asia.
read more... 27/10/2015
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
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
Daily: European spot power prices up on colder weather, weak wind supply
Crude oil prices declined on Monday, falling 5 % as traders took profits after last week’s hike to an 11-week high and report that OPEC kept on to increase production despite a continuous oversupply. Both Brent and U.S. crude futures recorded the largest percentage losses since the start of September with the North Sea crude slipping $2.79 at $49.86 and West Texas Intermediate declining $2.53 at $47.10. OPEC slashed its estimate of 2016 world oil demand growth by 40,000 bpd to 1.25 million bpd amid sluggish growth in China.
read more... 13/10/2015
Daily: European day-ahead power prices jump amid weaker renewable output, robust fuel demand
Crude oil prices soared over $2 a barrel on Tuesday, breaking out of a month-long trading range on technical buying and industry talks as well as spurred by U.S government figures indicating that the global oversupply could ease. Brent rose by $2.67, or 5.4 percent, to settle at $51.92, breaking out of the $47 threshold it had held since early September. WTI jumped by $2.27, or 4.9 percent, to close at $48.53 a barrel.
read more... 07/10/2015