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Daily: British natural gas prices increase on nuclear plant outages, weak power output
Crude oil prices dropped more than $2 a barrel on both sides of the Atlantic on Thursday, dragged down by bearish economic data insinuating weakening oil demand and solid supplies. Brent crude for delivery in September closed down $2.27 at $102.01 after plunging to a low of $101.92, the lowest level since July 2013. Brent crude for October delivery fell $2.99 to settle at $102.07.
read more... 15/08/2014
Daily: European coal prices soar on nuclear and gas production outage
Brent crude slipped on Monday despite many geopolitical risks including U.S. air strike in Iraq, while U.S. crude increased on expectations of a draw in U.S. inventories. Brent crude dropped 34 cents to settle at $104.68 a barrel, while WTI crude rose 43 cents to close at $98.08 a barrel.
read more... 12/08/2014
Daily: Crude oil plummets on Chinese economy downturn, increase in U.S. crude inventories
Crude oil prices ended lower on Tuesday, dragged down by signs of a downturn in Chinese economy and an increase in U.S. crude inventories for the second consecutive week. However, Brent crude losses were capped by endless production outage in Libya and South Soudan, whereas U.S. light crude was pulled down by plummeting gasoline future prices amid weaker demand for the fuel.
read more... 26/02/2014
Europe threatened by blackouts
Energy companies informed that Europe could face power blackouts if the economy in Europe would improve while energy provision would remain inadequate. Energy security in Europe is under menace and the area could soon be exposed to substantial power outages during this winter, due to a lack of production capacity.
read more... 11/12/2013
Daily: British day-ahead gas at the highest level since April on Norwegian production outage
Brent crude futures climbed to a 10-week high on Monday, buoyed by strong manufacturing data from China and the United States, and concerns about supplies of Russian crude. Brent crude for January traded $1.76 higher to settle at $111.45 a barrel, after touching a session high of $112.34. Meanwhile, U.S. crude increased $1.10 to settle at $93.82 a barrel. The spread between the two contracts closed at $17.63, after having fluctuating over $2 between $16.22 and $18.44 during the session.
read more... 03/12/2013