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Egdon turns into UK’s second major shale gas actor with Alkane accord
Oil and gas explorer Egdon Resources made known about its decision to takeover Alkane Energy's shale gas assets making it Britain's second-biggest shale gas firm.
read more... 14/05/2014
Russia warns about gas cut if Ukraine does not pay by June 2
Russia repeated on Monday its threat to cut natural gas supplies to Ukraine if Kiev would not be able to pay in advance for June deliveries, stating as well that more discussions on the matter were also conditional on payment.
read more... 13/05/2014
Global renewable energy jobs increased 14% to 6.5 million in 2013
The number of jobs in the renewable energy industry has registers an increase of about 800,000 last year, attaining a global total to 6.5 million, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
read more... 13/05/2014
Daily: Crude oil futures increase on Ukraine gas supply disruption threat, new EU sanctions against Russia
Crude oil futures increased on Monday as Ukraine urged the European Union to extend sanctions against Russia, while Russian gas giant Gazprom has threatened to disrupt natural gas supplies to Ukraine.
read more... 13/05/2014
Germany: warning of the medium-sized groups on high-energy costs
The mid-sized industrial conglomerates in Germany warned on Monday that elevated energy costs generated by the country's move towards renewable power would damage their competitiveness over the next two years and appealed to the government to put a restriction on prices.
read more... 13/05/2014