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EDF cuts 2016 nuclear production after reactor restart postpones
French state-controlled utility EDF on Thursday reduced its 2016 nuclear power production for the second time this year after previously announcing that the restart of five nuclear reactors experiencing safety checks would be postponed until the end of December.
read more... 04/11/2016
Daily: Spot French power contract rallies on extended number of outages at EDF’s nuclear plants
Crude oil prices ended down more than 1 percent on Thursday as investors remained skeptical about whether OPEC will cap its production. U.S. crude lost 68 cents, or 1.5 percent, to settle at $44.66 per barrel. At one moment, oil had declined more than $1 a barrel and hit a session low of $44.37. Brent crude eased 51 cents, or 1.1 percent, to end at $46.35 a barrel. It reached a session low of 45.99.
read more... 04/11/2016
EDF defers production restart at two nuclear reactors
French state-run utility EDF has delayed the planned restart of two nuclear reactors, French grid operator RTE announced on its website on Monday.
read more... 01/11/2016
EDF: French government says no to suspending ARENH mechanism
Bad news for EDF. The government will not allow utility EDF to suspend the ARENH mechanism under which it is required to sell part of the nuclear power it produces to its competitors.
read more... 26/10/2016
EDF will test 12 nuclear reactors in carbon investigation
French state-controlled utility EDF declared on Wednesday it would accomplish more tests on 12 nuclear reactors during their scheduled outages in the future months, which might affect the length of the outage period for several of the reactors.
read more... 29/09/2016