Brent crude oil boosted over $1 on Friday ahead of the Sunday’s vote organized by pro-Moscow authorities, raising concerns that Crimea will chose to join Russia. U.S. crude oil also increased, but not so significantly, with gains being slashed by a surge in supply and weaker demand in U.S. and China, the biggest and second-biggest oil consumers.
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RWE, the indebted German utility, intends to sell its oil and gas output division DEA to a group of investors managed by Mikhail Fridman, the Russian magnate. The arm is estimated at almost 5.1 billion euros (or $7.10 billion), counting the debt.
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Two of Europe's major power companies, E.ON and Enel, declared on Wednesday they intend to close more plants and reduce costs, joining competitors in warning that the industry crisis will influence profits in the years to come.
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Gamesa, the major wind turbine producer in Spain, intends to expand its operations in countries such as Mexico, Brazil and India.
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On Thursday, Latvia’s plan to separate Latvijas Gaze business has been delayed by the parliament until April 2017, after the gas utility, owned in proportion of about one third by Russia’s Gazprom, threatened to file a suit.
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