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Daily: German Cal' 14 settles to an eight-year low
U.S. crude oil futures closed nearly 2% higher as technical trading encouraged late-sessions gains, pushing prices to their highest monthly percentage gain in almost a year. Meanwhile, front-month U.S. crude oil futures rose $1.95 per barrel at $105.03, adding about 9 percent in July, the biggest one-month percentage increase in 11 months. The front-month premium of Brent over U.S. crude oil settled at $2.67 per barrel after trading as narrow as $2.44 and as wide as $3.74 per barrel earlier in the session.
read more... 01/08/2013
Key facts on Spain’s energy market deficit
Following are key facts about Spain's energy market and a list of measures devised by the government and approved by royal decree on July 12 to overcome a growing gap between regulated energy prices and costs called the "tariff deficit".
read more... 01/08/2013
EDF is turning the page of nuclear in the United States
French energy group EDF, which is a leading energy player and the largest operator of nuclear plants in the world, announced is abandoning nuclear energy in the United States, citing the impact of cheaper shale gas that transformed the market.
read more... 31/07/2013
Solar photovoltaic continues to grow worldwide
According to a study made by Worldwatch Institute, solar energy consumption worldwide continues to register a significant growth, increasing by 58% to 93 TWh last year. The installed PV capacity augmented by 900% in the last five years.
read more... 31/07/2013
Daily: German Cal’14 asphyxiated by overcapacity, low demand
Crude oil dropped on Tuesday, widening the spread between North Sea Brent and U.S. WTI crude amid a rally of U.S. crude price to a 16-month high as infrastructure developments allowed oil in landlocked Cushing, Oklahoma, to flow to the U.S. coast.
read more... 31/07/2013