Russian oil and gas companies could triple their investments in Iraq in the near future, Yury Fyodorov, first deputy chairman of the Economic Policy Committee at the Russian Federation Council, has announced. The companies may spend up to $20 billion on oil projects in Iraq, Fyodorov said at a meeting with Iraqi Ambassador to Russia Abdul-Rahman Al-Husseini, according to Russian media.
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Winter storm Ciara has helped the UK set a new wind power generation record last Saturday, when the renewable energy covered 56% of the country’s electricity demand, Kallanish Energy reports.
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Oil futures collapsed to their lowest levels in more than a year on Monday amid signs that OPEC and its allies are unlikely to convoke an emergency meeting to cut additional production of black gold.
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Crude oil prices ended on a sour note on Friday, posting a fifth consecutive week of losses, after Moscow declared it needed more time mulling over deeper production cuts proposed by OPEC to deal with a sluggish energy demand.
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The HaliadeX-12 MW offshore wind turbine prototype in the Port of Rotterdam has set a new world record by being the first wind turbine ever to generate 288MWh of electricity continuously over the course of 24 hours, GE Renewable Energy said.
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