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Daily (11.12.2019): UK month-ahead gas price down around 2% due to a potential Kiev-Moscow new gas transit deal
Crude oil prices finished higher on Tuesday, getting a boost after OPEC and its allies decided to deepen oil production cuts by 500,000 bpd, but gains were kept in check as U.S.-China war still puts pressure on demand. Brent crude rose by 9 cents, or 0.1% to settle at $64.34 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.. WTI crude increased by 22 cents, or 0.4% to close at $59.24 a barrel on NYMEX.
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Ovo takeover of SSE gets go-ahead
Energy provider Ovo’s David and Goliath £500 million takeover of giant SSE today won the approval of competition regulators.
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Denmark eyes 10GW offshore wind 'islands' in $45bn plan
Denmark unveiled plans for one or more ‘energy islands’ each supporting at least 10GW of offshore wind at a cost of up to DKr300bn ($44.5bn), in what could be the world’s most ambitious renewable energy scheme to date.
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EU basks in 17GW solar boom
Almost 17GW of new solar capacity has been added in the EU this year, an increase of 104% on 2018, according to a report from SolarPower Europe.
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Daily (10.12.2019): German spot electricity price soars 61% on Monday on lower wind output
Crude oil prices lost ground on Monday as exports from China shrank for a fourth straight month, escalating concerns about U.S.-China trade war over the global economy. Brent crude eased 14 cents, or 0.2%, to settle at $64.25 per barrel, after a gain of about 3% last week on news that OPEC+ would deepen output cuts. WTI crude oil lost 18 cents, or 0.3% to close at $59.02 a barrel on NYMEX.
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