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Japan back to nuclear power after Fukushima disaster
The Japan’s government has approved the restart of the No. 3 and No. 4 nuclear reactors on June 16, while the reactor No. 4 is expected to resume its operation by July 24. Japan has switched off all its 50 commercial nuclear reactors in May following safety tests.
read more... 03/07/2012
Daily: Brent up on Iran tensions and Norway strike
Brent crude rose above $98 per barrel on Tuesday as rising tensions between Iran and West balanced worries that pessimistic manufacturing data from China, the United States and Europe will hit oil demand.
read more... 03/07/2012
EU oil ban on Iran came into force
The UN Security Council, which comprises 5 permanent members and one non-permanent, has imposed a number of restrictions aimed to punish Iran over its nuclear program, being the most stringent and drastic oil embargo put ever on Iran’s oil industry.
read more... 03/07/2012
The Ile-de-France: a potential of 100 to 180 wind turbines
On June 22, 2012 it was inaugurated the "Gargouilles" wind farm, which has 16 wind turbines extending on Eure-et-Loir and Essonne. Three of them are located in Essonne which represents the first wind turbines in Ile-de-France.
read more... 03/07/2012
Daily: Brent declines on downbeat manufactory activity in China
Brent crude eased towards $96 a barrel on Monday following downbeat activity data from Chinese factories, indicating a slowdown in global economy and weaker fuel demand. The manufactory activity in China, the world’s second biggest economy, declined in June with export orders settling their largest fall since December.
read more... 02/07/2012