DONG Energy, a leader in the offshore wind market, will build its first offshore wind farm in Germany with a total capacity of 320 MW, enough to cover the energy demand of 330,000 German households.
read more... 25/02/2011
Centrica, one of U.K’s major energy suppliers, declared on Wednesday that it sealed a £2 billion deal with Qatar. The deal provides the delivery of 2.4 million tons of liquefied natural gas a year to the U.K. from Qatar during a period of three years.
read more... 25/02/2011
U.S. crude stocks increased by 163,000 barrels previous week, less than Reuters analysts’ expectations for a 1.2 million barrel rise. U.S. crude futures traded 98.84 dollars a barrel on Wednesday, up 3.42 dollars. Prices for crude futures in the earlier trade hit 100 dollars a barrel the first time since October 2008 following the concerns of cuts supply in Libya and the turmoil in the Middle East.
read more... 24/02/2011
The oil giant, BP has announced that it is planning to sell Duckhams and Veedol, the engine lubricant brands, both with a long tradition in the U.K.
read more... 24/02/2011
The new biomass energy testing laboratory was opened on Tuesday in Fredericton, Canada, with the presence of officials from the University of New Brunswick.
read more... 24/02/2011