Oil prices climbed back above $90 a barrel, after OPEC and its oil-producing allies decided to stick to a previously announced schedule and increase March production by 400,000 barrels per day, despite mounting pressure from consuming countries to raise supply. Meanwhile, U.S. crude inventories dropped more than expected last week, with stockpiles sitting below their five-year average. As such, Brent crude moved 1.8% higher to $91.11 a barrel. The American WTI crude settled at $90.27, 2.3% up, for the first time since 2014, as demand for petroleum products surges.
read more... 04/02/2022
Crude oil prices rose marginally on Wednesday, supported by the decision of OPEC+ members to maintain the gradual increase in production. Gains, however, were limited by higher US crude reserves. As such, Brent oil edged 0.4% up at $89.47 a barrel and WTI crude gained merely 0.1% at $88.26 a barrel.
read more... 03/02/2022
The entire civilized world, including Germany, must make every effort to prevent the use of Nord Stream 2 as a hybrid energy weapon against Ukraine and the European Union.
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The company in charge of building the Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnector hailed on Tuesday (1 February) the final investment decision on developing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal off the Greek city of Alexandroupolis as a major chance for increasing the capacity of the gas link between the two Balkan countries.
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A workforce of up to 4,000 at peak times will be needed for the next phase of EDF's Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project which has just been given the official go-ahead.
read more... 03/02/2022