Crude oil prices increased on Friday, on the back of stronger demand and a rise in US equities. However, gains were limited by the prospect of the OPEC+ meeting on Monday where producing countries could decide to increase their production. Hence, Brent oil closed 1% higher at $79.28 a barrel and WTI crude rose by 1.1% to $75.88 a barrel.
read more... 04/10/2021
Power firms including wind energy leader Iberdrola and investors have complained to European officials about a Spanish move to claw back company profits and channel them to consumers hit by high energy prices, a letter seen by Reuters showed.
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BP and Eni are seeking to raise up to $2 billion for their emerging oil and gas joint venture in Angola as they look to reduce debt to help build up renewables businesses, banking and industry sources said.
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Germany launched a nationwide gas market trading hub, Trading Hub Europe (THE), on Friday after merging its two existing hubs to boost liquidity and simplify administration.
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Crude oil prices diverged but ended little changed on Thursday as a report showing China is ready to buy more oil to meet energy demand counterbalanced price pressure from an unexpected rise in U.S. crude inventories and a strong dollar. Hence, Brent crude steadied at $78.52 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude rose by 0.3% to $75.03 a barrel.
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