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Daily: British gas prices continue to tumble ahead of United States- Russia talks over Ukraine
Oil prices dropped by about $2 per barrel on Wednesday after the publication of U.S. government data indicating a weaker oil demand since weather in Europe and the United States is expected to warm and as refiners are likely to raise the amount of capacity they take offline this week. Brent oil for April delivery closed $1.54 lower to arrive at $107.76, settling below the 200-day moving average of $108.41 on Wednesday the first time one month. Meanwhile, U.S. crude for April delivery settled $1.88 lower to hit $101.45.
read more... 06/03/2014
Three power exchanges are penalized by EU antitrust regulators
Three power exchanges have been fined on Wednesday by EU antitrust regulators for approximately 6.9 million euros because of the anti-competitive practices impeding Europe’s plan to establish an integrated energy market.
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Eni’s, Repsol’s Venezuela offshore gas project to launch production by the end of 2014
The offshore natural gas project developed by Italy's Eni and Spain's Repsol in the Gulf of Venezuela jointly with state-owned Venezuelan oil group PDVSA is likely to generate its first production at the end of this year, as stated by Paolo Scaroni, Eni's CEO, on Tuesday.
read more... 05/03/2014
German STEAG to receive funding for Romania wind farm
STEAG GmbH, one of Germany’s largest electricity producers, will get funds for 108 MW wind energy farm estimated at a cost of 200 million euro ($275.47 million), located in southeastern Romania, in the province of Dobrogea, as stated by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Tuesday.
read more... 05/03/2014
Daily: Crude oil drops by about 2 pct as the threat of war in Ukraine receded
Crude oil dropped by about 2 percent on Tuesday after the Russian President Vladimir Putin said it is not seeking to escalate the conflict in Ukraine's Crimea peninsula, fading concerns of an eventual oil supply disruption from Russia.
read more... 05/03/2014