Oil prices ended mixed in a choppy trading on Tuesday, with Brent crude moving higher as Saudi Arabia fuelled supply concerns by saying it would not accelerate production increases. However, concerns about rising Covid-19 cases in Europe limited gains. Hence, Brent crude added 0.5% to settle at $82.43 a barrel. In contrast, WTI crude lost 0.2% to settle at $80.76 a barrel following signals from the Biden administration that it has been considering a release from its emergency crude reserves.
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Germany’s energy regulator has suspended the approval process for a major new pipeline bringing Russian gas into Europe, throwing up a new roadblock to the contentious project and driving up regional gas prices.
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Onshore wind won a total of 2258MW in the Spanish government’s 3300MW technology-neutral renewable energy auction.
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The EU is backing seven large-scale industrial decarbonization projects through its Innovation Fund, with over Eur1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) to support breakthrough technologies in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, carbon capture, use and storage and renewables, the European Commission said in a statement Nov. 16.
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Crude oil prices struggled for direction on Monday amid uncertainty whether crude supplies will increase and demand will be constrained by the recent surge in energy costs and rising COVID-19 cases. Hence, Brent crude softened by 0.2% to settle at $82.05 a barrel. At the same time, U.S. WTI crude added 0.1% to and at $80.88 a barrel.
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