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Uganda to satisfy in-house market oil demand.
Uganda is set to build a refinery in order to meet the local oil demand of an estimated 25,000 barrels per day (bpd) and eventually afterwards supply up to 200,000 bpd for export.
read more... 01/12/2010
Russia increased its oil export duty.
Russia may increase its oil export duty by 4% to $302 - $304 per ton in December, because of oil price increase to a two-year high.
read more... 11/11/2010
Russian crude export duty might decline 3 percent in October
According to the Finance Ministry data and Reuters calculations, oil export duty for October in Russia may drop about 3 percent to between $265 and $267 per tonne following the decline in crude prices during the second half of August.
read more... 14/09/2010
Gazprom to take a $1.5 billion loan
Gazprom Neft, the oil division of the energy company Gazprom, announced the signing of a pre-export finance facility of 1.5 billion dollars for the next 5 years.
read more... 04/08/2010
Coal prices remain stable
European coal prices remain constant this week, despite more trading activity. South Africa, the most important coal exporter to Europe, maintains its prices around $91 per tonne.
read more... 15/07/2010