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Hungary-Russia nuclear agreement hits EU objection
Hungary's plan of 10 billion euro ($10.6 billion) to develop its Soviet-era Paks nuclear power plant in a transaction with Russia has encountered a hurdle in the European Commission that might force Budapest to review the terms, as stated by EU sources on Thursday.
read more... 13/03/2015
Daily: Crude oil prices tumble in a volatile trade, on stronger dollar, nuclear deal pursuit and supply concerns
Crude oil prices settled lower on Thursday on a volatile trade, as a stronger dollar and Washington’s pursuit of a nuclear deal with Tehran offset previous gains from supply concerns in Libya and Iraq. Brent dropped 7 cents to close at $60.48 a barrel, after soaring more than $1 earlier. U.S. crude declined 77 cents at $50.76, after rallying to $52.40 earlier.
read more... 06/03/2015
Daily: European power prices diverge, with German up and French flat
U.S. oil futures boosted on Wednesday and Brent pared losses as OPEC member Iran announced that it set against a schedule for a freeze of nuclear activities, move that pushed up crude which was dragged down by strong U.S. inventories. U.S. crude rose by $1.01 to settle at $51.53 a barrel, reversing a near $1 decline from earlier in the day. U.S. oil futures boosted on Wednesday and Brent pared losses as OPEC member Iran announced that it set against a schedule for a freeze of nuclear activities, move that pushed up crude which was dragged down by strong U.S. inventories. U.S. crude rose by $1.01 to settle at $51.53 a barrel, reversing a near $1 decline from earlier in the day. Brent decreased 47 cents to close at $60.55 a barrel, after slipping more than $1.50 earlier.
read more... 05/03/2015
Daily: Crude oil prices recover on Israeli Prime Minister warning about a bad nuclear deal
Crude oil prices recovered on Tuesday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the Obama administration was negotiated a bad nuclear deal with Tehran, which would almost guarantee nuclear weapons, while Libyan forces targeted oil terminals in the African nation. Brent crude front-month contract rose by $1.48, or 2.5 percent, to settle at $61.02 a barrel. It slipped nearly 5 percent on Monday, its biggest loss in a month. WTI crude increased by 88 cents at $50.47 a barrel, after it has lost ground earlier.
read more... 04/03/2015
Daily: Crude oil prices decline on speculations of Tehran nuclear deal
Brent crude futures declinde 5 percent on Monday on speculations of a sooner-than-expected nuclear deal for Tehran that could remove sanctions and increase its oil exports, intensifying concerns of robust supply back to the market. Boosting Libyan crude output and a stronger dollar also weighed on Brent. U.S. crude futures also dropped but only slightly, spurred by data suggesting a smaller-than-expected increase last week in the Cushing, Oklahoma delivery point for oil. Brent's front-month fell $3.04 to settle at $59.54. WTI crude decreased 17 cents to close at $49.59 a barrel.
read more... 03/03/2015