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Japan's Jera plans 42 percent reduction in long-term LNG agreements by 2030
Japan's Jera Co, the world's largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power, intends to reduce the amount of gas it acquires under long-term agreements by 42 percent by 2030 from existing levels, as stated by the company's president.
read more... 16/08/2016
Daily: European prompt power prices gain ground on declining wind output, lower thermal availability
Crude oil prices rebounded about 3 percent on Thursday, with U.S. crude increasing above the $40 per barrel mark on short covering and after a slight inventory decline at the delivery hub for U.S. crude futures. Brent crude boosted $1.19, or 2.8 percent, to settle at $44.29 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude climbed $1.10, or 2.7 percent, to close at $41.93 per barrel.
read more... 05/08/2016
Iran to jointly build an oil hub with China
China and Iran have inked a deal to jointly develop an oil terminal on Qeshm Islandin the southern Persian Gulf, which will turn the island into an important hub for oil production and reserves.
read more... 17/06/2016
TenneT unveils a futuristic vision of wind energy island 'hub' in North Sea
Dutch renewable energy firm TenneT unveiled a new vision for a man-created island in the North Sea surrounded by wind farms that would act as a large-scale interconnector for distributing offshore wind electricity between EU countries.
read more... 13/06/2016
Daily: Crude oil rockets at six-month highs on supply disruptions, Goldman forecast
Crude oil prices attained six-month highs on Monday on concerns about global supply disruptions and after Goldman Sachs said the market had ended almost two years of oversupply and flipped to a deficit, although an inventory increase at the U.S. storage hub for crude futures curbed gains. Brent crude futures rose $1.14, or 2.4 percent, to settle at $48.97 per barrel. It hiked to $49.47 earlier, its highest level since early November, in a trade towards $50. U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures boosted $1.51, or 3.3 percent, to close at $47.72 after reaching a six-month high at $47.85.
read more... 17/05/2016