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Centrica sings £2 billion agreement with Qatar
Centrica, one of U.K’s major energy suppliers, declared on Wednesday that it sealed a £2 billion deal with Qatar. The deal provides the delivery of 2.4 million tons of liquefied natural gas a year to the U.K. from Qatar during a period of three years.
read more... 25/02/2011
EDF Energy to boost tariffs for energy bills from March
EDF Energy, one UK’s major energy suppliers, intends to boost the electricity tariffs by 7.5% and gas tariffs by 6.5% from March 2nd, 2011.
read more... 08/02/2011
The “big six” energy suppliers in UK increased their profit margins to 50% over the cold season
After an investigation performed by Ofgem in November last year, they found out that six major energy suppliers from U.K. increased their profit by 50% during the cold season.
read more... 20/01/2011
The unconventional gas suppliers from Europe need subsidies from government to become attractive on the market.
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies in collaboration with the SBC Energy Institute has published a study on unconventional gas in Europe. The study "Can unconventional gas be a game changer in European gas markets?” concludes that unconventional gas development will not be a game changer for European gas markets overall. However, it could have a significant impact in individual countries, although probably not in this decade.
read more... 27/12/2010
SaskPower: leader in renewable energy
SaskPower is one of the biggest suppliers of electricity of the province Saskatchewan, Canada, including almost 2500 employees. The company operates several coal-fired power stations, hydroelectric stations, five natural gas stations and two wind facilities.
read more... 27/12/2010