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Daily (23.10.2020): British front-month gas prices hit fresh 2020 highs on Thursday amid unplanned Norwegian outages
Crude oil futures climbed on Thursday amid hopes for a new coronavirus aid package and a drop in U.S. weekly jobless claims. Prices also found support after Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he would be ready to extend oil output cuts in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Hence, Brent crude for December delivery soared by 73 cents, or 1.8%, to settle at $42.46 a barrel. Meanwhile, WTI crude gained 61 cents, or 1.5%, to end at $40.64 a barrel.
read more... 23/10/2020
Norway’s Oil & Gas Strikes Could Take 25% Of Production Offline
If the ongoing strike of oil workers in Norway extends for another week without a resolution, nearly 25 percent of Norway’s oil and gas production could be shut down, including output at the giant Johan Sverdrup oilfield, the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (NOG) said on Thursday.
read more... 09/10/2020
Norway strike likely to shut down 8% of oil, gas output from Oct 5
Norway's oil and gas production risks being cut by about 8%, or 330,000 b/d of oil equivalent, from the morning of Oct. 5 due to a strike over pay by an offshore managers' union, industry group Norwegian Oil & Gas said Oct. 2.
read more... 05/10/2020
RWE launches research into the salty storage of green electricity
The project could see underground caverns store several GWh of electricity from renewable sources
read more... 02/10/2020
Daily (01.10.2020): UK forward gas prices fell by over 2% on Wednesday, amid rising Norwegian flows and weaker oil prices
Crude oil prices were almost flat on Wednesday on US financial stimulus hopes, and as global fuel demand concerns are still present amidst the coronavirus pandemics. As a result, the price for Brent crude decreased by 0.2% to $40.95 a barrel. Meanwhile, WTI futures added 2.4% closing at $40.22 due to an expected drop in US crude inventories.
read more... 01/10/2020