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Total and Sonatrach extend their partnership in LNG
Total and Sonatrach have signed an agreement to renew their partnership in the field of LNG. This agreement notably allows to extend the existing supply contracts for three additional years in order to provide 2 million tpy of Algerian LNG to the French market, primarily through an LNG terminal at Fos Cavaou. The agreement also includes the sub-charter of an LNG tanker of Total by Sonatrach.
read more... 26/06/2020
Daily (12.06.2020): Brent crude dropped by over 8% on Thursday amid resurgence in coronavirus cases and gloomy demand outlook
Crude oil futures plunged on Thursday amid concerns about a second wave of Covid-19 and doubts about the strength of the global economic recovery. Hence, Brent crude for August delivery fell by $3.18, or 7.6%, to settle at $38.55 a barrel. At the same time, U.S. WTI crude dived by $3.26, or 8.2%, to settle at $36.34 a barrel. Both contracts, Brent and WTI posted their worst daily drops since April 21 and 27, respectively.
read more... 12/06/2020
EDF terminates nuclear electricity supply contracts
French utility EDF has notified three energy suppliers - Alpiq, Gazel Energie and Total Direct Energie - of the termination of their contracts under a mechanism that allows rival suppliers to buy electricity produced by EDF's nuclear power plants. The suppliers had sought to invoke the force majeure clause in their supply contracts with EDF.
read more... 04/06/2020
Vattenfall awards turbine maintenance contracts to companies in UK and Denmark
Total Solar Distributed Generation (DG) plans to grow its portfolio of operating solar energy assets in the Asia Pacific region by around 60MW in 2020.
read more... 20/05/2020
Daily (18.05.2020): Brent crude gained 5% and WTI 19% for the week, driven by a mix of bullish news
Crude oil futures climbed on Friday, as worldwide countries eased travel restrictions and following the release of better than expected Chinese industrial production data, indicating a recovery in oil demand. Hence, Brent crude settled up $1.37, or 4.4% a barrel at $32.50, while the U.S. WTI crude soared by $1.87, or 6.8%, to close at $29.43 a barrel. Both contracts posted gains for the third consecutive week.
read more... 18/05/2020