Crude oil prices started to recover for the first week in eight after prices received a strong boost from a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) saying that signs of weaker prices started to reduce production in some regions, including North America. WTI crude rose by 2.44$ to close at 48.69$ a barrel, while Brent futures for March delivery boosted by 1.90$ to settle at $50.17.
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Ukrainian coal output dropped by 22 percent in 2014 to 65 million tonnes after the pro-Russian separatist disagreements interrupted mining operations in the country's eastern industrial centre, as stated by deputy energy minister Yuri Zukov on Friday.
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Norwegian oil and gas firm Statoil announced that the Valemon gas and condensate field in the North Sea started production on January 3.
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UK’s oil major BP unveiled the start of oil production from Kinnoull field in the central North Sea, marking BP’s seventh and final major upstream project start-up in 2014.
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Crude oil prices eased on Friday as the dollar redressed and as an oversupply in the United States overtook worries about declining production from Libya.
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