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Daily: British forward natural gas prices tumble as oil baffle pulls down commodities
Brent crude dropped to a four-year low under $76.30 a barrel on Thursday as it became more and more improbably that OPEC would curb oil production to increase prices during a meeting in Austria. Benchmark Brent futures declined by more than $1 to settle at $76.28 a barrel, the weakest level since September 2010. U.S. crude tumbled more than $1 to hit a session low of $72.61.
read more... 28/11/2014
Daily: Crude oil falls 2 percent on uncertainty about output cut at OPEC summit
Crude oil prices declined by 2 percent to hit near four-year lows on Tuesday in another volatile session as a meeting in Saudi Arabia and three other nations ahead of an OPEC summit closed with no sign of an accord to cut oil production. Benchmark Brent crude decreased $1.35 to settle at $78.33, slipping from an intraday peak of $80.44. U.S. crude fell $1.69 to close at $74.09. It declined more than $2 in post-settlement trade, hitting $73.71.
read more... 26/11/2014
Eni obtained approval from Ghana for $6 billion offshore gas project
Ghana's government has given Italian energy company Eni the final approval to expand gas resources in the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) block, likely to start production in 2017, it said on Monday.
read more... 25/11/2014
Daily: European forward prices hit 11-week highs on forecasts of winter cold snap
Crude prices settled lower, with Brent trading below $80 a barrel, after a volatile session on Monday, as Russia tried to influence OPEC to cut production. Benchmark Brent crude oil's front-month contract closed down 68 cents at $80.28 a barrel. U.S. crude's front-month declined 73 cents to fluctuate between $75.48 and $77.02.
read more... 25/11/2014
Daily: European forward power prices rally at 2-month high on increasing carbon, coal prices
Crude oil dropped for a second consecutive day on Tuesday since traders looked beyond price defense attempts by Russia and Venezuela and toward Saudi Arabia and OPEC for fresh leads on whether the group might cut production at its meeting on November 27. Benchmark Brent crude slipped 84 cents to close at $78.47 a barrel, while front-month U.S. crude close down $1.03 at $74.61.
read more... 19/11/2014