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Daily: Brent crude rallies to nine-month high on Iraq supply disruption concerns
Brent crude oil rocketed to a nine-month high on Wednesday supported by concerns about potential supply disruptions due to turmoil in Iraq, while U.S. crude dropped after data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed domestic crude stockpiles declined much less than the industry group American Petroleum Institute (API) had reported.
read more... 19/06/2014
UK and China sign a milestone LNG deal
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) signed on Tuesday a 20-year deal with London-based oil giant BP for liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply.
read more... 18/06/2014
Europe is looking towards Azerbaijan for gas security
The EU is looking southwards for natural gas supply, eyeing Azerbaijan as a vital route for European energy security amid mounting tensions between Russia and Ukraine, posing a threat of cutting off gas supplies.
read more... 17/06/2014
Daily: Brent crude prices push higher as Iraq violence drives supply concerns
Brent crude oil futures boosted in choppy trading on Monday as Sunni insurgents advanced in Iraq, raising concerns over an eventual interruption to oil exports from OPEC’s second-largest producer. WTI crude oil futures fell as traders booked profits as oil futures rallied to a session peak of $107.54.
read more... 17/06/2014
Ukraine has no more time to pay its natural gas bill
The Russian gas conglomerate Gazprom is threatening to cut gas supply to Ukraine by June 16 if Kiev fails to honor its 1.95 billion gas debt by Monday, declared chief executive Alexei Miller.
read more... 16/06/2014