Russia launched the privatisation of its electricity market in 2007 in a bid to introduce competition, liberalise prices and attract investment and expertise from the private or international sector. The project was led by Anatoly Chubais, the architect of the early 1990s privatisation drive that followed the breakup of the Soviet Union.
read more... 19/10/2011
U.S. and Brent crude oil futures increased on Tuesday after released industry data about a lower as expected increase in domestic crude stocks and a huge fall at Cushing, Oklahoma delivery hub.
read more... 28/09/2011
According to Norwegian grid operator Statnett declarations, the company eyes the restructuration of electricity supply to northern Norway, following the last week’s biggest discovery of up to half-a-billion barrels of oil in the Barents Sea.
read more... 07/04/2011
A meteorological tool utilized to monitor storms will help energy grid operators in collecting useful information regarding their activity, especially to measure the winds at an altitude of 350 feet, which represent the average height of turbines hubs.
read more... 28/12/2010
Gas prices are falling down on U.S. gas market, after having registered gains in 5 consecutive sessions. The drop of the spot prices is influenced by gas futures, after expectations of warm weather in US gas consuming regions.
read more... 11/06/2010