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Explosion at a French nuclear power plant
An explosion occurred at the Tricastin Nuclear power plant on Saturday; just two days after the French nuclear safety regulators discovered 32 safety concerns at the plant. The explosion took place in an electric transformer placed in the non-nuclear part of the plant and no leak of radiation was found.
read more... 05/07/2011
Daily energy Overview, Monday, July 4, 2011
Crude oil futures decreased on Friday after three days of gains as low Chinese factory data raised concerns over demand, while a report on stronger US manufacturing activity supported the market. U.S. crude oil futures for August delivery traded at 94.94 dollars a barrel, down 48 cents after a trading range from 93.45 to 95.39 dollars, while ICE Brent for August delivery settled at 111.77 dollars a barrel, down 71 cents after a trading range between 109.50 and 112.48 dollars.
read more... 04/07/2011
Duke Energy asks for a 17 % increase on North Caroline households
Duke Energy Corp. addressed a request to the North Carolina regulators asking to increase power prices for households by 17%, and to 11.5 % for its allowed rate of return on shareholder, a change that would add around 19 dollars to the monthly power bills. This move will increase company’s revenue by 646 million dollars.
read more... 04/07/2011
Daily energy Overview, Friday, July 01, 2011
U.S. crude futures increased on Thursday, but closed the month down 7 percent and the quarter down by more than 10 percent registering the lowest level of the quarter since the fourth quarter of 2008. U.S. crude for August delivery rose for a third day and traded at 95.42 dollars a barrel, lifting 65 cents after a trading range from 93.88 to 95.82 dollars.
read more... 01/07/2011
Daily energy Overview, Thursday, June 30, 2011
U.S. and Brent crude oil futures increased on Wednesday, on data indicating a sharp weekly drop in crude stockpiles and as the dollar index stayed weak following the approval of an austerity plan by the Greek parliament. U.S. crude for August delivery settled at 94.77 dollars a barrel, up 1.88 dollars, after a trading range between 92.66 and 95.84 dollars. ICE Brent crude for August delivery increased to 112.40 dollars a barrel, after trading from 108.78 to 112.40 dollars.
read more... 30/06/2011