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RWE Dea starts the development drilling at Clipper South in UK
RWE Dea's subsidiary in the United Kingdom has announced the delivery of its first gas from its Clipper South field in the UK North Sea. The field is operated by RWE Dea (50% interest) and Fairfield Energy is also a partner in the field (25% interest).
read more... 14/08/2012
UK can proceed with the construction of the new nuclear power station
The European Commission has approved the construction and operation of the new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in Sommerset, South England, has announced EDF Energy. Last month the commission presented its judgment to the UK Government, coming to the conclusion that the proposed project of the nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point accomplishes the purposes of the Euratom Treaty by contributing to develop a sustainable national energy mix.
read more... 10/08/2012
UK accepts investments from gas and oil firms
The UK government has announced a series of investments by oil and gas companies that will develop a new research centre and will create thousands of jobs all over the UK. Six separate announcements include plans for new oil and gas fields in the North Sea in a £1.4 billion project which is supposed to supply around 5% of the UK's gas production from 2015. Each announcement represents a different project that is to be built.
read more... 10/08/2012
Daily: UK gas down on an oversupplied system
Brent crude traded above $112 a barrel on Thursday on hopes that China will offer more stimulus to support its economic growth and fuel demand.
read more... 09/08/2012
DECC slashes regulatory red tape for UK energy sector
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has unveiled the scraping of 86 regulations and the improvement of 48 regulatory regimes in its efforts to cut red tape and bureaucracy.
read more... 09/08/2012