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Daily (01.02.2022): UK gas prices eased on Monday on forecasts for warmer weather next month
Oil prices edged up on Monday, trading near seven-year highs, as investors await that supplies will stay tight, due to limited production rise by major oil producers and a strong recovery in fuel demand. Tensions between Russia and the West also underpinned crude prices, which soared by about 17% in January, the biggest monthly gain since February 2021. As such, Brent crude price rose by 1.3% to settle at $91.21 a barrel. The American WTI crude closed 1.5% higher at $88.15 a barrel.
read more... 01/02/2022
Daily (04.01.2022): Oil prices edged higher on Monday ahead of OPEC meeting
Crude oil futures gained ground on the first trading day of the new year ahead of an OPEC+ meeting on Tuesday to discuss production policy. Hence, Brent crude increased by 1.5% to settle at $78.98 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude settled up 1.2% at $76.08 a barrel. Both contracts were spurred by hopes of further demand recovery in 2022.
read more... 04/01/2022
Spain to invest 6.9 bln euros in renewables, green hydrogen, energy storage
Spain will allocate 6.9 billion euros ($7.8 billion) to renewables, green hydrogen and energy storage in the next two years and aims to attract another 9.45 billion euros in private funding under its COVID-19 recovery plan, the government said on Tuesday.
read more... 15/12/2021
Daily (10.12.2021): British gas prices fell on Thursday amid a rebound in Norwegian flows, mild weather, bearish carbon
Oil prices erased some of this week’s gains on Thursday as England, Denmark, and China imposed new restrictions to curb the spread of Omicron, ruining the demand recovery. Adding to the bearish sentiment, two Chinese real estate companies went through a rating downgrade, indicating China’s deteriorating economic growth. Hence, Brent crude fell by $1.40, or 1.9%, to settle at $74.42 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude declined by $1.42, or 2%, to end at $70.94 a barrel.
read more... 10/12/2021
Daily (07.12.2021): European carbon prices rallied to new record high above 80 EUR/t on Monday amid high buying interest
Oil prices climbed on Monday, with Brent trading comfortably back above $70 a barrel after the Saudi Arabia raised their official selling prices for all grades of their crude oil into Asia for January. Moreover, the market is hopeful that the new coronavirus mutation will not cause big new shutdowns that could stop the market’s recovery.
read more... 07/12/2021