Brent and U.S. crude oil futures increased on Tuesday after choppy trading supported by strong equities on Wall Street, with worries about France's economic growth capping any support from supportive data out of Germany. Brent April crude climbed 14 cents, or 0.12 percent, to settle at $117.52 a barrel, having traded from $116.55 to $117.60. Meanwhile, U.S. March crude gained 80 cents, or 0.83 percent, to settle at $96.66 a barrel, having traded from $95.25 to $96.73.
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The first nuclear power plant and the largest energy project in Northeast China since the accident at Japan's Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant in 2011 started operation on 17 February.
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Brent crude oil futures settled below $118 per barrel on Monday backed by expectations of improving global growth and continuing tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude dropped 20 cents at $117.46 a barrel by 15:18 GMT after recording its first weekly loss since the first half of January. Meanwhile, U.S. crude shed 24 cents to $95.62.
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Iberdrola, through its UK arm ScottishPower Renewables, has got the green light from the Scottish Government for the construction of wind complex Kilgallioch, whose development will require an investment of about 465 million euros.
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Stating to the Director General of Akkuyu NGS A.S. Alexander Superfin, the construction of the first nuclear power plant Akkuyu in Turkey will start in early 2014. The preparation of an ecological report on the project’s impact on the environment will be completed in May 2013.
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