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Daily (28.09.2021): German and French Cal’22 power contracts spiraled by 6% on Monday amid bullish gas and coal prices
Oil prices continued to climb on Monday, with Brent approaching $80 a barrel as the market remains focused on the increase in demand amid the coronavirus recovery and the tight supply from the US following the recent hurricane which limited production in the Mexican Gulf. Hence, Brent crude soared by $1.44, or 1.8%, to settle at $79.53 a barrel, having posted three straight weeks of gains. U.S. WTI crude rose by $1.47, or 2%, to settle at $75.45 a barrel, its highest level since July, after rising for a fifth straight week.
read more... 28/09/2021
Daily (24.09.2021): Oil prices increased on Thursday, with Brent hitting a 2-month high amid tight supply
Crude oil prices extended gains on Thursday, with Brent crude hitting its highest level in more than two months. The increase was attributed to the growing fuel demand as offshore crude production continued to see a slow recovery in the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of Hurricane Ida and a draw in U.S. crude inventories. Hence, Brent crude rose by $1.06, or 1.4%, to settle at $77.25 a barrel, its highest price since mid-July. U.S. WTI crude rose by $1.07, or 1.5%, to $73.30 a barrel.
read more... 24/09/2021
Daily (20.09.2021): Gas markets surged on Friday, as Gazprom books no addition transit capacity via Ukraine next week
Oil prices retreated on Friday, pressured by a stronger US dollar and the gradual recovery of production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico. As such, Brent oil slipped by 0.4% at $75.34 a barrel and WTI crude ended 0.9% lower at $71.97 a barrel.
read more... 20/09/2021
Daily (25.08.2021): Crude oil prices rose on Tuesday amid easing demand fears
Oil prices continued to rise in yesterday’s session as China has rapidly brought local virus cases down to zero and traffic is showing signs of recovery, thus easing demand concerns. Brent crude increased by 3.4% to settle at $71.05 a barrel. At the same time, the American WTI crude ended 2.9% up at $67.54 a barrel.
read more... 25/08/2021
EU funded research seeks to speed up drilling for deep geothermal
Deep geothermal reservoirs are being targeted for renewable energy supply worldwide. However, while international research efforts are stepping up to the challenge of overcoming the low efficiency of heat recovery from depth to the surface, the showstopper remains the slow drilling speed provided by the conventional rotary system in deep hard rocks (> 4 km). Deep drilling requires long drilling times, often resulting in unacceptably high initial investment.
read more... 16/08/2021