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Russia and Argentina seal deal for gas exploration
Russia’s energy giant Gazprom and Argentina’s state-controlled oil company YPF have sealed an agreement for exploration of gas reserves in Argentina in an effort to boost local production and to cut back on energy imports.
read more... 08/09/2015
Daily: Crude oil prices decline over 3 % amid supply glut, weak equities in China
Crude oil futures lost more than 3 percent on Monday, dragged down by weaker equities in China and robust North Sea crude production data that added to global supply glut worries. Brent crude for October delivery declined by $1.98 to close at $47.76 a barrel, down 3.73 percent. U.S. crude slipped $1.80 to trade at $44.25 per barrel by 2:48PM EST (1848 GMT), with trading volume of around 75,000 lots less than one-quarter the norm due to the U.S. Labor Day holiday.
read more... 08/09/2015
Statoil launches first production at Smorbukk South Extension project
Norwegian energy giant has commenced production from Smorbukk South Extension project, two and a half years after project sanction, being considered infeasible and unprofitable initially due to permeability.
read more... 07/09/2015
Daily: European spot power prices rebound amid lower renewable output
Crude oil futures declined about 2 percent on Friday as traders paid little attention to a decline in the number of U.S. rigs drilling for oil and focused instead on an oversupply and falling stock prices on Wall Street. WTI crude dropped 70 cents, or 1.5 percent, to settle at $46.05. It posted a 1.7 percent hike on the week, after last week's near 12 percent gain, the largest since 2011. Brent crude lost $1.07, or 2.1 percent, to close at $49.61 a barrel. It registered a 0.9 percent decline on the week.
read more... 07/09/2015
Daily: European spot power prices decline on robust supply
Crude oil prices rebounded on Thursday, following gains in Wall Street equities for a second consecutive day, although U.S. crude inventories posted a weekly increase that weighted on oil outlook. Brent front-month contract rose 18 cents to settle at $50.68 a barrel. At one point during the session it had hiked above $52. U.S. crude's front-month advanced 50 cents to settle at $46.75. It hit above $48 earlier.
read more... 04/09/2015