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Eolus and Google have signed a new contract for a new wind farm
Google has signed a new agreement to buy all electricity generated from four winds farm in southern Sweden. The project will consist of 29 turbines, having a total capacity of 59 MW, and is likely to be fully operational by 2015. Eolus and Google have announced that planning permission has been granted.
read more... 23/01/2014
Daily: Crude oil prices trade higher on strong economic data from China
Oil prices traded higher in heavy trade on Thursday, supported by strong economic data from China, the eurozone and the United States, with U.S. crude prices getting an additional support from expectations that the key Seaway pipeline could resume full capacity operation within a week.
read more... 23/01/2014
Daily: UK gas prices the lowest level in the last 7 weeks on an oversupplied system
Brent crude decreased 2 cents at $112.16 per barrel at 10:22 GMT, while U.S. crude was down 8 cents at $100.24. The contract broke above the $100-mark on Friday for the first time since the end of October. U.S. crude oil stocks fell by 4.7 million barrels last week as the Gulf Coast continued to shed inventories, even as U.S. oil production reached a 25-year high. While the spread between the two benchmarks widened on Monday to around $12, it is expected to narrow as the Keystone XL pipeline is set to start operations in the United States.
read more... 30/12/2013
Total’s five refineries back to work
After a two week strike, Total’s five refineries have restarted operations, as workers at Gonfreville decided to return to work. The protesters, led by the CGT union, insist on an improved pay offer from Total but the company has refused to reopen talks after other unions approved a deal this month.
read more... 30/12/2013
PGNiG and Chevron to explore for shale gas reserves in the southeast of Poland
Poland’s oil and gas company PGNiG, signed a letter of intent with American fuel giant Chevron, on the terms of a possible cooperation on shale gas exploration projects, which would bring together four licences in southeastern Poland.
read more... 17/12/2013