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Russia’s Gazprom wants to invest in Brazil oil, gas
Russia's Gazprom is thinking about investments in oil and natural gas in Brazil and might bid for exploration rights in the nation's 13th-Round concession auction in October, as stated by Shakarbek Osmonov, manager for Brazil and Latin America.
read more... 09/06/2015
Daily: Crude oil gains 2% on OPEC decision to hold output level
Crude oil established its first hike in three days on Friday, up 2 percent immediately after the OPEC’s cartel decision to hold production levels at 30 million barrels per day. Crude oil prices were volatile after the OPEC’s announcement, with Brent trading in a narrow range around $62 a barrel, before ending the day up at $63.31 a barrel. On April 16, the European benchmark hit a low of $60.94. For the week, it fell 3.6 percent. WTI crude firmed by $1.13, or almost 2 percent, to settle at $59.13. It lost 2 percent on the week.
read more... 08/06/2015
Conoco the last global oil firm to abandon Polish shale gas
ConocoPhillips, the U.S. energy firm, declared on Friday it has ceased its shale gas exploration in Poland because of unsatisfactory results, leaving the rest of the field to Polish state-run companies.
read more... 08/06/2015
Daily: Oil losses ground again before OPEC meeting
Crude oil prices declined almost by 3 percent for a second consecutive day on Thursday ahead of an OPEC decision to maintain the market oversupplied and on concerns that spiking European bond yields could tighten the speculative money and depress oil. The highly expected OPEC meeting on Friday isn't expected to lead to easing of a glut of global-crude supplies or take into account the prospect of growing output from Iran. OPEC is expected to hold output target of 30 million barrels per day, ignoring calls from some producers to cut supply and support prices.
read more... 05/06/2015
Daily: Europe power forward prices diverge tracking volatile fuel price trends
Crude oil prices declined by about 3 percent on Wednesday as traders and investors ignored a fifth consecutive weekly fall in U.S. crude inventories to concentrate instead on a big increase in distillates, including diesel as the peak season for road travel is arriving. Brent crude fell $1.69, or 2.6 percent, to close at $63.80 a barrel. U.S. crude tumbled 2.6 percent, or $1.62, to close at $59.64.
read more... 04/06/2015