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Daily: European spot power prices up on colder weather, weak wind supply
Crude oil prices declined on Monday, falling 5 % as traders took profits after last week’s hike to an 11-week high and report that OPEC kept on to increase production despite a continuous oversupply. Both Brent and U.S. crude futures recorded the largest percentage losses since the start of September with the North Sea crude slipping $2.79 at $49.86 and West Texas Intermediate declining $2.53 at $47.10. OPEC slashed its estimate of 2016 world oil demand growth by 40,000 bpd to 1.25 million bpd amid sluggish growth in China.
read more... 13/10/2015
Norway anticipates a drop of oil investments by 21% by 2017
Norway anticipates its oil and gas investments, a keystone of its economy, to fall by around 21 percent by 2017 from a record high last year, as stated by the government in its 2016 budget on Wednesday.
read more... 09/10/2015
Daily: Crude oil prices diverge in volatile trade amid a hike in U.S. stockpiles, airstrikes in Syria
Crude oil prices settled mixed in volatile trade on Wednesday, with Brent increasing on concerns about Russian airstrikes in Syria and WTI crude declining after figures showing a hike in domestic stockpiles. For the quarter, both Brent and U.S. crude lost 24 percent, recording their largest decline since the end of 2014. Brent rose by 14 cents, or 0.3 percent, to close at $48.37 a barrel. It shed 10 percent for September. U.S. crude slipped 14 cents, or 0.3 percent, to end at $45.09, reversing earlier gains. For the month, U.S. crude fell 8 percent.
read more... 01/10/2015
Renewables beat burning coal in the British power mix
UK generated more of its electricity from renewable sources than from burning coal for the first time in the second quarter of 2015, due to a record high from wind and solar plants.
read more... 30/09/2015
E.ON to quit nuclear business spinoff amid a substantial net loss forecast
E.ON, the biggest utility in Germany, is likely to abandon its plans to spin off its German nuclear plants, saying that will record a substantial net loss for the year, due to low power prices.
read more... 10/09/2015