France’s first nuclear power plant has opened in 1964 and since then France has become a primarily nuclear-powered country, with nuclear representing 78.8% of its electricity generation. According to the IEA it exports about 42 billion kWh of electrical energy per year, being the world's largest net exporter of electricity due to its very low cost of generation, while gaining over EUR 3 billion per year from this.
read more... 28/01/2014
Crude oil prices registered modest gains on Tuesday after a recent rally encouraged by optimistic global demand forecast and fresh concerns about Libyan oil exports.
read more... 22/01/2014
Brent crude dropped below $106 per barrel on Monday, dragged down by figures showing China's oil demand growth eased out further in 2013 and by news Iran had started implementing a nuclear deal with world powers, which could eventually enable more oil exports.
read more... 21/01/2014
A new report from National Journal, said that some countries of Eastern Europe intend to reduce dependence on Russian energy, while forming a group to lobby Washington to ease export restrictions, in a move which will allow them to acquire the fuel from the United States.
read more... 20/01/2014
Brent crude dropped towards $106 a barrel on Wednesday, dragged down by a forecast of a rise in Iranian oil exports, while investors looked ahead to weekly oil stockpiles data from the United States to evaluate supply.
read more... 16/01/2014