EDF French group will shut down its oil-fired plants for half a year starting from April, taking offline a power capacity of 5,000 MW, because the plants turned out to be uncompetitive among huge overcapacities in the European electricity sector.
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Oil prices dropped by about $2 per barrel on Wednesday after the publication of U.S. government data indicating a weaker oil demand since weather in Europe and the United States is expected to warm and as refiners are likely to raise the amount of capacity they take offline this week. Brent oil for April delivery closed $1.54 lower to arrive at $107.76, settling below the 200-day moving average of $108.41 on Wednesday the first time one month. Meanwhile, U.S. crude for April delivery settled $1.88 lower to hit $101.45.
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Three power exchanges have been fined on Wednesday by EU antitrust regulators for approximately 6.9 million euros because of the anti-competitive practices impeding Europe’s plan to establish an integrated energy market.
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Crude oil dropped by about 2 percent on Tuesday after the Russian President Vladimir Putin said it is not seeking to escalate the conflict in Ukraine's Crimea peninsula, fading concerns of an eventual oil supply disruption from Russia.
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Total’s Manager Director stated on Tuesday that the French oil firm will keep on investing in Russia, in spite of the tensions between Ukraine and the Russian President. According to the company, the liquefied gas project in the Yamal Peninsula is not at risk.
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