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Russia to ramp up oil output in 2015
Russia, the biggest oil producer in the world, is expected to ramp up its oil production by 1 percent this year, declared Energy Minister Alexander Novak on Wednesday.
read more... 09/09/2015
UK: Investment in North Sea oil industry hit by oil price collapse
Investment in U.K. North Sea oil and gas projects is expected to drop considerably by up to 4bn per year through to the end of 2018, as the collapse in oil prices forces the industry to cut back.
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Vestas awarded seven new wind turbine contracts totaling 332 MW
Danish wind energy giant Vestas was awarded seven new wind turbine contracts to supply a total of 332 MW in five different countries.
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Daily: Brent crude up 4 %, on equity rally, WTI down
Brent crude rose by 4 percent on Tuesday as equity markets rally helped the global oil benchmark recover the bulk of its losses from the previous session. WTI crude declined slightly in volatile trade, reopening from Monday’s U.S. market close for the Labor Day holiday to news of refinery outages. Gains in Brent hiked in New York after the European equities rally expanded to Wall Street. London-traded Brent boosted $1.89 to settle at $49.52 a barrel, and traded at $49.50 by 4:35 p.m. EDT (2135 GMT) in post-settlement trade. It slipped $1.98 in the previous session. U.S. crude lost 11 cents, or almost a quarter percent, to close at $45.94, and stood at $45.86 by 4:35 p.m. It had shed almost $2 earlier in the session.
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China to build a new prototype of nuclear reactor in UK
The British Prime Minister David Cameron is poised to sign a new deal with China, allowing it to build a new prototype nuclear reactor in Bradwell, Essex - which would become the first Chinese-operated facility in the West.
read more... 08/09/2015