Ukraine is threatening to take the Russian gas giant to court, accusing it of having inflated the price it charges Kiev for gas.
read more... 30/04/2014
U.S. and China, the two most polluting countries in the world, started a new phase of talks on reducing their carbon dioxide emissions, in a move called as “the most promising development in nearly 20 years of climate change negotiations”.
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Crude oil prices increased on Tuesday as tensions increased in eastern Ukraine and obtaining further support from a sudden violence in Libya, raising questions when oil flows will restart. Brent crude futures for June delivery closed at $108.98 per barrel, increasing 86 cents, or 0.8 percent, after having hovered much of the day above $109 per barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. crude for June delivery gained 44 cents to settle at $101.28 per barrel, up 0.44 percent.
read more... 30/04/2014
Despite the fact that Romanian shale gas sector is its early stages, with the American oil giant Chevron having started the exploration of shale gas, Romanian Prime Minster Victor Ponta declared on Thursday that Romania will not exploit shale gas at least in the next five years.
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The Czech government has approved an accord consenting New World Resources to keep on running its unprofitable Paskov hard coal mine to end-2017, which would maintain 1,800 jobs, according to Industry Minister Jan Mladek.
read more... 29/04/2014