The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, should try to reduce German and European reliance on Russian gas in order to avoid possible aggressive steps made by Russia in the near future, as stated by Donald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister.
read more... 11/03/2014
U.S. crude oil dropped over a $1 per barrel on Monday, touching a three-week low, dragged down by a surprisingly fall in Chinese exports that increased fears of an economic slowdown in China. Meanwhile, U.S. oil eased by $1.46 to settle at $101.12 a barrel, the weakest level since February 14. Brent crude ended 92 cents lower at $108.08 after two consecutive days of gains.
read more... 11/03/2014
ExxonMobil Corp., the super giant oil company, has the intention to reduce expenditures and to begin production simultaneously at 10 significant projects this year, adding to its portfolio a net capacity of 300,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
read more... 11/03/2014
The major oil producer in Russia, Rosneft, plans to break domination of another energy important company, Gazprom, to export gas through pipelines, leading to an explosion between the major clans, according to some sources on Friday.
read more... 10/03/2014
Greece revealed on Friday a draft law to reduce solar power prices by almost 30% aiming to cover a financial gap of approximately 1 million euro in the energy sector’s funds. Meanwhile, a price slash of about 5% is estimated for wind energy producers.
read more... 10/03/2014