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Russia expects Ukraine power supply agreement by end-2014
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak declared on Tuesday he expected to settle an agreement on electricity supply from Russia to Ukraine by the end of 2014.
read more... 24/12/2014
Kollsnes outage seen reducing Norway gas production by 13 MCM/day on Tuesday
Norway's gas production dropped by 13 million cubic metres per day (mcm) on Tuesday since Kollsnes gas processing plant, the country's largest, was closed on Monday because of external electricity supply loss, as stated by Norwegian gas system operator Gassco on Tuesday.
read more... 23/12/2014
UK: $1.6 billion to be paid by households for backup electricity plants
British households will pay approximately 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) to aid assure the country's power supply in 2018/19, after a government public sale decided who will offer reserve electricity capacity.
read more... 22/12/2014
Daily: Crude oil prices post a new decrease after a brief recovery
Global crude oil prices posted a fresh decrease on Thursday, a day after a short-covering gain, as traders bet again that the market would resume a six-month rout on concerns about a supply glut. Brent and U.S. crude slumped 2$ a barrel each in late trading after initially extending Wednesday's short-covering. Brent's front-month contract eased $1.91 to settle at $59.27 a barrel, after reaching a session low at $59.17. U.S. crude's front-month contract slipped $2.36 to close at $54.11, having fallen to $54.05 earlier.
read more... 19/12/2014
Daily: European spot power prices drop on robust wind power supply, tightening demand
Brent crude futures declined for a fifth consecutive day on Tuesday to close below $60 a barrel, while WTI crude ended a volatile session slightly higher as trading of expiring options helped defend the price above $55. Brent crude for January delivery slipped $1.20, or nearly 2 percent, to settle at $59.86 a barrel. The contract has lost more than 10 percent in five days of trading. U.S. crude's front-month rose 2 cents to close at $55.93 a barrel. Its session low of $53.60 was the lowest since May 2009.
read more... 17/12/2014