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EDF nuclear power generation fell 8.6% in September
Electricity generation from French nuclear reactors operated by utility EDF fell 8.6% year-on-year in September to 27.5 terawatt hours (TWh) due to a high number of reactor outages, the company said on Monday.
read more... 08/10/2019
Romania's Nuclearelectrica says reconnects unit 1 reactor
Romanian state-owned nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica said it has reconnected its Unit 1 reactor to the national grid late on Tuesday after completing works at some process parametres.
read more... 25/09/2019
Bulgaria shuts nuclear reactor for annual maintenance
Bulgaria’s only nuclear plant, Kozloduy, has shut one of its two 1,000-megawatt reactors for planned annual maintenance, it said on Sunday.
read more... 23/09/2019
Daily (19.09.2019): French year-ahead power price surged by 4% on Wednesday, amid eased French nuclear reactor worries
Crude oil prices continued to fall on Wednesday, as U.S. President chose to impose substantially increased sanctions rather than military action against Iran, while expressing U.S. readiness for the second measure. Further pressure came from Saudi Arabia’s commitment to bring its oil production back to pre-attack levels by the end of September. A surprise build in the U.S. crude inventories last week put more pressure on prices. As a result, Brent crude dropped by 1.5% to 63.60 USD/bbl, while WTI futures dipped by 2.1% to 58.11 USD/bbl.
read more... 19/09/2019
Daily (13.09.2019): Welding anomalies at French nuclear reactors supported spot gas and power prices across Europe
Crude oil prices had another bearish day, after Donald Trump denied the possibility on an interim U.S.-China trade deal. Comments by OPEC+ alliance that deeper cuts would not be decided before a meeting in December and ECB’s decision to cut its deposit rate also weighed on prices. Hence, Brent crude dropped by 0.7% to close at $60.38 a barrel, while WTI futures lost 1.2% to settle at $55.09 a barrel.
read more... 13/09/2019