A larger-than-expected increase in U.S. crude stockpiles dragged oil markets down on Wednesday after an early hike over worries about output reductions in Canada’s oil sands region following a conflagration. U.S. crude futures close at $43.78 a barrel, up 13 cents or 0.30 percent, while Brent crude fell 35 cents or 0.78 percent, to settle at $44.62 a barrel.
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Greece's state natural gas firm DEPA has obtained nine expressions of interest to convey gas within a Greek-Bulgarian natural gas pipeline scheme, it declared on Wednesday.
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The French competition authority required the energy company Engie (ex-GDF Suez) on Monday to increase its natural gas prices for companies, blaming that the company is selling gas at below cost, harming competition.
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Oil prices tumbled for a second day on Tuesday, receding further from the year's highs reached the previous week, as increasing production renewed worries about the global glut of crude, the U.S. dollar recovered and equity markets weakened. Brent crude futures eased 86 cents, or 1.9 percent, to settle at $44.97 a barrel. U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures declined $1.13, or 2.5 percent, to close at $43.65.
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The consortium developing the second phase of Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz gas field has awarded a $1.5 billion subsea production agreement to a group involving Saipem, BOS Shelf and Star Gulf FZCO, as it stated on Tuesday.
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