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Romania will forward oil and gas royalty tax law to parliament in September
Romania's government will forward a draft law on royalty taxes for the oil and gas sector to parliament in September, as declared by Deputy Finance Minister Dan Manolescu to an energy seminar on Monday.
read more... 26/05/2015
Solarworld desires EU duties on Chinese solar goods prolonged
German solar maker SolarWorld will apply to the European Commission for a prolongation of duties on Chinese panel imports that should finish this year, as stated in the weekly Euro am Sonntag.
read more... 25/05/2015
Daily: European forward power price rebound, while spot decline ahead of holiday in Germany and France
Crude oil prices declined by about 2 percent on Friday, spurred by a rallying dollar at a near one-month high and by profit-taking ahead of a long U.S. holiday weekend. North Sea Brent oil decreased by $1.17, or 1.8 percent, to settle at $65.37 a barrel. Brent fell 2.1 percent on the week. WTI crude fell $1.17 or 1.7 percent, to close at $59.72. It posted a 3 cents increase for the week, prolonging weekly gains for a 10th consecutive week.
read more... 25/05/2015
EnBW offers 550 million euros in cash for Prokon
Germany's third-largest utility EnBW is bidding 550 million euros ($609 million) for insolvent wind park operator Prokon, expecting its all-cash offer will undermine a competing restructuring proposal that gives Prokon a higher assessment.
read more... 25/05/2015
German CO2 emissions in 2014 dropped by 4.1% in EU trade scheme
German carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent emissions regulated under the European emissions trading scheme (ETS) in 2014 dropped by 4.1 percent to 461.2 million tonnes, as indicated by official national data published on Friday.
read more... 25/05/2015