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Daily (05.08.2020): Brent crude hit its highest settlement since early March on Tuesday, driven by the anticipation of a drop in U.S. stocks
Crude oil futures rose for a third straight session on Tuesday, driven by tumbling dollar, hopes of a new economic stimulus package in the U.S. and expectations that U.S. stockpiles drop again. Hence, Brent crude added 28 cents, or 0.6%, to settle at $44.43 a barrel, its highest close since March 6 At the same time, U.S. WTI crude rose by 69 cents, or 1.7%, to end at $41.70, its highest settlement since July 21.
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Daily (04.08.2020): Oil prices added near 2% on Monday amid upbeat economic data
Crude oil futures ended higher on Monday after a session start in the red as the rise in production from OPEC+ members came into effect, adding to the virus woes. However, oil prices got a boost from positive manufacturing and industrial data across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Hence, Brent crude soared by 63 cents, or 1.5%, to settle at $44.15 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude rose by 74 cents, or 1.8%, to end at $41.01 a barrel.
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Shell wraps up acquisition of carbon farming company
Environmental services company Select Carbon specialises in developing projects which aim to increase carbon capture in plants or soil and reduce Australia’s emissions
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Russia Seeks Additional $1.9 Billion In Taxes From Oil & Gas
Russia’s finance ministry is looking to raise as much as US$1.93 billion (143 billion Russia rubles) in taxes from the oil industry over the next two years, as the oil price crash has shrunk Russia’s key revenue stream—oil.
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Nordex to sell 2.7GW European renewables portfolio to RWE for over €400m
From the overall pipeline, about 1.9GW is present in France in various project phases
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