Spain received the green light from the European Commission (EC) to provide €2.13 billion (£1.62bn) in public funds to close 26 uncompetitive coal mines in the country.
read more... 02/06/2016
Poland, through expanding its LNG sources to Norway and Qatar this summer, targets to be on the road towards independence from Russian gas imports by 2022.
read more... 25/05/2016
Greece started on Tuesday the construction on a 550-kilometre (342-mile) section of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) which will carry Caspian gas to European markets in an attempt to reduce their reliance on Russia.
read more... 18/05/2016
Crude oil prices attained six-month highs on Monday on concerns about global supply disruptions and after Goldman Sachs said the market had ended almost two years of oversupply and flipped to a deficit, although an inventory increase at the U.S. storage hub for crude futures curbed gains. Brent crude futures rose $1.14, or 2.4 percent, to settle at $48.97 per barrel. It hiked to $49.47 earlier, its highest level since early November, in a trade towards $50. U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures boosted $1.51, or 3.3 percent, to close at $47.72 after reaching a six-month high at $47.85.
read more... 17/05/2016
Crude oil prices increased on Wednesday, with Brent up more than 4 percent for a second consecutive day, after the U.S. government declared that crude stockpiles declines the first time since March, growing concerns over supply disruptions in Canada and Nigeria. Oil markets prolonged gains after the data release. Brent crude futures rose $2.08, or 4.6 percent, to settle at $47.60 per barrel. In the previous session it increased by 4.3 percent. U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate futures boosted $1.57, or 3.5 percent, to close at $46.23.
read more... 12/05/2016