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Berlin and Brussels close to agreement on green energy rebates
A broad agreement has been reached between the European Commission and German government over the country’s contested rebates to industry from green energy surtaxes, as stated on Monday by sources from German industry and government.
read more... 18/03/2014
AREVA in talks with Niger on uranium contracts
Areva nuclear group, based in France, has made an essential step in talks with the Niger government on new contracts to extract uranium, as stated on Friday by Luc Oursel, the chief executive officer of the company.
read more... 10/03/2014
Daily: British gas prices continue to tumble ahead of United States- Russia talks over Ukraine
Oil prices dropped by about $2 per barrel on Wednesday after the publication of U.S. government data indicating a weaker oil demand since weather in Europe and the United States is expected to warm and as refiners are likely to raise the amount of capacity they take offline this week. Brent oil for April delivery closed $1.54 lower to arrive at $107.76, settling below the 200-day moving average of $108.41 on Wednesday the first time one month. Meanwhile, U.S. crude for April delivery settled $1.88 lower to hit $101.45.
read more... 06/03/2014
Daily: European year-ahead coal prices at the lowest level in five years
U.S. oil futures settled higher on Wednesday following the publication of government data indicating an unexpected low increase in crude stockpiles and one more significant drawdown at the American benchmark's delivery hub, at Cushing, Oklahoma. Meanwhile, Brent prices were flat on concerns over slower growth in China, as its debt has reached record levels.
read more... 27/02/2014
Japan: nuclear - main baseload power source
Japan’s government stated in a final report on Tuesday that nuclear reactors which meet the safety standards fixed by the nuclear regulatory entity should consider resuming their operations.
read more... 26/02/2014