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Netherlands to slash production at Groningen gas field at 30 bcm
Production at the Groningen gas field will be capped further his year, as decided by Dutch Economy Minister Henk Kamp on Monday.
read more... 23/06/2015
Daily: Crude oil gains 2% on OPEC decision to hold output level
Crude oil established its first hike in three days on Friday, up 2 percent immediately after the OPEC’s cartel decision to hold production levels at 30 million barrels per day. Crude oil prices were volatile after the OPEC’s announcement, with Brent trading in a narrow range around $62 a barrel, before ending the day up at $63.31 a barrel. On April 16, the European benchmark hit a low of $60.94. For the week, it fell 3.6 percent. WTI crude firmed by $1.13, or almost 2 percent, to settle at $59.13. It lost 2 percent on the week.
read more... 08/06/2015
Siemens inks 8 billion euro electricity agreement with Egypt
German industrial firm Siemens inked an 8 billion euro agreement ($9 billion) with Egypt on Wednesday to provide gas and wind electricity plants to increase the North African country's power production by 50 percent.
read more... 04/06/2015
Daily: Crude oil prices shed on robust production from OPEC, firmer dollar
Crude oil closed down as much as 1 percent on Monday, retiring from Friday’s hike on a strong dollar and worries over extremely high supplies from OPEC. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries pumped a record high of 31.22 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) in May and the group is expected the maintain its current production at its meeting on Friday. Brent crude oil futures declined by 68 cents, or 1 percent, to close at $64.88 a barrel. U.S. crude decreased just by a dime, ending at $60.20 a barrel, after slipped more than 1 percent with Brent earlier.
read more... 02/06/2015
Egypt: Mediterranean gas exploration tender prolonged by two months
Egypt has prolonged its tender for natural gas exploration in the Mediterranean Sea by two months with the addition of four new blocks, as stated by the state gas board on Tuesday, since the country wants to increase domestic energy production.
read more... 27/05/2015