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Daily (28.10.2020): British near-term gas prices hit one-week low on Tuesday amid a less cold weather, strong wind power generation
Oil futures rebounded on Tuesday after the Tropical Storm Zeta slashed considerably the energy output in the Gulf of Mexico, while worries about the impact on demand from the ongoing surging globally in COVID-19 cases continue to weigh on the market. Hence, Brent crude for December delivery rose by 74 cents, or 1.8%, to end at $41.20 a barrel. At the same time, U.S. WTI crude for December delivery soared by $1.01, or 2.6%, to settle at $39.57 a barrel.
read more... 28/10/2020
Norway’s oil, gas exploration falls in 2020
The Norwegian petroleum directorate (NPD) said today a lack of new discoveries offshore Norway could rapidly reduce oil and gas production after 2030, as the number of exploration wells drilled this year is set to halve from 2019.
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Daily (23.10.2020): British front-month gas prices hit fresh 2020 highs on Thursday amid unplanned Norwegian outages
Crude oil futures climbed on Thursday amid hopes for a new coronavirus aid package and a drop in U.S. weekly jobless claims. Prices also found support after Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he would be ready to extend oil output cuts in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Hence, Brent crude for December delivery soared by 73 cents, or 1.8%, to settle at $42.46 a barrel. Meanwhile, WTI crude gained 61 cents, or 1.5%, to end at $40.64 a barrel.
read more... 23/10/2020
France halts Engie's U.S. LNG deal amid trade, environment disputes
The intervention comes amid growing scrutiny over the effects of shale gas extraction methods such as fracking and their impact on climate change through methane emissions, especially among U.S. producers.
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Less German gas priced in for 1Q21
German gas-fired generation has been largely up on the year as lower NCG gas prices and higher carbon costs supported deeper coal and lignite-to-gas fuel switching. But a recent increase in NCG gas prices has pushed up generating costs to price more gas-fired plants out of the market.
read more... 23/10/2020