Crude oil prices floated around their highest level on Friday as cold weather boosted demand. European benchmark ICE Brent crude for February ended 48 cents lower at $93.46 on Friday after having reached its highest level since October 2008, $94.74 a barrel. Meanwhile, global benchmark U.S. crude futures did not trade on Friday as the NYMEX was closed for the Christmas holiday, after having hit a 26-month peak of $91.63 on Thursday.
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Oil prices stayed beyond $90 a barrel on Thursday, nearby their peak in two years supported by cold weather which boosted demand and declining U.S. stockpiles.
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Sweden is one of European countries that had focused its orientation on the development of the energy industry.
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Holmen, a Swedish company which operates in paper industry, has signed a long-term electricity supply contract with Vattenfall, a Swedish energy group which is owned by the government.
read more... 23/12/2010
Oil prices continued to increase on Tuesday on cold weather in the United States and Europe, both seasonal gasoline demand and crude stocks fell in U.S.
read more... 22/12/2010