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US government to investigate uranium imports
At the request of two domestic uranium producers, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) has launched an investigation into whether "the present quantity and circumstances" of uranium imports threatens national security. However, the US nuclear energy industry has warned that a suggested quota on imports would have a significant financial impact on the country's reactor operators.
read more... 20/07/2018
US Softens Stance On Countries Buying Iranian Oil
The United States will work with countries importing Iranian oil on a case by case basis to get as many of them as possible “down to zero” by early November, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday, clarifying comments from earlier this week that suggested there wouldn’t be any waivers for Iran’s oil buyers.
read more... 29/06/2018
UK’s coal production declined to unprecedented lows in 2017
The overall British coal production fell to a record minimum of 6.7% of the generation mix in 2017, as indicated by new data from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which also reveals that output from oil and nuclear dropped, but insignificantly.
read more... 03/04/2018
Daily (13.10.2017): EU carbon prices hit their peak since January 2016, ETS reform talks
Oil prices decreased on Thursday, after the Energy Department announced a larger-than-expected decline in U.S. inventories and a drop in weekly output. The market was influenced by a bearish outlook by the International Energy Agency, which reduced its forecast for oil demand for 2018.
read more... 13/10/2017
UK: Renewables and nuclear record hit by major producers
Renewables and nuclear record hit by major producers The share of low carbon electricity generation by big electricity producers increased by 7.2% to a record high of 50% in the second quarter of this year, as indicated by new data published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
read more... 04/09/2017