Crude oil futures soared on Tuesday and U.S. crude jumped close to 2015 highs on optimistic jobs data and government predictions for weaker U.S. crude production growth and stronger demand for oil. The price of U.S. crude oil for May delivery boosted 3.5% to settle $53.98 a barrel, approaching the highest level in 2015 at $55.11 hit on January 2. Brent crude for May delivery on London’s ICE Futures exchange soared 98 cents to settle at $59.10, having fluctuated from $57.02 to $59.27, the highest level since March 26.
read more... 08/04/2015
Crude oil boosted as much as 5 percent on Wednesday, breaking a three-session losing streak, as U.S. crude oil production declined for the first time in two months and the government unveiled a smaller- than- expected increase in weekly inventories. Futures of North Sea Brent increased by $1.99, or 3.6 percent, to settle at $57.10. WTI crude futures rose $2.49, or 5.2 percent, to close at $50.09 a barrel.
read more... 02/04/2015
Spain's Banco Santander SA, Europe's largest bank, intends to vend its single Australian wind farm partially due to the uncertainty about the country's support for renewable energy, as stated by a source on Wednesday.
read more... 01/04/2015
RWE Generation will close the oil-fired power plant at Littlebrook in Britain on Tuesday because of European Union environmental law, as confirmed by the company on Monday.
read more... 31/03/2015
British oil major BP anticipates to ink an agreement with the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project within two months to turn into a stakeholder in the multi-billion dollar project that wishes to diminish Europe's dependence on Russian gas.
read more... 26/03/2015