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Germany: Greenhouse gas emissions up 1.6 pct in 2012 on more coal, gas use
Germany saw a higher level of greenhouse gas emissions in 2012 as a result of burning more coal and gas for electricity generation, according to the Environment Ministry.
read more... 26/02/2013
EU to get its first oil and gas law
The EU proposed on Thursday its first law to regulate safety in offshore oil and gas drilling which aims to ensure that world's highest safety, health and environmental standards are implemented across the EU, in order to prevent any repeat of BP's catastrophic Gulf of Mexico spill.
read more... 25/02/2013
China: energy consumption increased 3.9% last year
According to a recent report released by the National Bureaus of Statistics the country used the equivalent of 3.62 billion tones of coal, corresponding to about 66,4% of the total energy consumed, at the same time as oil and natural gas made up something like 18.9% and 5.5%, respectively.
read more... 25/02/2013
Daily: UK gas settles higher during cold weather
Brent crude and U.S. crude oil futures eased by more than 1 percent and 2.5 percent respectively on Thursday, dragged down by bearish economic data and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s possibility to slash its economic stimulus program.
read more... 22/02/2013
UK threaten by an imminent energy crisis, Ofgem warns
The UK is on the verge of being hit by an energy crisis that will leave it dependent on imported natural gas, warns Ofgem's chief executive Alistair Buchanan.
read more... 22/02/2013