By: Jessica Morris

I write about energy and industrials for City A.M. I'm particularly interested in geopolitics, energy policy and, of course, the ever lively oil markets.

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Oil production freeze deal: All eyes of Iran as Opec members try for its participation

February 17, 2016

International attention will fall on Iran today, as Opec members try to secure its participation in what will be the first global oil deal in 15 years, potentially by offering its special terms. Today’s outcome is crucial because Saudi Arabia and Russia have said that the agreement to freeze production at January levels is contingent [...]
Why you should schedule interviews, exams and driving tests for the morning

February 17, 2016

It appears that the old adage "the early bird catches the worm" holds true for job interviews, exams and driving tests. Danish researchers have found cognitive function, or an individual's memory and attention span, diminishes throughout the day. They looked at the exam results of school children and found that, for every hour earlier a test was [...]
Brent crude and WTI: Oil prices waver as Iran casts doubt on production freeze deal

February 17, 2016

Oil prices wavered this morning, dipping in and out of the red, as speculation swirled around oil markets over the consequences of a deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia to freeze output at January levels. Brent crude, the global benchmark, reversed earlier losses, rising 1.12 per cent to $32.54 per barrel. Meanwhile, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude, [...]
Pakistan’s parliament has become the world’s first to run entirely on solar power

February 17, 2016

Pakistan has become the world's first parliament to be powered entirely by solar, according to media reports. Most of the energy generated will be used to power parliament, with anything that's left over being fed into the national grid. Parliamentary speaker, Ayaz Sadiq, said: "The solar panels in the house generate 80 mega-watts of electricity, [...]
Royal Dutch Shell share price rises despite scrapping sale of south American oil assets

February 16, 2016

Royal Dutch Shell scrapped the sale of some of its South American oil assets, which were expected to net it around $150m (£105m), saying it couldn’t elaborate on the reasons why. The oil major cancelled the sale of its 80 per cent stakes in the Bijupirá and Salema oil fields off the coast of Brazil [...]
S&P: Low brent crude prices not biggest threat to credit ratings of Russian oil majors such as Lukoil, Gazprom, Rosneft, Gazprom Neft, and Novatek

February 16, 2016

Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has said Russian government policy poses the biggest threat to the country’s oil majors, not oil prices which have crumbled over the last 18 months. Russian oil majors have been cushioned from the rout by government policy, which links how much tax they pay to oil prices, leaving the federal [...]
EDF says “definitive construction” of Hinkley Point C to start in 2019

February 16, 2016

EDF has said it intends to "proceed rapidly" with the final investment decision for the £18bn construction of Hinkley Point C, paving the way for the "definitive construction" of the nuclear power plant to start in 2019. The French energy giant's chief executive, Jean-Bernard Levy, told reporters while it's yet to complete talks with its Chinese partners before the [...]
Gold price rally returns as it snaps two-day losing streak

February 16, 2016

The gold price rally returned today, ending a two-day losing streak, as ongoing concerns over the global economy returned a sparkle to its safe-haven status. Spot gold rose 0.38 per cent to $1,213.95 an ounce in mid-afternoon trade. Earlier, it had fallen as low as $1,190.40, having shed 2.3 per cent yesterday, its biggest one-day loss [...]
Delays to EDF’s Hinkley Point C shows UK energy policy must move away from nuclear power

February 16, 2016

Profound changes are happening in Somerset, where Britain's first nuclear power plant in 20 years is being built, and in UK energy policy. Going back to the Blair years, UK energy policy has been long-wedded to the idea that new nuclear will plug the electricity gap and save us from climate change. However, it looks economic reality [...]
Thames Water: Work has started on Europe’s biggest floating solar panel project in London

February 16, 2016

Thames Water announced work on a huge floating solar array, equivalent to eight Wembley football pitches, began in London this week. Just over 23,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels will be floated on the reservoir near Walton-on-Thames. The project, the biggest of its kind in Europe, will have a total installed peak capacity of 6.3 megawatts, and should generate enough energy [...]

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