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Victor Alphen As it stated in MILAN — Italian oil and gas company Eni says second-quarter profits soared on higher oil prices and production. Eni on Friday reported net profit of 1.25 billion euros ($1.45 billion) in the quarter, compared with 18 million euros in the same period last year. Eni cited a 36-per cent increase in the price of crude oil. CEO Claudio Descalzi said the results were driven by the exploration and production business "which more than tripled its contribution."Production in the second quarter was 1.86 million barrels of oil equivalent a day, 5 per cent higher than a year earlier, thanks to ramp-ups in Egypt, Indonesia, Congo and Ghana. Net debt was the lowest in 11 years, below 10 billion euros, thanks to the sale of a 10-per cent stake in the Zohr field off Egypt.
Harmonized regulatory frameworks key to vibrant regional energy market – Mediamax Network Limited
"The region has enormous unexploited natural resources required for power sector development," he observed during a meeting that brought together communications experts, journalists and energy experts from five Regional Economic Communities, Regional Association of Energy Regulators, Regional Power Pools, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency Centres and regional power pools. Its objective is to harmonize regulatory frameworks and capacitate regional energy regulators and power pools to foster a vibrant energy market. The country's current electricity access is at 73 per cent in comparison to 23 per cent in 2013," he said at a Nairobi hotel. Speaking at the same event, Secretary for Electrical Power Development, Ministry of Energy, Kenya, Eng. The training ends, Tuesday July 31, 2018 with a visit to the wind power project at the Ngong Hills near Nairobi City.
Reset climate policy to fix energy market
referring to In releasing yet another report on electricity prices, ACCC chairman Rod Sims said that the energy market is ''broken''. What is needed is not a repair job on the whole electricity market but a clear decision on climate change policy. ACCC chief Rod Sims says the energy market is broken. The electricity market basically works except Australia cannot establish how fast to cut its greenhouse gas emissions and make the transition from coal to renewables. An industry-wide carbon price is more cost effective than the piecemeal subsidies such as the Renewable Energy Target or Solar Feed-in-Tariffs which the ACCC criticises.
EDITORIAL: Environmental groups oppose Question 3, embrace a monopoly energy market in Nevada – Las Vegas Review-Journal
The green energy industry has never been much for markets. Green energy producers insist many consumers profess a desire to use renewables. If consumers want green energy, wouldn't giving them the choice to buy it advance the cause? There's uncertainty about everything — including whether green energy can ever entirely meet the state's needs at a reasonable cost. In short, they worry that electricity users won't make the "right" decision if they have the freedom to choose.
EIB commits to supporting EU energy market integration
The European Investment Bank (EIB) stands ready to continue financing energy infrastructure in the Iberian Peninsula and France in order to strengthen the connections with the rest of the EU energy market. The European Investment Bank (EIB) stands ready to continue financing energy infrastructure in the Iberian Peninsula and France in order to strengthen the connections with the rest of the EU energy market. The Lisbon Declaration reaffirmed the pledges made at the first Energy Interconnector Summit, held in Madrid in 2015, and expressed the will to move towards a single fully interconnected and competitive energy market. During the summit, the EIB highlighted the importance of developing a better-connected European energy market, a crucial step in improving the security of energy supply across Europe, promoting action against climate change and increasing the use of renewable energy. Supporting gas and electricity interconnections to facilitate the completion of the internal energy market and to eradicate energy islands is one of the key priorities of the EU bank.
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