Energy Update
Decentralized renewable energy has traditionally been under-estimated in emerging markets as only being capable of delivering electricity for home use, and then mostly for basic lighting. “Productive use”—creating goods and services either directly or indirectly for the production of income or value—has been more elusive.
BEIRUT, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Syrian Kurdish authorities
evacuated thousands of civilians from Kurdish areas of a city in
northeastern Syria on a second day of government air strikes and
artillery bombardment on Friday, a spokesman for the Kurdish YPG
militia said.
DUBAI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Iran's crude oil exports were flat
in June at just over 2 million barrels per day and production at
3.610 million bpd was steady from the previous month, official
data showed on Friday.
BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - State Grid Corp of China
expressed "deep regret" on Friday after Australia
formally blocked the A$10 billion ($7.6 bln) sale of Ausgrid to
Chinese bidders on security grounds.
LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - European shares were poised to
post their biggest weekly loss in two months on Friday while
crude oil snapped its winning streak after a weaker dollar and
hopes of production cuts had lifted prices to eight-week highs.
LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks of natural gas are
rising much more slowly than normal for this time of year as a
long, hot summer spurs record air-conditioning demand and gas
burn by power generators.
FRANKFURT, Aug 19 (Reuters) - European prompt power for
early next week diverged on Friday, with German prices down on
an increase in thermal capacity and those in France boosted by
the return of warmer weather and tighter nuclear supply.
SINGAPORE, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Singapore's Keppel Land, the
real estate arm of conglomerate Keppel Corp, sees
sales of its homes in China rising this year compared to last
year, its CEO said, helped by a focus on larger cities where
demand has been strong.
BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Australia's decision to block
grid sale to Chinese firms showed uncertainty in its investment
environment and will seriously hurt the willingness of Chinese
companies to invest in the country, China's commerce ministry
said on Friday.
BANGKOK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Chevron is committed to
its Thailand investments despite job cuts that have spurred
rumours of the U.S. oil major's exit, and may keep a Myanmar gas
field stake if no attractive offer is made for the asset, an
executive said in a statement on Friday.
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