Bloomberg An EON SE nuclear plant that made billions for the German utility is now losing money. Essen-based EON is battling repeated delays to production at its Brokdorf reactor that has cost the company more than 100 million euros ($114 million) since halting in February, Almut Zyweck, a spokeswoman for EON’s nuclear unit, said by email. Brokdorf, a 1.4-gigawatt reactor …

Bloomberg Oil snapped its longest run of gains this year as OPEC output rose amid a boost from members exempt from supply cuts. Futures slid 0.5 percent in New York after advancing almost 11 percent the previous eight sessions. OPEC production in June climbed to the highest level this year because of increases from Libya and Nigeria, which aren’t bound …

Bloomberg Hidden by pine forests near the deserted site of what was once East Germany’s biggest nuclear reactor, two shiny pipelines emerge from the Baltic Sea to mark the spot where Chancellor Angela Merkel is trying to secure the country’s energy future. Not far from the Hanseatic town of Greifswald — an area Merkel represents in parliament — the chancellor …