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Europe could attract $417 billion with higher wind-power target

Bloomberg Europe’s wind power industry may attract 351 billion euros ($417 billion) of investment by 2030 if countries adopt reforms and targets for their energy systems in the next year, trade association WindEurope said. The European Union may create 716,000 jobs with a target for member states to produce 35 percent of their energy from renewables within 12 years, the ...

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Oil prices to rise to $60 as OPEC likely to extend cuts

SINGAPORE / Reuters Oil prices may rise to $60 a barrel by the end of this year or by early 2018 as OPEC and non-OPEC producers are expected to extend supply cuts beyond March, while oil inventories continue to decline, a former Saudi energy ministry official said in Washington. “With the current arrangement and commitment of major producers, and their ...

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Crude back in bull market as Kurdish vote amplifies supply risk

Bloomberg US crude was back in a bull market on Tuesday as Turkey threatened to shut down Kurdish oil exports in response to the region’s independence vote, while Trafigura Group and Citigroup Inc. added to warnings of a looming supply squeeze. Turkey can “close the valves” on oil shipments from Kurdistan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Ankara opposes an ...

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