April 2021
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2021, April, 7, 10:35:00
OIL PRICES 2021-22: $65-60
EIA forecasts that Brent prices will average $65/b in the second quarter of 2021, $61/b during the second half of 2021, and $60/b in 2022.
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2021, April, 7, 10:30:00
U.S., IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL
Iran met in Vienna with the remaining signatories of the deal – the EU, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany. While the US was also in Vienna, it did not participate directly in those talks but met separately with the deal signatories in a different part of the city.
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2021, April, 7, 10:25:00
GLOBAL GROWTH UP 6%: 2021
Global growth is projected at 6 percent in 2021, moderating to 4.4 percent in 2022.
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2021, April, 7, 10:20:00
ASIA'S INDEXES UPDOWN
Japan’s Nikkei was a shade higher while Australian shares rose 0.6% and South Korea’s KOSPI added 0.5%. Chinese shares, however, were weaker with the bluechip CSI300 index down about 1% after a strong rally last week.
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2021, April, 7, 10:15:00
ADVANCED NUCLEAR FOR U.S.
The Xe-100 is an 80 MWe (scalable to a 320 MWe four-pack) high-temperature gas cooled reactor which uses TRISO (tristructural isotropic) particle fuel.
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2021, April, 7, 10:10:00
SMALL NUCLEAR FOR JAPAN
"In the medium and long term, JGC Corporation will work with Fluor to secure and execute SMR EPC projects on a global basis, and intends to seek opportunities in integrating SMRs with renewable energy, as well as with hydrogen production and seawater desalination," JGC said.
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2021, April, 6, 14:25:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $63
Brent rose 90 cents, or 1.5%, to $63.05 a barrel. WTI rose 98 cents, or 1.7%, to $59.63.
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2021, April, 6, 14:20:00
RUSSIAN NUCLEAR FOR AFRICA
Rosatom offers integrated clean energy solutions across the nuclear supply chain and beyond.
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2021, April, 6, 14:15:00
NO IRAN SANCTIONS
Iranian crude production has risen in recent months, hitting 2.14 million b/d in February, a 190,000 b/d increase from a 33-year low of 1.95 million b/d in August.
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2021, April, 6, 14:05:00
UAE, U.S. CLIMATE COMMITMENT
The United Arab Emirates and the US announced their joint commitment to tackle the climate challenge in a joint statement that stresses the importance and urgency of raising global climate ambition.