The United Kingdom has opened a round of tenders to obtain permission from the Government to extract natural gas and oil in the British North Sea, marking the first time such a round has been launched for three years.
The North Sea Transitional Authority has put out to tender 898 blocks and partial…
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Universal charger for electronic devices will be a reality in 2024
Users of mobile phones and other electronic or digital devices will have a universal charger from 2024 thanks to the fact that the European Parliament has concluded the legislative process on this matter.
The skein of cables that is…
Twitter accepts the conditions of its sale
Twitter has agreed to Telsa CEO Elon Musk buying the social network for $44 billion.
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Elon Musk says he will go ahead with the Twitter purchase
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Italian Eni stops receiving gas from Russia’s Gazprom
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The Latin American insurance market grows 11.5 % in 2021
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Venezuela will receive 1,220,000 barrels of crude oil from Iran
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UK to investigate Amazon, Microsoft and Google cloud
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Bank of England raises interest rates
The Bank of England (BoE) raised the country's interest rates to 2.25 %, which is equivalent to an increase of 50 basis points, according to the entity's Monetary Policy Committee.
The British central bank's decision comes just one day…
German gas tanks are 90 % full despite lack of Russian gas
Germany's gas storage facilities are 90.07 %, despite Russia cutting off gas supplies since late August, data from European operators shows.
On Monday night, the level had increased by 0.32 percentage points from the previous day. Level…