Energy Daily: Saudi crude exports approach 8-year high, Project de...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Tuesday November 19 2013     Energy   Saudi crude exports approach 8-year high   The rise in exports comes as Saudi has made some progress in tackling its own crude consumption. The kingdom uses large amounts of crude oil for power generation, because of a shortage of gas and other alternative fuels       Project delays threaten Petrofac growth     Petrofac: join the queue     Cobalt pricing move sets post-Libor trend     Figueres urges coal industry to go green         Oil & Gas   Russia keeps Greenpeace activist detained   Man held for Arctic oil platform protest is to be kept in prison until after the Winter Olympics, a move likely to foment hostility to Russia.       US energy boom will not mean isolationism     Libya's oil production hostage to unrest   Mining   Kerimov sells Uralkali stake to Prokhorov   Prokhorov's purchase of his ally's 21.75% stake is expected to soothe tensions between Russia and Belarus over the potasch cartel dispute       Coal industry pushes fossil fuel debate   Nick Butler   Libya – the revolution continues   Two years and one month after the death Muammar Gaddafi, the continuing power struggle in Libya is beginning to affect the oil market. So far the impact is slight, indicating the extent of OPEC’s spare capacity. The bigger risk will come if the instability spreads from Libya across North Africa or to other parts of the region. For investors, events in Libya are a reminder that any investments in the Middle East carry a large political risk. Read more       Severn Trent poaches BT head for CEO     Hotshot takes helm at Severn Trent     Aberdeen true to reputation for thrift         Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.