Southern Company, Xcel Energy: Your Daily Energy News

News highlights gathered by Industrial Info and IIR Energy (Sugar Land, Texas) dealing with the energy markets.

FINANCIAL
Southern Company Completes Sale of Minnesota Power Plant - A subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE:SO) has completed the sale of the Mankato Energy Center in Minnesota to Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) for $650 million. (Plant 1060412) (PR Newswire)

CRUDE OIL
Oil Rises as Libya Declares Force Majeure for Oilfields - Oil prices rose to their highest in more than a week on Monday after two large crude production bases in Libya began shutting down amid a military blockade, risking reducing crude flows from the OPEC member to a trickle. Two major oilfields in southwest Libya began shutting down on Sunday after forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar closed a pipeline, potentially cutting national output to a fraction of its normal level. (Reuters)

India's Imports of Middle East Crude Fell in 2019 - India's imports of Middle Eastern oil plunged to a four-year low in 2019. India, the world's third-biggest oil consumer, imports about 84% of its oil needs and traditionally relies on the Middle East for the majority of its supplies. However, the region's share of India's crude shrank to 60% last year - down from 65% a year ago and the lowest since 2015 - as record output from the United States and countries like Russia offered opportunities for importers to tap other sources. India shipped in 2.68 million barrels per day oil from the Middle East in 2019, down about 10% from 2018. (Reuters)

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