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Port Arthur steam cracker now processing shale gas ethane

May 23, 2013 The Port Arthur steam cracker can now be supplied with ethane produced at the Mont Belvieu, T...

Brazil to hold pre-salt oil exploration acreage auction in October

May 23, 2013 Brazil announced May 22 it will hold an auction of pre-salt oil exploration acreage in Octobe...

FMC Technologies received subsea equipment contract for Shells Stones Field

May 23, 2013 Stones is an ultra deepwater project located in the Walker Ridge area of the Gulf of Mexico.

Total to modernize Antwerp refinery and production facilities

May 23, 2013 Total has approved a billion-dollar modernization project for its Antwerp production faciliti...

Merichem appoints new Vice President and CFO

May 23, 2013 Merichem Company announced today the appointment of Mr. Lawrence J. McTague III to the positi...

Latest Energy News - Power

Construction has begun on the new 132 MW Cheyenne Prairie natural gas-fired power plant near Cheyenne, Wyo., for customers of Black Hills Corp. subsidiaries Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power and Black Hills Power.

Black Hills begins construction on new gas-fired power plant

May 23, 2013 Construction has begun on the new 132 MW Cheyenne Prairie natural gas-fired power plant ...
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by Duke Energy Carolinas to increase the generating capacity of McGuire Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 by 1.7 percent each.

NRC approves increased output at McGuire nuclear power plant

May 23, 2013 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by Duke Energy Carolinas to increase...
Visalia Unified School District in Visalia, Calif., has announced plans for the installation of a new $4 million solar power project.

California school district turns to solar power systems

May 23, 2013 Visalia Unified School District in Visalia, Calif., has announced plans for the installation ...
Lawmakers in Nebraska have passed a bill to extend sales tax exemptions to wind power companies operating in the state.

Nebraska advances wind power bill

May 23, 2013 Lawmakers in Nebraska have passed a bill to extend sales tax exemptions to wind power compani...
Electric vehicle design and manufacturing firm, Tesla Motors, announced that it has paid off the entire loan awarded to the company by the Department of Energy in 2010.

Tesla repays Department of Energy loan nine years early

May 23, 2013 Electric vehicle design and manufacturing firm, Tesla Motors, announced that it has paid off ...

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British Gas lobbyist is new energy adviser; The News Matrix The day at a glance POLITICS

David Cameron has appointed a former British Gas lobbyist to be his adviser on energy and cli...

Washington Gas Energy Services Selected to Provide Groundswell 100 Percent Wind Power for its Community Power Program Bid

New Delhi, May 22 -- Advancing its vision to create economic prosperity locally and drive env...

Power demand in Punjab and Haryana up by 23 pc

Chandigarh, May 22 -- WITH northern region reeling under sweltering heat, demand for power in...

India Tender Notice: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Seeks "Construction of building for parking multi - purpose fire tender and water douser at fire station KKNPP site"

Tamil Nadu, India, May 23 -- Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. has a requirement for "C...

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IHS to Host 17th Asia LPG Seminar and Workshops, June 12-14, 2013 in Singapore

New Delhi, May 22 -- IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of information and analy...

Sri Lanka to re-start refinery on May 24

Sri Lanka, May 23 -- Sri Lanka will re-start its 50,000 barrels per day refinery on May 24, a...

Middle East Oil Supply - May 2013

Middle East oil supply is believed remain steady in 2013 and drop 10 tb/d to average 1.49 mb/...

TITAN PETROCHEMICALS: Wants Creditors' Liquidation Bid Set Aside

South China Morning Post reports that Titan Petrochemicals...

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Oil Refining & Processing News

Port Arthur steam cracker now processing shale gas ethane

The Port Arthur steam cracker can now be supplied with ethane produced a...

Total to modernize Antwerp refinery and production facilities

Total has approved a billion-dollar modernization project for its Antwer...

Coffeyville Resources refinery to pay $300,000 to settle Clean Air Act violations

Coffeyville Resources agreed to pay a civil penalty to settle alleged vi...

Oil Refineries outline to ensure subsidiary stability

Oil Refineries Ltd. announced it has presented an outline to ensure the ...

Saudi Aramco gas/oil separation plant gets GE advanced compressor technology

GE has replaced an aging compressor control system at Saudi Aramco’s Har...

WEC announces new refinery project in Texas

Worldwide Energy Consortium announced it will begin the initial Engineer...

Tesoro cleared to purchase refining business from BP

The Federal Trade Commission has cleared the Company's planned acquisiti...

Soil cleanup begins at Pacific Pipeline Superfund site

Additional groundwater work will begin in early 2014.

Aquatech acquires Fluid Recovery Services

The acquisition creates a leading water management services network for ...

BP Cherry Point Refinery sees start up of diesel and hydrogen units

BP announced the successful commissioning of a state-of-the-art diesel h...

Oil & Gas Pipelines and Transportation News

South Sudan says oil exports being blocked by Sudan

Six months after South Sudan seceded from Sudan, the south is accusing t...

GE opens oil & gas customer solutions center in PA

GE announced the grand opening of its state-of-the-art Customer Solution...

Plains announces pipeline extension in western Oklahoma

Plains All American Pipeline has announced it is constructing a 95-mile ...

Tesoro cleared to purchase refining business from BP

The Federal Trade Commission has cleared the Company's planned acquisiti...

Soil cleanup begins at Pacific Pipeline Superfund site

Additional groundwater work will begin in early 2014.

Construction of Kazachya natural gas compressor station starts

The start of the Kazachya CS construction is a significant stage of the ...

TransCanada to sell gas pipeline interests

TransCanada will sell its 45% interest in GTN and Bison Pipelines to TC ...

Keystone Pipeline resumes normal flow rates

The flow of Canadian Crude oil from Hardisty, Alberta to Cushing, OK and...

Nuclear Power Generation

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by Duke Energy Carolinas to increase the generating capacity of McGuire Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 by 1.7 percent each.

NRC approves increased output at McGuire nuclear power plant

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by Duke Energy ...
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is launching a special inspection at Duke Energy’s Harris nuclear power plant to assess the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a quarter-inch flaw on the plant’s reactor vessel head.

NRC investigates reactor head crack at Harris nuclear power plant

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is launching a special inspection at D...
Dr. Ernest Moniz was sworn in as the nation's 13th Secretary of Energy by Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman in a ceremony for the Department's employees where he spoke of his vision for the Department's future.

Energy News: Moniz sworn in as 13th U.S. Secretary of Energy (Video)

Dr. Ernest Moniz was sworn in as the nation's 13th Secretary of Energy b...
Entergy’s Palisades nuclear power plant will likely remain offline until at least early summer as repairs are made to a leaking safety injection refueling water tank at the facility responsible for a release into Lake Michigan in early May.

Palisades nuclear power plant likely to remain closed through early summer

Entergy’s Palisades nuclear power plant will likely remain offline until...
Turkey recently announced plans to build three new nuclear power stations in an effort to make the country a net exporter of energy rather than importer, Deutsche Welle reported.

Turkey to invest in new nuclear power stations

Turkey recently announced plans to build three new nuclear power station...

NRC amends spent nuclear fuel transit security requirements

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is amending its security regulations f...

B&W announce deal for nuclear propulsion components

Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group has received a contract fr...

Coal Fired Generation News

Dr. Ernest Moniz was sworn in as the nation's 13th Secretary of Energy by Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman in a ceremony for the Department's employees where he spoke of his vision for the Department's future.

Energy News: Moniz sworn in as 13th U.S. Secretary of Energy (Video)

Dr. Ernest Moniz was sworn in as the nation's 13th Secretary of Energy b...
NRG Energy has agreed with the States of New Jersey and Connecticut to settle a lawsuit concerning the operation of two coal-fueled electric generating units at the company’s Portland Generating Station in Mt. Bethel, Pa.

NRG settles lawsuit over coal-fired Portland Generating Station

NRG Energy has agreed with the States of New Jersey and Connecticut to s...
Kinder Morgan announced it has abandoned plans for a new Port Westward terminal in Oregon, which would have received upwards of 15 million tons of coal annually from the Powder River Basin for export to Asian markets.

Kinder Morgan scraps Port Westward coal project

Kinder Morgan announced it has abandoned plans for a new Port Westward t...
Siemens to supply 60 gear units for vertical mills for grinding coal for use in state-owned coal-fired power plants in India.

Siemens wins order for 60 new gear units for coal-fired power plants

Siemens to supply 60 gear units for vertical mills for grinding coal for...
The generator explosion that rocked Georgia Power’s coal-fired Plant Bowen in early April appears to be the result of worker error, according to a spokesman for the utility.

Explosion at coal-fired Plant Bowen attributed to worker error

The generator explosion that rocked Georgia Power’s coal-fired Plant Bow...
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has granted preliminary approval for the installation of additional emission control technology at Wisconsin Power and Light Company's coal-fired Edgewater Generating Station.

Coal-fired Edgewater station cleared for emissions control project

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has granted preliminary appro...
Alstom has been awarded a contract by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) to supply components and services for the 2x800 MW Gadarwara super thermal power plant at Gadarwara, Narsingpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Alstom to supply coal-fired supercritical boilers to BHEL

Alstom has been awarded a contract by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (...

Gas Fired Generation News

Construction has begun on the new 132 MW Cheyenne Prairie natural gas-fired power plant near Cheyenne, Wyo., for customers of Black Hills Corp. subsidiaries Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power and Black Hills Power.

Black Hills begins construction on new gas-fired power plant

Construction has begun on the new 132 MW Cheyenne Prairie natural g...

Port Arthur steam cracker now processing shale gas ethane

The Port Arthur steam cracker can now be supplied with ethane produced a...

Brazil to hold pre-salt oil exploration acreage auction in October

Brazil announced May 22 it will hold an auction of pre-salt oil explorat...

Total to modernize Antwerp refinery and production facilities

Total has approved a billion-dollar modernization project for its Antwer...
DCP Midstream, the largest producer of natural gas liquids, and the largest private company in Denver, has announced a major veterans' initiative that will support counseling and job training efforts in Colorado, Texas, and Oklahoma.

DCP Midstream announces major jobs initiative for veterans

DCP Midstream, the largest producer of natural gas liquids, and the larg...
Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to supply a new 110 MW gas-fired power plant for Russia. The new unit will run on natural gas using six Wärtsilä 50SG engines.

Wartsila to build new 110 MW gas-fired power plant in Russia

Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to supply a new 110 MW natural gas-...
Dr. Ernest Moniz was sworn in as the nation's 13th Secretary of Energy by Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman in a ceremony for the Department's employees where he spoke of his vision for the Department's future.

Energy News: Moniz sworn in as 13th U.S. Secretary of Energy (Video)

Dr. Ernest Moniz was sworn in as the nation's 13th Secretary of Energy b...

Renewable Energy

Visalia Unified School District in Visalia, Calif., has announced plans for the installation of a new $4 million solar power project.

California school district turns to solar power systems

Visalia Unified School District in Visalia, Calif., has announced plans ...
Lawmakers in Nebraska have passed a bill to extend sales tax exemptions to wind power companies operating in the state.

Nebraska advances wind power bill

Lawmakers in Nebraska have passed a bill to extend sales tax exemptions ...
Electric vehicle design and manufacturing firm, Tesla Motors, announced that it has paid off the entire loan awarded to the company by the Department of Energy in 2010.

Tesla repays Department of Energy loan nine years early

Electric vehicle design and manufacturing firm, Tesla Motors, announced ...
Dr. Ernest Moniz was sworn in as the nation's 13th Secretary of Energy by Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman in a ceremony for the Department's employees where he spoke of his vision for the Department's future.

Energy News: Moniz sworn in as 13th U.S. Secretary of Energy (Video)

Dr. Ernest Moniz was sworn in as the nation's 13th Secretary of Energy b...
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Bonneville Power Administration have identified two unique methods for renewable energy storage and two eastern Washington locations to put them into practice.

Study IDs two compressed air renewable energy storage methods

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Lab...
The Philippines has approved three new wind projects that will generate 208 megawatts of power for more than 40,000 households.

Philippines approves three new wind power projects

The Philippines has approved three new wind projects that will generate ...
Green Mountain Power (GMP) announced it is partnering with NRG Residential Solar Solutions for a pilot solar renewable energy lease program in Rutland, Vt.

GMP, NRG partner on pilot solar renewable energy project

Green Mountain Power (GMP) announced it is partnering with NRG Residenti...

Exploration & Production News

Port Arthur steam cracker now processing shale gas ethane

The Port Arthur steam cracker can now be supplied with ethane produced a...

Brazil to hold pre-salt oil exploration acreage auction in October

Brazil announced May 22 it will hold an auction of pre-salt oil explorat...

Total to modernize Antwerp refinery and production facilities

Total has approved a billion-dollar modernization project for its Antwer...

South Sudan says oil exports being blocked by Sudan

Six months after South Sudan seceded from Sudan, the south is accusing t...

Coffeyville Resources refinery to pay $300,000 to settle Clean Air Act violations

Coffeyville Resources agreed to pay a civil penalty to settle alleged vi...

GE opens oil & gas customer solutions center in PA

GE announced the grand opening of its state-of-the-art Customer Solution...
New power transmission report shows April continues trend of new transmission. Over $1 billion of new transmission projects completed in 1Q13.

New power transmission report shows April continues trend of new transmission

New power transmission report shows April continues trend of new transmi...

Offshore Oil & Gas News

Brazil to hold pre-salt oil exploration acreage auction in October

Brazil announced May 22 it will hold an auction of pre-salt oil explorat...

FMC Technologies received subsea equipment contract for Shells Stones Field

Stones is an ultra deepwater project located in the Walker Ridge area of...

Texas sues BP, Transocean for Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Texas announced it is suing British Petroleum and Transocean for damages...

PSA Norway conducts audit of Valhall offshore oil field

The objective of the audit was to review and assess the management’s con...

New offshore oil and gas storage deal for Teekay Partners

Teekay announced it has entered into an agreement with Statoil to provid...

Offshore Israel natural gas discovery for Noble Energy

Noble Energy announced a natural gas discovery at the Karish prospect of...

Saipem engineering & construction contracts on track with 2013 targets

Saipem announces it has already exceeded 50% of its new contract acquisi...

Transmission & Distribution

Dr. Ernest Moniz was sworn in as the nation's 13th Secretary of Energy by Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman in a ceremony for the Department's employees where he spoke of his vision for the Department's future.

Energy News: Moniz sworn in as 13th U.S. Secretary of Energy (Video)

Dr. Ernest Moniz was sworn in as the nation's 13th Secretary of Energy b...
Siemens Energy has secured two contracts valued at approximately EUR 200 million for the delivery of five SGT6-2000E gas turbines and to build a 380 kV substation in Saudi Arabia.

Siemens secures EUR 200MM in gas turbine power, substation contracts

Siemens Energy has secured two contracts valued at approximately EUR 200...
Alstom and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) form strategic power joint venture to focus on delivering high voltage direct current (HVDC) projects in Korea.

Alstom, KEPCO form strategic power transmission joint venture

Alstom and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) form strategic power...
Drawing from responses from more than 100 utilities across America, a new report released this week shows that the nation’s electric grid remains highly vulnerable to attacks from Iran and North Korea, or other threats like geomagnetic storms from solar activity.

Report highlights gaps in electric power grid security

Drawing from responses from more than 100 utilities across America, a ne...
New power transmission report shows April continues trend of new transmission. Over $1 billion of new transmission projects completed in 1Q13.

New power transmission report shows April continues trend of new transmission

New power transmission report shows April continues trend of new transmi...

AT&T smart grid package chosen by Duck River Electric

Duck River Electric will implement smart grid upgrades from AT&T.

Smart Utility Systems to present at Federal Smart Grid Task Force

The Director of Sales and Marketing and VP of Customer Services Solution...

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