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Statoil makes another oil find offshore Newfoundland

Jun 19, 2013 Statoil has made a discovery of light, high-quality oil in the Flemish Pass Basin, offshore N...

Petrobras offshore oil platform leaves shipyard

Jun 19, 2013

The FPSO P-63 has left the Rio Grande shipyard where it was commissioned.

Schlumberger acquires oil sands solutions company

Jun 18, 2013 Schlumberger announced it has acquired Gushor Inc., a Canadian-based petroleum geochemistry a...

North Dakota reports record oil production in April

Jun 18, 2013 North Dakota's oil production in April rose 1.3 percent to more than 793,000 barrels of oil p...

House panel approves offshore drilling legislation

Jun 18, 2013 A U.S. House of Representatives panel voted to approve the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act.

Latest Energy News - Power

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a $70,000 civil penalty against the Tennessee Valley Authority for violations at the Watts Bar nuclear plant Unit 2.

NRC proposes $70K fine for violations at Watts Bar nuclear plant

Jun 19, 2013 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a $70,000 civil penalty against the Tenn...
Riverstone Holdings has closed its latest conventional energy private equity fund, with total commitments of $7.7 billion. The Fund's original target was $6 billion.

Riverstone closes latest global energy, power fund at $7.7B

Jun 19, 2013 Riverstone Holdings has closed its latest conventional energy private equity fund, with total...
Dominion Virginia Power begins accepting applications for its Solar Purchase Program, which is designed to help eligible customers offset the cost of adding solar power to their properties.

Dominion begins Solar Purchase Program

Jun 19, 2013 Dominion Virginia Power begins accepting applications for its Solar Purchase Program, which i...
Alstom wins contract with EDF Energy to improve efficiency at the West Burton and Cottam coal-fired power stations.

Alstom to retrofit two EDF coal-fired power stations

Jun 18, 2013 Alstom wins contract with EDF Energy to improve efficiency at the West Burton and Cottam coal...

AES to bring advanced energy storage systems to Ohio

Jun 18, 2013 AES to expand energy storage resources in PJM market with first advanced energy storage facil...

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Research and Markets Adds Report: The World Market Study of SCADA, Energy Management Systems, Distribution Management Systems and Outage Management Systems in Electric Utilities: 2013-2015 (Volume 3) World Market Analysis/Forecast

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The World Market Study of SCADA, Ener...

KESC rejects corrupt practices in its police station

The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has rejected a news item published in a section o...

Second turbine plan angers campaigners; EAST RIDING: MOD and heritage group concerned by application

InShort Controversial plans for a second wind turbine on land that inspired artist David Hock...

Deal on port base gives go-ahead for trials of tidal energy machine; SEABED DEVICE WILL PROVIDE POWER FOR LOCAL HOMES

THE underwater testing of a tidal stream turbine developed in Wales has come a step closer wi...

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Oil & Gas Wire News

GasLog Names New Director and COO

GasLog announced that the Board has appointed Dennis Houston as new independent member of the...

Egypt awards Russia's Litasco gasoil supply deal

Egypt's state oil company has awarded Russia's Lukoil's trading arm Litasco the bulk of a ten...

US Contract Notice: Defense Logistics Agency Issues Solicitation for "COCO and alongside refueling services at Yuma proving Grounds"

Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Acquisition Locations Officer has issued requirement for "COCO...

Offshore oil moves to remote control; Oil offshore

Oil and gas companies are moving theircontrol of some offshore platforms tooffices on land to...

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Oil Refining & Processing News

Tesoro announces the sale of Hawaii refining and retail operations

The sales price of the Hawaii operations is $75 million, plus the market...

SNG pilot plant construction in China gets cooperation agreement

Foster Wheeler has signed a cooperation agreement with Clariant Internat...

South Korean firms to build Cameroon oil pipeline

South Korean firms agreed to an engineering consortium to build a 176 mi...

AMEC awarded contract for BP upstream & refining projects

AMEC has been awarded a framework contract by BP to provide consulting s...

Siemens to supply oxidation system to Qatar refinery

Siemens Energy will supply a wet air oxidation ethylene spent caustic tr...

Multi-billion dollar oil & gas investment for Reliance Industries

Reliance Industries Limited announced it plans to invest $26 billion in ...

BP completes sale of Carson Refinery

BP has completed the previously announced sale of its Carson, California...

ExxonMobil Singapore petrochemical complex undergoes expansion

ExxonMobil’s Singapore Chemical Plant is now producing ethylene from the...

Siemens and CNPC conclude refinery framework agreement

Siemens has concluded a framework agreement with China National Petroleu...

Oil Refineries announces malfunction in a utilities unit

ORL has invited foreign experts to examine the problem and recommend a t...

Oil & Gas Pipelines and Transportation News

Petrobras offshore oil platform leaves shipyard

The FPSO P-63 has left the Rio Grande shipyard where it was commissioned.

North Dakota reports record oil production in April

North Dakota's oil production in April rose 1.3 percent to more than 793...

BSEE to host offshore energy hurricane preparedness forum

The focus of the forum will be on protecting offshore infrastructure and...

Financing secured for Sadara integrated petrochemicals project

The second phase of the financing for the construction of Sadara Chemica...

Chevron confirms first cargo from Angola LNG

The first LNG project in Angola and one of the largest projects on the A...

Sudan blames rebels for oil pipeline explosion

After a Sudanese oil pipeline exploded in the border-disputed area of Ab...

U.S. Oil Production sees biggest annual increase

The BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2013 reveals that 2012 had the...

Sudan blocks South Sudan oil

Sudan blocked nine security and economic pacts, including oil agreements...

Nuclear Power Generation

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a $70,000 civil penalty against the Tennessee Valley Authority for violations at the Watts Bar nuclear plant Unit 2.

NRC proposes $70K fine for violations at Watts Bar nuclear plant

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a $70,000 civil pen...
FirstEnergy has shut down its Perry nuclear power plant in Ohio after discovery of a small coolant leak.

Perry nuclear power plant shutdown due to coolant leak

FirstEnergy has shut down its Perry nuclear power plant in Ohio after di...
Operators have reconnected the Unit 1 reactor at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant after completing improvements that will address the turbine issues experienced at the plant over the past several years.

Susquehanna nuclear power plant completes turbine modifications

Operators have reconnected the Unit 1 reactor at the Susquehanna nuclear...
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has announced it will make significant cuts to the Bellefonte nuclear power plant budget, resulting in a major reduction of TVA staff and contractors at the site over the next several months.

TVA to slash budget, staff at Bellefonte nuclear power plant

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has announced it will make signific...
EDF Group chooses InStep Software's PRiSM predictive asset analytics software for real-time monitoring of the health and performance of 58 nuclear reactors at 19 sites.

EDF selects InStep to monitor nuclear power fleet in France

EDF Group chooses InStep Software's PRiSM predictive asset analytics sof...
Southern Company reports an automatic shutdown of the unit 1 reactor at its Farley nuclear power plant, saying safety systems responded as designed.

Automatic shutdown at Farley nuclear power plant

Southern Company reports an automatic shutdown of the unit 1 reactor at ...
At a seminar hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Russian firm Rosatom reaffirmed it is ready to build, operate and finance investments in nuclear power plants in the Brazil.

Rosatom confirms interest in developing nuclear power fleet in Brazil

At a seminar hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Russian firm Rosatom reaffirmed i...

Coal Fired Generation News

Alstom wins contract with EDF Energy to improve efficiency at the West Burton and Cottam coal-fired power stations.

Alstom to retrofit two EDF coal-fired power stations

Alstom wins contract with EDF Energy to improve efficiency at the West B...
Indonesia’s state-owned Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has been mandated by the government to develop 7,000 MW of coal-fired power.

Indonesia’s PLN to develop 7,000 MW of coal-fired power

Indonesia’s state-owned Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has been mandate...
The Capitol Power Plant in Washington, DC has received final permitting to begin work on a new natural gas-fired cogeneration plant that will replace coal energy at the facility once commissioned and operational.

Capitol Power Plant cleared for switch to natural gas generation

The Capitol Power Plant in Washington, DC has received final permitting ...
Carbon Friendly Solutions has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) to undertake construction of a commercial MicroCoal installation for their PT Wijaya Tri Utama coal-fired power plant facility in Banjarmasin, the capital of South Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Carbon Friendly signs LOI for development of MicroCoal facility

Carbon Friendly Solutions has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) to u...
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved an environmental retrofit at Minnesota Power’s coal -firedBoswell Energy Center  Unit 4, which will reduce mercury emissions by 90 percent.

Minnesota Power to reduce emissions at Boswell coal power plant

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved an environmental ...
Duke Energy’s 618-megawatt coal-fueled integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) Edwardsport plant has begun commercial operation.

Coal Power: Edwardsport IGCC plant begins commercial operation

Duke Energy’s 618-megawatt coal-fueled integrated gasification combined-...
An in-depth analysis of data from 2002-2011 reveals that Alstom's environmental measures, on both new plants and retrofits of existing power facilities, have saved a total of 207 million tonnes of CO2 annually.

Alstom helps cut CO2 emissions by 207 million tonnes annually

An in-depth analysis of data from 2002-2011 reveals that Alstom's enviro...

Gas Fired Generation News

AES to bring advanced energy storage systems to Ohio

AES to expand energy storage resources in PJM market with first advanced...
Siemens delivers gas turbines, steam turbines, and generators for the Ashuganj power plants in Bangladesh.

Siemens delivers gas turbine power packages for plants in Bangladesh

Siemens delivers gas turbines, steam turbines, and generators for the As...

Aker delivers steel frame Asgard offshore gas field

Aker Solutions today delivered the steel frame for the world's first sub...

Tesoro announces the sale of Hawaii refining and retail operations

The sales price of the Hawaii operations is $75 million, plus the market...
GE celebrates 20 years of powering progress with its LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbine, which has logged more than 26 million operating hours and shipped to over 1,000 customers worldwide.

GE aeroderivative gas turbine marks major milestones

GE celebrates 20 years of powering progress with its LM6000 aeroderivati...

Financing secured for Sadara integrated petrochemicals project

The second phase of the financing for the construction of Sadara Chemica...

Chevron confirms first cargo from Angola LNG

The first LNG project in Angola and one of the largest projects on the A...

Renewable Energy

Dominion Virginia Power begins accepting applications for its Solar Purchase Program, which is designed to help eligible customers offset the cost of adding solar power to their properties.

Dominion begins Solar Purchase Program

Dominion Virginia Power begins accepting applications for its Solar Purc...
The Top 10 Utility Solar Rankings Report from the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) shows that large-scale solar projects in the U.S. drove market growth up 160 percent to surpass 2 GW for the first time in 2012.

SEPA: Solar capacity surpassed 2 GW for first time in 2012

The Top 10 Utility Solar Rankings Report from the Solar Electric Power A...
GE and Clarke Energy to supply Jenbacher engines to Tropical Power for first renewable biogas power project in Sub-Saharan Africa.

GE, Clarke supply first renewable biogas project in Sub-Saharan Africa

GE and Clarke Energy to supply Jenbacher engines to Tropical Power for f...
Kyocera secures $89 million deal to supply and build 30 megawatts of solar power at agricultural facilities in Japan.

Kyocera to supply, build 30 MW of solar power in Japan

Kyocera secures $89 million deal to supply and build 30 megawatts of sol...
JustGreen launches online green power calculator to provide building projects with real time quotes for renewable energy credits (RECs) and carbon offsets.

JustGreen launches real time green power calculator

JustGreen launches online green power calculator to provide building pro...
Indonesia’s state-owned Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has been mandated by the government to develop 7,000 MW of coal-fired power.

Indonesia’s PLN to develop 7,000 MW of coal-fired power

Indonesia’s state-owned Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has been mandate...
Unable to secure the power purchase agreements needed to move forward, ENN Mojave Energy has cancelled plans for a new solar power generation project in Laughlin, Colo.

ENN cancels 720 MW solar project in Colorado

Unable to secure the power purchase agreements needed to move forward, E...

Exploration & Production News

Schlumberger acquires oil sands solutions company

Schlumberger announced it has acquired Gushor Inc., a Canadian-based pet...

North Dakota reports record oil production in April

North Dakota's oil production in April rose 1.3 percent to more than 793...

House panel approves offshore drilling legislation

A U.S. House of Representatives panel voted to approve the Offshore Ener...

Total finalizes acquisition of gas production acreage in Tajikistan

This transaction has been approved and supported by the Tajikistan Gover...

Stella oil field development drilling commences

The initial campaign involves the drilling and completion of four produc...

Black Elk reports another successful flowtest

Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations reports the successful flowtest at ...

Tiandi President talks data management and skilled staffing with PennEnergy

In the first part of a 2-part weekly series, Tiandi President Richard Wa...

Offshore Oil & Gas News

Statoil makes another oil find offshore Newfoundland

Statoil has made a discovery of light, high-quality oil in the Flemish P...

Petrobras offshore oil platform leaves shipyard

The FPSO P-63 has left the Rio Grande shipyard where it was commissioned.

House panel approves offshore drilling legislation

A U.S. House of Representatives panel voted to approve the Offshore Ener...

BSEE to host offshore energy hurricane preparedness forum

The focus of the forum will be on protecting offshore infrastructure and...

Aker delivers steel frame Asgard offshore gas field

Aker Solutions today delivered the steel frame for the world's first sub...

Black Elk reports another successful flowtest

Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations reports the successful flowtest at ...

Tiandi President talks data management and skilled staffing with PennEnergy

In the first part of a 2-part weekly series, Tiandi President Richard Wa...

Transmission & Distribution

AES to bring advanced energy storage systems to Ohio

AES to expand energy storage resources in PJM market with first advanced...
Interactive online educational series from ABB focused on substation and distribution automation protection and control fundamentals expands course offering to address education needs of industry

ABB releases Protective Relay School webinar series 2013 calendar

Interactive online educational series from ABB focused on substation and...
New Cooper Power Systems Edison™ capacitor switch increases overall system reliability and reduces lineman time in the field

New Cooper Power capacitor switch increases reliability, reduces field time

New Cooper Power Systems Edison™ capacitor switch increases overall syst...
Bentley Systems presents a global competition promoting the extraordinary achievements of architects, engineers, constructors, geospatial professionals, and owner-operators in sustaining the world’s infrastructure.

Bentley Issues 2013 Be Inspired Awards Call for Submissions

Bentley Systems presents a global competition promoting the extraordinar...

Siemens releases "Power Matrix" online browser game

Siemens Energy has developed a free online game that challenges the user...

Duke Energy rate increase approved by North Carolina Utilities Commission

The North Carolina Utilities Commission today approved Duke Energy Progr...

Siemens to show off smart grid solutions at CIRED

At CIRED, Siemens will clearly demonstrate that the implementation of sm...

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