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Brazil’s Petrobras has completed drilling and testing at the Florim well, saying it has discovered good quality oil in the Santos Basin pre-salt cluster.

Offshore oil: Petrobras hits oil at Florim well in Santos Basin

May 24, 2013 Brazil’s Petrobras has completed drilling and testing at the Florim well, saying it has disco...
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and its partners BP and NIKO have announced a significant gas and condensate discovery in the KG D6 block off the eastern coast of India.

Reliance makes deepwater gas condensate discovery offshore India

May 24, 2013 Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and its partners BP and NIKO have announced a significant g...
InterOil and Pacific LNG Group enter into exclusive negotiations with ExxonMobil on development of the Elk and Antelope resource.

InterOil, Pacific LNG, ExxonMobil negotiate Elk/Antelope gas development

May 24, 2013 InterOil and Pacific LNG Group enter into exclusive negotiations with ExxonMobil on developme...
Statoil has acquired a 12% working interest in the Block 6 licence offshore Tanzania from operator Petrobras Tanzania Ltd.

Statoil farms in to new Tanzania license

May 24, 2013 Statoil has acquired a 12% working interest in the Block 6 License offshore Tanzania fr...

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...

Latest Energy News - Power

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, coal-fired units generated a little over 130,000 megawatthours of electricity, while natural gas units produced nearly 85,000 megawatthours in March 2013.

EIA: Coal energy regains some market share from natural gas power

May 24, 2013 According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, coal-fired units generated a little ...
Vestas receives order for 47 V112-3.3 MW wind turbines for IEnova’s first wind power plant in Mexico.

Vestas wins 155 MW wind power order in Mexico

May 24, 2013 Vestas receives order for 47 V112-3.3 MW wind turbines for IEnova’s first wind power plant in...
The Yerba Buena Battery Energy Storage System Pilot Project charges batteries when demand is low and then sends reserved power to the grid when demand grows.

PG&E, Energy Commission unveil battery energy storage in San Jose

May 24, 2013 The Yerba Buena Battery Energy Storage System Pilot Project charges batteries when demand is ...
Grid parity has reached Australia. Conergy has connected a 100 kilowatt rooftop plant to the grid, being installed at the newly constructed retirement nursing home “Casa d’Amore” in South Brisbane.

Conergy solar power systems offer Australian seniors more independence

May 24, 2013 Grid parity has reached Australia. Conergy has connected a 100 kilowatt rooftop plant to the ...
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 ...

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Oil & Gas Wire News

Statoil secures drilling permit for 6608/11-8 well in Norwegian Sea

PL128 awarded in licensing round 10-B in 1986 consists of blocks 6608/10 and 6608/11, while t...

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...

US approves $10bn LNG export facility in Texas

The facility is expected to start export operations in 2017 and has to clear approval from th...

Russian oil and gas firms lack transparency, experience in offshore exploration, says report

The report, 'Russian Roulette: International oil company risk in the Russian Arctic', said we...

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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

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, coal-fired units generated a little over 130,000 megawatthours of electricity, while natural gas units produced nearly 85,000 megawatthours in March 2013.

EIA: Coal energy regains some market share from natural gas power

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, coal-fired unit...
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...

Gas Fired Generation News

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, coal-fired units generated a little over 130,000 megawatthours of electricity, while natural gas units produced nearly 85,000 megawatthours in March 2013.

EIA: Coal energy regains some market share from natural gas power

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, coal-fired unit...
InterOil and Pacific LNG Group enter into exclusive negotiations with ExxonMobil on development of the Elk and Antelope resource.

InterOil, Pacific LNG, ExxonMobil negotiate Elk/Antelope gas development

InterOil and Pacific LNG Group enter into exclusive negotiations with Ex...
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...

Renewable Energy

Vestas receives order for 47 V112-3.3 MW wind turbines for IEnova’s first wind power plant in Mexico.

Vestas wins 155 MW wind power order in Mexico

Vestas receives order for 47 V112-3.3 MW wind turbines for IEnova’s firs...
The Yerba Buena Battery Energy Storage System Pilot Project charges batteries when demand is low and then sends reserved power to the grid when demand grows.

PG&E, Energy Commission unveil battery energy storage in San Jose

The Yerba Buena Battery Energy Storage System Pilot Project charges batt...
Grid parity has reached Australia. Conergy has connected a 100 kilowatt rooftop plant to the grid, being installed at the newly constructed retirement nursing home “Casa d’Amore” in South Brisbane.

Conergy solar power systems offer Australian seniors more independence

Grid parity has reached Australia. Conergy has connected a 100 kilowatt ...
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...

Exploration & Production News

Brazil’s Petrobras has completed drilling and testing at the Florim well, saying it has discovered good quality oil in the Santos Basin pre-salt cluster.

Offshore oil: Petrobras hits oil at Florim well in Santos Basin

Brazil’s Petrobras has completed drilling and testing at the Florim well...
InterOil and Pacific LNG Group enter into exclusive negotiations with ExxonMobil on development of the Elk and Antelope resource.

InterOil, Pacific LNG, ExxonMobil negotiate Elk/Antelope gas development

InterOil and Pacific LNG Group enter into exclusive negotiations with Ex...

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...

Offshore Oil & Gas News

Brazil’s Petrobras has completed drilling and testing at the Florim well, saying it has discovered good quality oil in the Santos Basin pre-salt cluster.

Offshore oil: Petrobras hits oil at Florim well in Santos Basin

Brazil’s Petrobras has completed drilling and testing at the Florim well...
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and its partners BP and NIKO have announced a significant gas and condensate discovery in the KG D6 block off the eastern coast of India.

Reliance makes deepwater gas condensate discovery offshore India

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and its partners BP and NIKO have anno...
Statoil has acquired a 12% working interest in the Block 6 licence offshore Tanzania from operator Petrobras Tanzania Ltd.

Statoil farms in to new Tanzania license

Statoil has acquired a 12% working interest in the Block 6 License ...

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...

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

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