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Tesoro cleared to purchase refining business from BP

May 17, 2013 The Federal Trade Commission has cleared the Company's planned acquisition of BP's fully inte...

Pertamina considers Oman oil and gas asset acquisition

May 17, 2013

Pertamina is in talks with officials in Oman to take over its oil and gas assets.

Intertek opens energy exploration and production center in Malaysia

May 17, 2013 The facility features laboratories that will allow Intertek to expand locally delivered servi...

Petrobras buys the most offshore exploration blocks in ANP 11th Round

May 17, 2013 Petrobras bought, on its own or in partnerships, 34 of the 289 blocks offered in the bid.

Total wins 10 offshore Brazil oil exploration licenses

May 17, 2013 Total announces that it has been awarded 10 new exploration licenses during Brazil’s 11th bid...

Latest Energy News - Power

B&W announce deal for nuclear propulsion components

May 17, 2013 Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group has received a contract from the U.S. Naval Rea...

All-electric taxi fleet launched in Hong Kong

May 17, 2013 BYD announced the launch of Hong Kong’s first all-electric taxi fleet, BYD e6 electric cross-...

Siemens wins wind power order from South Africa

May 17, 2013 Siemens Energy has been awarded an onshore wind power order for the Sere wind power plant on ...

Zpryme talks smart grid and utilities with Eedo Lifshitz

May 17, 2013 Zpryme reached out to thought leader Eedo Lifshitz for a closer look at revenue assurance for...

aleo solar modules eligible for tariff bonus in France

May 17, 2013 Photovoltaic operators in France who use aleo modules are eligible for a feed-in-tariff bonus...

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OIL seeks revision in natural gas price

New Delhi: Oil India Ltd (OIL) has demanded a revision in price for natural gas for state-o...

High price of nuclear plants worth paying

THE chairman of an influential Commons committee warned the high price of new nuclear power s...

WAPDA claims no jurisdiction over load-shedding

A spokesman for the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) clarified on Friday the co...

Energy plant plans are put to the test

Questions have been raised over how proposals for a £200million gas-fired power station...

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Oil & Gas Wire News

If they build the dam, the Nu river will be turned into concrete ; Will a new dam being built in China mean the end of clean waterways?

When news came that a ban on construction of hydroelectric dams on the Nu river, one of the l...

Residents up in arms against railways on approach roads

TRIPUNITHURA, May 18 -- Residents are up in arms against the Railways for failing to keep its...

HollyFrontier Announces Temporary Downtime of FCCU at its Subsidiaries' El Dorado and Cheyenne Refineries

New Delhi, May 17 -- HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE: HFC) announced unplanned downtime to th...

Fuel prices rise

The good times at the petrol pump appear to be over for motorists, with the cost of fuel risi...

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Oil Refining & Processing News

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...
Foster Wheeler AG has been awarded a contract by OJSC Gazpromneft Moscow Refinery to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) and design documentation in accordance with Russian norms, for a major investment, termed the Combined Oil Refinery Unit Project.

Foster Wheeler wins FEED contract for Gazpromneft refinery upgrade

Foster Wheeler AG has been awarded a contract by OJSC Gazpromneft Mosco...
Norwegian energy major Statoil has confirmed a vapour leak detected Tuesday at its Mongstad oil refinery has been halted and no injuries have been reported. (The Mongstad facility, photo: Øyvind Hagen, Statoil)

Statoil halts leaks at Mongstad refinery

Norwegian energy major Statoil has confirmed a vapour leak detected at i...

Jumbo installs five structures for Ikhwezi offshore project

Jumbo successfully completed the deployment of five subsea structures fo...

Merichem names Dayong Dong as Chief Representative for China

Since 2009, Merichem’s Shanghai rep Office has been staffed with local t...
BP announces a planned investment of nearly R5 billion (US $539 million) towards refining, terminal, and retail assets in South Africa and Mozambique over the next 5 years.

BP to invest nearly $540MM in South Africa, Mozambique

BP announces a planned investment of nearly R5 billion (US $539 million)...
GE and Russian oil company Bashneft have launched pilot testing of GE’s ZeeWeed™ membrane bioreactor technology for biological treatment of sewage water from the Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim oil processing complex.

Russian Refinery selects GE wastewater treatment for pilot test

GE and Russian oil company Bashneft have launched pilot testing of GE’s ...

Oil & Gas Pipelines and Transportation News

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...

Emerson offers high-accuracy dynamic flow measurement for liquefied natural gas

Emerson Process Management announces the new Daniel 3818 Liquid Ultrason...

Petrobras talks subsea technology at OTC

Petrobras ended its participation in the Offshore Technology Conference ...

Atlas Pipeline closes on $1B acquisition of TEAK Midstream

Atlas Pipeline Partners L.P. has closed on its previously announced $1.0...

Nuclear Power Generation

B&W announce deal for nuclear propulsion components

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

ASLB: No restart for San Onofre nuclear plant without hearing

The board’s decision concludes that this particular Confirmatory Action ...
A safety injection refueling water tank at Palisades Nuclear Power Plant leaked 90 gallons of radioactive water in a 24-hour period, causing the plant to shut down May 5.

UPDATE: Investigation continues into Palisades nuclear power plant leak

Investigation continues into a leak from the safety injection refueling ...
Employees at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in Maryland have been honored with the B. Ralph Sylvia

Constellation employees win top nuclear industry award

Employees at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in Maryland have bee...
South Africa's Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said at the National Assembly this week that the development of nuclear power stations may significantly benefit the country.

Energy Minister backs nuclear power for South Africa

South Africa's Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said at the National Assembl...
Westinghouse Electric Company and State Nuclear Power Technology Corp. (SNPTC) announced the opening of a joint venture to provide supplier qualification services to the global AP1000 nuclear power plant market.

Westinghouse, SNPTC form nuclear power joint venture

Westinghouse Electric Company and State Nuclear Power Technology Corp. (...
Unit 2 of the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Ala., has safely resumed generating electricity following completion of a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage.

Plant Farley unit 2 returns to service following planned outage

Unit 2 of the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Ala., has safe...

Coal Fired Generation News

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 (...
ADA-ES has announced $30 million in Activated Carbon Injection (ACI) and Dry Sorbent Injection (DSI) system orders from multiple utilities as the result of the recent EPA Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS), which requires coal-fired power plants to reduce certain emissions.

ADA-ES wins $30MM in emission control equipment orders

ADA-ES has announced $30 million in Activated Carbon Injection (ACI) and...

Gas Fired Generation News

Tesoro cleared to purchase refining business from BP

The Federal Trade Commission has cleared the Company's planned acquisiti...
ABB’s Turbocharging business unit received a major order to upgrade a series of power plants within the context of its business collaboration with Wärtsilä.

ABB, Wartsila to upgrade series of power plants in Brazil

ABB’s Turbocharging business unit received a major order to upgrade a se...

BG strategy update highlights upstream oil & gas and LNG

The Group’s immediate priority is execution, primarily the delivery of i...
North Energy Central, a subsidiary of Southern California Telephone & Energy, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Dominican Republic to install a 400 megawatt gas-fired power plant with state-owned electric utility, CDEEE.

NEC to install new 400 MW gas-fired power plant

North Energy Central, a subsidiary of Southern California Telephone &...
Leaders of California’s top energy and environmental regulatory organizations joined Edison Mission Energy (EME) President Pedro Pizarro to dedicate the 479 MW natural gas-fired Walnut Creek Energy Park.

EME dedicates new 479 MW natural gas-fired power plant

Leaders of California’s top energy and environmental regulatory organiza...

Emerson offers high-accuracy dynamic flow measurement for liquefied natural gas

Emerson Process Management announces the new Daniel 3818 Liquid Ultrason...

Shell expands Mackay Diesel facilities

Shell has continued to invest in expanding the facilities, capacity and ...

Renewable Energy

Siemens wins wind power order from South Africa

Siemens Energy has been awarded an onshore wind power order for the Sere...

aleo solar modules eligible for tariff bonus in France

Photovoltaic operators in France who use aleo modules are eligible for a...
TAG Oil has agreed to sell its 90% stake in Opunake Hydro Limited, an established electricity generator and supplier in New Zealand.

Power News: TAG transfers stake in Opunake Hydro Limited

TAG Oil has agreed to sell its 90% stake in Opunake Hydro Limited, an es...
The Cherokee Nation will partner with four other tribes in north-central Oklahoma's Kay County to develop a 90-turbine wind farm.

Cherokee Nation approves joint wind power project

The Cherokee Nation will partner with four other tribes in north-central...

Kroger unveils food waste powered clean Energy production system

The food waste to clean energy system is being used at Kroger's Compton,...

Walmart announces solar power addition to Massachusetts store

Walmart announced the completion of eight new solar photovoltaic arrays ...
Verbund Hydro Power AG has placed an order with Alstom for the renovation of two generators in the Kaprun Hauptstufe hydropower plant in Austria.

Alstom to renovate generators at Austrian hydropower plant

Verbund Hydro Power AG has placed an order with Alstom for the renovatio...

Exploration & Production News

Pertamina considers Oman oil and gas asset acquisition

Pertamina is in talks with officials in Oman to take over its oil and ga...

Intertek opens energy exploration and production center in Malaysia

The facility features laboratories that will allow Intertek to expand lo...

aleo solar modules eligible for tariff bonus in France

Photovoltaic operators in France who use aleo modules are eligible for a...

Black Elk announces early offshore oil drilling success in Gulf of Mexico

The company is expanding its focus area to onshore Texas via a long-term...

Construction of Kazachya natural gas compressor station starts

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

ASLB: No restart for San Onofre nuclear plant without hearing

The board’s decision concludes that this particular Confirmatory Action ...

TransCanada to sell gas pipeline interests

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

Offshore Oil & Gas News

Petrobras buys the most offshore exploration blocks in ANP 11th Round

Petrobras bought, on its own or in partnerships, 34 of the 289 blocks of...

Total wins 10 offshore Brazil oil exploration licenses

Total announces that it has been awarded 10 new exploration licenses dur...

Black Elk announces early offshore oil drilling success in Gulf of Mexico

The company is expanding its focus area to onshore Texas via a long-term...

FMC Technologies receives subsea equipment order for Julia development

FMC has received an order for subsea equipment for ExxonMobil’s Julia de...

BP wins eight offshore exploration blocks in Brazil Round 11

BP and its partners were winning bidders for eight deepwater blocks offs...

Damen building 14 terminal tugs for Kuwait Oil Company

The cooperation between KOC and Damen dates back to the late 1980’s, whe...

Subsea equipment order for Bayu Undan offshore oil project

FMC Technologies has announced it has received an order from ConocoPhill...

Transmission & Distribution

All-electric taxi fleet launched in Hong Kong

BYD announced the launch of Hong Kong’s first all-electric taxi fleet, B...

Zpryme talks smart grid and utilities with Eedo Lifshitz

Zpryme reached out to thought leader Eedo Lifshitz for a closer look at ...
S&C's CO2 cleaning services allow utilities and customers who operate their own power systems to clean power equipment up to 34.5 kV without having to plan an outage

S&C CO2 cleaning for power equipment allows upkeep without the outage (Video)

S&C's new CO2 cleaning services allow utilities and customers who op...
In Seattle, the coalition and regional council used transportation models in mapping software and survey data to estimate where PEV drivers need to charge.

Clean Cities Coalitions charge up plug-in electric vehicles

In Seattle, the coalition and regional council used transportation model...

ABB launches breakthrough technologies at AWEA Windpower 2013

ABB recently developed a powerful high-voltage direct current breaker th...
The U.S. Army, along with Lockheed Martin and the Department of Defense (DOD), will unveil the DOD's first grid-tied intelligent microgrid integrating renewable resources and energy storage at a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 16 at Fort Bliss, Texas.

U.S. Army to unveil first operational microgrid at Fort Bliss

The U.S. Army, along with Lockheed Martin and the Department of Defense ...
Key findings from Black & Veatch's seventh annual U.S. electric utility industry report show rising levels of concern across the industry for a broad range of issues. Once again reliability was the top-rated industry issue.

Black & Veatch: Top ten concerns for U.S. electric industry

Key findings from Black & Veatch's seventh annual U.S. electric util...

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