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Texas sues BP, Transocean for Deepwater Horizon oil spill

May 22, 2013 Texas announced it is suing British Petroleum and Transocean for damages related to the 2010 ...

South Sudan says oil exports being blocked by Sudan

May 22, 2013 Six months after South Sudan seceded from Sudan, the south is accusing the Sudanese governmen...

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

May 22, 2013 Coffeyville Resources agreed to pay a civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean...

PSA Norway conducts audit of Valhall offshore oil field

May 22, 2013 The objective of the audit was to review and assess the management’s control and leadership a...

GE opens oil & gas customer solutions center in PA

May 22, 2013 GE announced the grand opening of its state-of-the-art Customer Solutions Center at GE Measur...

Latest Energy News - Power

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

May 22, 2013 Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to supply a new 110 MW natural gas-fired power plant for...
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

May 22, 2013 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is launching a special inspection at Duke Energy’s Harris n...
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

May 22, 2013 Entergy’s Palisades nuclear power plant will likely remain offline until at least early summe...
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)

May 22, 2013 Dr. Ernest Moniz was sworn in as the nation's 13th Secretary of Energy by Deputy Energy Secre...
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

May 22, 2013 Siemens Energy has secured two contracts valued at approximately EUR 200 million for the deli...

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India Tender Notice: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Seeks Reconditioning of Control Valve Spares

Karnataka, India, May 23 -- Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. has a requirement for "PU...

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ITF Excellence awards for Maha, Gujarat

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SSE, the energy firm, warned that customers should brace themselves for further price hikes a...

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts and NRG Energy Align to Develop Solar Power for Starwood Properties

From the Caribbean Summit of Political and Business Leaders that recently took place in the B...

NatureWorks Taps Cromex as Ingeo Distributor in Brazil

NatureWorks, a supplier of biopolymers with Ingeo fibers and plastics made from plants, not o...

US Government approves $10bn LNG export facility in Texas

The US government has given its approval for a $10bn liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facil...

Noble Energy declares discovery at Karish; Karish has a gross mean of 1.8 trillion cubic feet of gas; the market had expected 2 trillion.

Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE: NBL) today announced a natural gas discovery at the Karish prospect ...

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Oil Refining & Processing News

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...
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...

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 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...

ASLB: No restart for San Onofre nuclear plant without hearing

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

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

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...
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...
NorthWestern Corporation announced that its new 60-megawatt, natural gas-fired peaking Unit #2 recently commenced commercial operation in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

NorthWestern's new gas-fired power unit in commercial operation

NorthWestern Corporation announced that its new 60-megawatt, natural gas...

Black & Veatch completes Cameron LNG boil-off gas reliquefaction facility

The project was built and tested 21 months after Black & Veatch was ...

Oil Refineries outline to ensure subsidiary stability

Oil Refineries Ltd. announced it has presented an outline to ensure the ...
Mobil SHC Pegasus™ gas engine oil approved for GE Waukesha APG 1000 engines

Proven Outstanding Natural Gas Engine Protection with Mobil SHC Pegasus™

Mobil SHC Pegasus™ gas engine oil approved for GE Waukesha APG 1000 engi...

Renewable Energy

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...

Solar power alliance for Starwood Hotels and NRG

The alliance will begin with three properties, including the installatio...

Green Plains Renewable earns ISCC recognition

Green Plains Renewable Energy has qualified for recognition under the In...

Chevron dedicates new solar installation for CA school district

The Live Oak School District celebrated completion of solar power instal...

Exploration & Production News

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...

EU to review fracking

The European Union will review hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, this y...

Saipem engineering & construction contracts on track with 2013 targets

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

Natural gas powering hydraulic fracturing equipment in northeastern Pennsylvania

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation announces the use of Marcellus Shale nat...

Offshore Oil & Gas News

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...

New Zealand Green Party fighting offshore oil drilling

The Green Party in New Zealand is placing a bid on the government's oil ...

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...

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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