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Energy Investment

Hydro-Québec Accepts Seven Projects Totalling Nearly 1150 MW of Wind Power

Hydro-Québec has accepted seven bids for a total of 1303.36 MW of installed capacity under the two calls for tenders launched on 13 December 2021. One of…

Geothermal Power Plant

Hot Spring Baths Block Japan’s Geothermal Potential

With over 100 active volcanos, Japan has the world's third largest geothermal resources, but also a powerful industry that has steadfastly opposed developin…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Eco Atlantic Notes Africa Oil Corp. Compliant Report on Offshore South Africa Exploration Blocks

(WO) – Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd., the oil and gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, has noted Africa Oil Corp.’s pub…

Oil Exploration

Guyana to Award Oil, Gas Blocks to Indian Companies

Guyana is working with the Indian government on awarding oil and gas exploration blocks to Indian companies, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said.The South Americ…

Nuclear Reactor

Canadian University Launches Subcritical Assembly Project

Ontario Tech University has begun pre-licensing activities for a new facility to support its undergraduate nuclear engineering programmes and for applied nuclea…

Oil Pipeline

TotalEnergies awards TechnipFMC subsea contract offshore Africa worth up to $250 million

TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant contract to supply flexible pipe and associated hardware for the first subsea life extension project by TotalEnergies …

China-Pakistan

Coal Power Plant Under CPEC Put Into Operation in Pakistan

This aerial photo taken on Feb. 4, 2023 shows an open-pit coal mine included in the Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project in Sindh province, Pa…

Wind Power Project

RCMP Investigating Damaged Equipment at Wind Power Project Job Site

In a press release, the RCMP said it’s investigating damages to three pieces of heavy equipment at a World Energy GH2 job site in Mainland, on Newfoundland’s …

Nuclear Reactor

Show Support for a Lego Nuclear Power Plant

A creative fan of Lego—and nuclear power—has designed a nuclear power plant out of the famous building blocks and has submitted the idea to the Lego Group for…

Pumped Storage

RWE Completes Megabattery That Will Link to Hydropower Sites in Germany

RWE has completed installation of Germany’s first megabattery, with 420 blocks of lithium-ion batteries with a total installed capacity of 117MW installed…

Natural Gas

Conrad Awarded Indonesia Blocks With Development, Multi-Tcf Exploration Potential

Acreage offshore Aceh hosts existing gas discoveries awaiting exploitationAsia-focused independent Conrad Asia Energy has been awarded two new production sharin…

Oil & Gas Trade

Exxon Sues EU in Move to Block New Windfall Tax on Oil Companies

Record profits by oil companies benefiting from high energy prices have boosted inflation around the worldExxon said it will factor in the tax as it considers f…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Chinese Company Awarded Exploration Rights to Five Hydrocarbon Blocks in Mozambique

Sixth block awarded to Italy’s ENI; first period of exploration expected to allow investments of around US$370 million, and opening of four wells in deep …

Oil Refinery

Nigeria Will Auction 7 Hydrocarbon Blocks in Early 2023

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced plans to hold the Mini Bid Round 2022, in which seven offshore blocks covering an ar…

Natural Gas

Eni Scores Gas God Off Cyprus

The Italian company said it would incorporate the well results into its evaluation of the area. Eni has its eye on a fast-track development in Block 6, it said.…