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Uranium Project

Costain to Design Europe’s Debut HALEU Advanced Fuels Facility for Urenco

Costain, an infrastructure solutions provider, has been awarded a significant contract to design Europe’s first high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) ad…

India

VI Brings Ericsson Massive Mimo 5G to India’s Capital City

Vi (Vodafone Idea) has officially launched 5G services in the Delhi NCR region in collaboration with Ericsson. This marks a key milestone in the ongoing 5G depl…

Pumped Storage

Spiral Case Successfully Installed at Kidston Pumped Storage Project

In late April 2025, the Kidston pumped storage hydropower project in Australia achieved a significant milestone with the successful installation of the spiral c…

Natural Gas

EIA Expects USA Gasoline Price to Drop In 2025 and 2026

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its latest short-term energy outlook (STEO) on May 6, forecasting a decline in U.S. regular gasoli…

Japan

NYK to Build Car Terminal in Barcelona

In Barcelona, Spain, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), a Japanese shipping company, has secured a 27-year concession to operate a finished-vehicle logistics terminal a…

SMR

First Steel Cast for Uzbekistan’s SMR

In Saint Petersburg, Russia, AEM-Special Steels has successfully cast a 205-tonne ingot of special alloy steel, marking a key step in producing a small modular …

Algeria

Algeria Announces Tender for Wheat Purchase

The Algerian state company, Office Algérien Interprofessionnel des Céréales (OAIC), has launched a tender to procure at least 50,000 tons o…

Germany

BASF Launches Renewable Ammonia Production at Verbund Site in Ludwigshafen

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has introduced two new grades of renewable ammonia: renewable ammonia and renewable ammonia solution 24.5%, further expanding it…

Electricity Trade

Net Electricity Prices for End Customers Fall Below Zero for First Time in Germany

On May 11, 2025, electricity prices for German customers with dynamic tariffs dropped below zero for the first time this year, after accounting for approximatel…

Uranium Project

Utah Uranium Project Fast-Tracked Under US Emergency Procedures

The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced that it will expedite the permitting process for Anfield Energy's Velvet-Wood mine in Utah under newly est…

Oil Field

Gulf of Thailand Oil Field Revamp Gets Green Light

Valeura Energy has approved redevelopment of its 100%-owned Wassana field in license G10/48, Gulf of Thailand, with a new central processing platform (CPP). The…

Metal

Exxaro Resources to Acquire Manganese Assets for $640M in South Africa

Exxaro Resources has acquired manganese assets in South Africa’s Kalahari Manganese Field for ZAR11.67 billion ($640 million), with potential adjustments …

Electric Vehicles

XPENG Announces Foray Into Italian Market

On May 13, 2025, XPENG announced its entry into Italy, debuting at Milan Design Week 2025 as one of the first Chinese EV startups to participate. The company sh…

Oil Price

US Oil Prices Drop More Than $1 as Inventory Build Raises Oversupply Fear

U.S. crude futures dropped more than $1 in early trading on Thursday after unexpected data showed an increase in U.S. crude oil inventories, sparking concerns a…

Solar project

EnBW Powers up German Solar Cluster

EnBW has successfully connected three solar parks to the grid in Germany, located in Rosenberg and Hardheim. With a combined capacity of 24.2 MW, these faciliti…