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Oil Refinery

Phillips 66’s Los Angeles Refinery Layoffs to Begin in December, Sources Say

Phillips 66 is expected to begin workforce reductions at its Los Angeles-area refinery in December, according to sources familiar with the matter. The refinery,…

Oil Refinery

Phillips 66’s Los Angeles Refinery Layoffs to Begin in December, Sources Say

Phillips 66 is expected to begin workforce reductions at its Los Angeles-area refinery in December, according to sources familiar with the matter. The refinery,…

Geothermal Power Plant

Eastland Generation Opens Offtake Tender for TOPP2 Geothermal Power Plant in New Zealand

Eastland Generation, a renewable energy company, has launched a tender for power offtake from its 49-MW TOPP2 geothermal power plant in the Kawerau region of Ne…

Battery

Germany’s Voltfang Offers Battery Warranty Independent of Number of Cycles

German energy storage company Voltfang, based in Aachen, announced on Tuesday an expansion of the warranty terms for its grid-connected, commercial-scale batter…

Metal

China’s CMOC Group Calls on DRC to End Cobalt Export Ban

CMOC Group, a leading Chinese cobalt mining company, has requested that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) end its temporary cobalt export ban, due to expir…

Crude Oil

US Crude, Fuel Stocks up as Crude Imports Rise, Product Demand Slips, EIA Says

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced on Wednesday that U.S. crude oil and fuel inventories rose unexpectedly last week, driven by higher c…

Energy Storage Project

ILI Group Given Nod for 100MW Scottish BESS

ILI Group, headquartered in Hamilton, Scotland, has obtained planning permission for its 100MW Learielaw battery energy storage project near Broxburn, West Loth…

Mexico

Circles SaaS Platform Powers AT&T Mexico’s Digital Brand,Wim

AT&T Mexico, in collaboration with Circles, has launched Wim, a fully digital mobile brand designed to meet the demands of a connected world. Utilizing Circles…

Geothermal Heating Project

Orléans, France Scraps Planned Geothermal Heating Project Over Cost Concerns

City officials in Orléans, France, have announced the cancellation of a planned geothermal heating project for the Nécotin school complex due to h…

Brazil

Brazil Confirms First Case of Avian Influenza at Commercial Poultry Farm

Brazil has confirmed its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial poultry facility. The outbreak was detected on May 16, 2025, at …

Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s Corn Production to Hit Record 6 Mln Tons

Bangladesh is expected to achieve a record maize harvest in 2024, driven by a continued shift from traditional crops such as wheat and rice to maize cultivation…

United States

Arup to Lead Engineering for Sfpuc’s Millbrae Campus Improvements Project in US

Arup, a UK-based design consultancy, has been selected as the lead engineering consultant for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) Mill…

Solar project

Bechtel Picked for Main Phases of 1.3GW ‘Mammouth’ Solar Farm

Doral Renewables, a U.S.-based renewable energy developer, has selected Bechtel to construct three phases of its 1.3GW Mammoth Solar farm in Indiana. This initi…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Reactor Closure Marks Taiwan’s Nuclear Exit

The Maanshan nuclear power plant’s Unit 2, Taiwan’s last operational reactor, was disconnected from the grid on May 17, 2025, at approximately 10:00…

Electricity Trade

Oman Reveals Qualified Bidders for 2.4GW Power Projects

Nama Power and Water Procurement, Oman’s sole procurer of power and water, announced that seven companies have been selected to bid for two independent po…