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United States

US Energy Prices Likely to Rise as Result of Winter Heating Pressure

US consumers will be hit with much larger heating bills than last year due to surging energy prices.

Nuclear Equipment

Assembly Begins of RPV Upper Shell for Kudankulam 5

The Volgodonsk branch of AEM-Technologies has started assembling the upper half-shell of the VVER-1000 pressurised water reactor for power unit 5 of India's Kud…

Energy Storage System

Batteries to Power Queensland Jobs

Energy Queensland is calling for expressions of interest from supply companies to be part of a preferred supplier panel for possible future supply of large batt…

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Concludes Mission to Assess Swiss Nuclear Safety

Switzerland is committed to maintaining and strengthening its regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety, an International Atomic Energy Agency team …

Oil & Gas Trade

Shell Resumes Oil Exports at Mars and Ursa in the Gulf of Mexico

Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has safely and successfully re-started production at its Mars and Ursa platforms in the US Gulf of M…

Coal Mine

Work Set to Start on Botswana Coal Mine in 2022 Despite Pressure

Work is due to begin on Botswana's second privately-owned coal mine in the first quarter of next year.

Offshore Wind Power

Scotland Urged to Boost Wind Capacity by 2030

Scottish Renewables says reforms to planning process necessary to meet net zero targets

Oil & Gas Supply

Opec+ JMMC Recommends Sticking to Output Policy

The Opec+ Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee is recommending sticking to a 400,000 b/d combined crude quota increase for December, two delegates said, even …

Microgrid

Australia’s Largest Hybrid Renewable Microgrid Officially Opened

After successful commissioning at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Agnew Hybrid Renewable Microgrid was today officially opened in a celebration attend…

Oil Exploration

Empyrean Gearing up to Drill ‘First Exciting Exploration Well in China’

Oil and gas company Empyrean Energy has made significant operational progress towards spudding the LH 17-2-1 exploration well at the Jade prospect on Block 29/1…

Hydrogen Storage

Steelhead Composites to Expand State-of-the-Art Colorado Site for Compressed Hydrogen Storage

Steelhead Composites will expand its Colorado, US, site to increase the company’s capabilities in manufacturing composite overwrapped pressure vessels for comp…

Floating Offshore Wind

Equinor Reveals Floating Wind Design Concept

Having reaffirmed its commitment to Scotland earlier this year, Equinor has now revealed its preferred floating wind foundation design for full scale gigawatt c…

Offshore Wind Power

First Key Structure for China's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Completed

The final wind turbine of the Qidong H3 offshore wind farm project in east China's Jiangsu Province was successfully installed on Saturday

Xi Urges Concrete Actions to Address Climate Change, Energy Issues

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday called on the international community to take concrete actions to address climate change and energy issues.

Nuclear Power Plant

Akkuyu 4 Nuclear Reactor Obtains Construction Licence

Akkuyu is a new nuclear power plant on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast with three VVER-1200 reactors designed by Rosatom subsidiary Gidropress already under const…