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U.S. Sanctions Rosneft Unit for Ties to Venezuela Oil Production

The U.S. sanctioned a unit of Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft PJSC for maintaining ties with Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and state-run oil company PDVSA,…

U.S. Nuclear Regulators: Fuel Loading at Vogtle Unit 3 Could Begin in November

A subsidiary of Southern Co. has notified the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it intends to load fuel into the Unit 3 reactor at the Vogtle expansion pr…

Oil & Gas Trade

U.S. Gives Iraq Sanctions Waiver for Vital Iranian Gas Imports

The United States has granted Iraq a 45-day sanctions waiver enabling the country to continue importing vital Iranian gas and electricity supplies, two Iraqi of…

Hyundai Motor Expands Partnership with U.S. Gov to Support HFC Technologies

Hyundai Motor Company today announced the expansion of its partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its support of the DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cel…

Market Analysis

Northeast US Added 800 MW of Rooftop Solar in 2019

Solar contractors added about 800 MWac of small-scale solar across nine Northeastern states in the 12 months ending in November, 2019, with contractors in New Y…

Wind Farm

Largest Renewable Energy Deal In Saint-Gobain Company's 354-Year History

Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest building materials companies and manufacturer of innovative material solutions, today announced it has entered into a …

Oil & Gas Trade

U.S. Weighs Sanctions on Rosneft but is Wary of Oil Market Chaos

Officials at the Treasury Department worry that sanctions on Rosneft may drive up prices for oil, the people said.

U.S. Agriculture Dept. Creating Incentive Program to Boost Ethanol & Biodiesel Sales

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking input from biofuel stakeholders as it works to create the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (H…

Oil & Gas Trade

U.S. Lifts Iran Sanctions on One Unit of Chinese Shipping Giant COSCO

The U.S. Treasury said, partially reversing its punishment on the company for transporting Iranian oil after China complained about the measure in trade talks w…

Oil Price

U.S. To Become Net Oil Exporter This Year: EIA

The United States will become a net oil and oil product exporter this year thanks to continued growth in production combined with slacker domestic demand, the E…

Researchers Seek to Improve Hydropower, Lower Electricity Costs

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded nearly $1 million to a research team led by Missouri University of Science and Technology to study ways to bette…

U.S. Extends Clampdown on Iran With Sanctions on Energy Firms

The U.S. sanctioned four companies that it says have traded hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Iranian petroleum and petrochemicals in its latest effort …

Researchers Seek To Improve Hydropower, Lower Electricity Costs

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded nearly $1 million to a research team led by Missouri University of Science and Technology to study ways to bette…

Micro Reactor

GE Hitachi joins TerraPower to Support Versatile Test Reactor

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and TerraPower have announced a collaboration to pursue a Public-Private Partnership to design and construct the Versatile Test …

Electric Car

A Step Closer of Tesla to Opening Its First European Factory

The U.S. carmaker last November announced plans to build a giant factory in Gruenheide, in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, giving it the coveted "Made …