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SMR

ČEz Selects Amentum to Support SMR Programme

Amentum, a U.S.-based engineering firm, has been chosen by Czech utility ČEZ to assist in developing two small modular reactors (SMRs) as part of its new nucle…

Renewable Diesel

US Oil, Biofuel Group Recommends 5.25 Billion Gallons in Biomass Diesel Mandates, Sources Say

A U.S. coalition involving biofuel and petroleum groups has recommended that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set the 2026 biomass-based diesel blendin…

Wind Power Project

Wood Mackenzie Cuts 5-Year US Wind Energy Outlook 40% on Trump Policies

The U.S. wind energy sector is facing a tough outlook, with a five-year projection for new projects being cut by 40%. This significant reduction is attributed t…

Natural Gas

US Licenses for Trinidad-Venezuela Gas Projects Revoked, Trinidad Says

Wedoany.com Report-Apr. 9, Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Stuart Young announced on Tuesday that the U.S. has revoked two licenses permitting offsho…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Trump Order Looks to Tap Coal in Quest to Power Data Centers

A report indicated that U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing to increase coal mining and usage within the country. The initiative aims to support the growing …

Dam

USBR Awards $115.9 Million Contract for Hyrum Dam Spillway Replacement

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) has granted a $115.9 million contract to AMES Federal Contracting Group, based in Burnsville, Minnesota, to replace the sp…

Metal

China Retaliates Against US With New Tariffs and Rare Earth Export Controls

China has introduced a set of countermeasures in response to recent U.S. tariffs, intensifying the trade dispute between the two leading global economies. Effec…

Carbon Capture

Occidental’s 1PointFive Receives Permits to Sequester CO2 at Texas Facility

Occidental Petroleum’s unit, 1PointFive, announced on Monday, April 7, 2025, that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved its applicat…

CCS

US EPA Approves Texas’ First CO2 Injection Well

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted Texas its first permit for carbon dioxide injection and storage on Monday, April 7, 2025. Occidental&rsqu…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Shares Plunge Below Lutnick’s ‘Never This Cheap’ Level

Tesla Inc.’s stock continued its downward trend on Monday, April 7, 2025, falling below a level U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick once claimed it wou…

LNG

Australia’s Woodside Energy to Sell 40% Stake in Louisiana LNG Project to Stonepeak

On Monday, Australian energy company Woodside Energy announced plans to sell a 40% stake in its Louisiana LNG Infrastructure project to Stonepeak, a U.S.-based …

Wind Farm

KK Wind Opens US Wind Arm

KK Wind Solutions, a provider of wind energy technology, is launching a new U.S. regional division under the leadership of Kim Wichmann-Hansen, previously the c…

Microgrid

Crowley Unveils LNG Microgrid Plan at San Juan Logistics Hub

Crowley, a U.S.-based company specialising in maritime, energy, and logistics solutions, will install a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered microgrid at its Isl…

Oil & Gas Trade

China’s CNOOC Exits U.S. Offshore Oil and Gas

British energy firm Ineos has finalised its acquisition of the U.S. Gulf assets from China’s state-owned oil company, CNOOC. The deal, completed on April …

Nuclear Reactor

US Produces Most Uranium Since 2018, EIA Says

The U.S. saw a significant increase in uranium concentrate production in the final three months of 2024, reaching levels not seen in any quarter over the past s…