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Oil & Gas Trade

US Crude Floating Storage Shifts Toward Asia

Adds US crude export pricing context.

LNG

Golar to Supply LNG to Norsk Hydro Aluminum Smelter

LNG and energy firm Golar Power signed a memorandum of understanding with fellow Norwegian firm Norsk Hydro to supply LNG to its Hydro Alunorte smelter.

Electricity Transmission

Queensland Announces Completion of Energex Electricity Project

The Government of Queensland in Australia has announced the completion of the A$100m ($70m) Energex electricity transmission project.

Supply of cable/joint wrap around fire protection kits

Tenders are invited for Supply of cable/joint wrap around fire protection kits

Offshore Wind Power

Global Offshore Wind Pipeline Grows by 37 GW in a Year

The global pipeline of offshore wind energy projects which are operational, under construction, consented, or being planned has grown by 37 GW in the last twelv…

Solar Power Plant

Japanese Banks Back World’s Cheapest Solar Project

Qatar General Electricity and Water Corp. has announced financial close on the 800 MW Siraj-1 solar project with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation an…

Solar Power Plant

Sol Systems and Microsoft to Create 500MW Solar

Sol Systems has teamed up with technology giant Microsoft to create a portfolio of more than 500MW of solar projects in the US.

Coal Company

Coal Operator Rhino Resource Partners Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Rhino Resource Partners, one of the companies that purchased assets from bankrupt coal operator Blackjewel last year, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

China Shuts Houston Consulate as US Relations Worsen

The US has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, the Chinese foreign ministry said today. It described the move as an "unprecedented escalation" in t…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

UK Hydrogen Train Industry Receives Major Investment

A bold plan to fast-track the hydrogen train industry in the UK has been unveiled today with a further £1m investment from British rolling stock company Eversh…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Project HyTime Demonstrates Potential for Major CO2 Savings from Hydrogen Dual Fuel

More than 14 tonnes of CO2 was saved in a two-year trial involving just 11 urban trucks and vans running on green hydrogen dual fuel.

Biobattery

Grant Helps Harness Biomass to Fuel Farms

A new federal grant will allow a research team led by Iowa State University, Penn State and Roeslein Alternative Energy to develop new methods of turning biomas…

Nuclear Power Plant

Operating Licence Issued for Leningrad II Unit 2

Russia's Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision has issued a licence for the operation of unit 2 at the Leningrad II NPP.

Nuclear Power Plant

Kakrapar 3 Achieves First Criticality

Unit 3 of the Kakrapar nuclear power plant in the Surat district of the Indian state of Gujarat has attained a sustained chain reaction for the first time.

Wind Turbine

Cornwall Council Switches on First Smart-Grid Wind Turbine

This turbine claims to be the first of its kind in the UK and is able to make small adjustments to the output in order to support the grid’s stability.