IAEA mission sees Rooppur 1 safety commitment

The Pre-Operational Safety Review Team (Pre-OSART) consisted of 14 experts from Bulgaria, China, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, the UK and the USA plus International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) staff members and…

Heating SMR to be assessed for Cadarache site

Calogena – a subsidiary of Group Gorgé – is developing a water-cooled small modular reactor (SMR), called the CAL30, with a thermal power of 30 MW, specifically designed to supply…

Kazatomprom, JUMCO sign agreement on Jordan mining project

The purpose of the agreement, which was signed during an official visit to Kazakhstan by King Abdullah of Jordan, is to “formalise the intentions of the parties and define the…

US Natgas Rises Over 3% on Bargain Buying, Strong LNG Export Flows

(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures rose over 3% on Wednesday after a sharp decline earlier this week, buoyed by bargain buying and strong LNG export flows. Front-month gas futures…

US Crude Stocks, Fuel Inventories Fall as Demand Rises, EIA Says

(Reuters) – U.S. crude stocks, gasoline, and distillate inventories fell last week as demand rose, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell by 2.4 million barrels to…

US Imported Venezuelan Crude Oil For The First Time Last Week Since July, EIA Says

(Reuters) – The United States imported crude oil from Venezuela last week for the first time since Washington gave Chevron Corp a new license to operate in the South American…

BP Refinery in Whiting, Indiana, Back to Normal Operations

(Reuters) – BP’s 440,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Whiting, Indiana, is back to operating at normal rates after taking multiple units offline due to a severe thunderstorm last week, industry monitor IIR…

Chinese Mining Giant Warns of Unprecedented Metal Market Risks

China’s Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd sees unprecedented global uncertainties on the critical and precious metals markets amid rising protectionism and trade barriers, the biggest Chinese and the world’s largest…

Mitsubishi Abandons Three Offshore Wind Projects in Japan

Mitsubishi Corporation is dropping plans to develop three offshore wind projects in Japan amid unexpected changes and rising challenges in the market, the Japanese conglomerate said on Wednesday.  In February…

UK Energy Bills to Climb as Price Cap Rises

Millions of British households face higher energy bills this autumn as the energy market regulator raised the Energy Price Cap—the maximum amount energy suppliers can charge residential customers—by more than…