US Midwest Grid Operator Speeds Review of 15 Projects to Bolster Power Supply

By Dec 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. Midwest grid operator will fast-track reviews of 15 more power projects to accelerate the addition of electricity supply, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator…

Amber Energy Plans to Hold on to Citgo Refineries After Takeover

By Sale, expected to close in 2026, needs OFAC approval Citgo’s refineries provide stable earnings throughout the year Amber expected to shake up Citgo’s board Some contractors might become permanent…

US LNG Exports Hit Record High in November on Cooler Weather, Strong Output

(Reuters) – U.S. liquefied natural gas exports hit an all-time monthly high in November for the second straight month, driven by cooler weather and robust output from the country’s two…

Reactor vessel completed for Hinkley Point C’s second unit

The vessel – measuring 13 metres in length and weighing 500 tonnes – was fabricated by Framatome at its Saint-Marcel plant in Chalon-sur-Saône, eastern France. In a post on LinkedIn,…

Uzbekistan progressing work on first nuclear power plant

Excavation work began in October for the pit for what will be one of the world’s first small modular reactors. The planned nuclear power plant is to feature two Russian RITM-200N…

Denmark should invest in nuclear energy, alliance says

The alliance is led by, among others, the Confederation of Danish Industry, Dansk Metal and the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Its members also include chemical engineering firm Topsoe and engineering consultancy…

TotalEnergies emerges as top bidder for Galp’s Namibia Mopane oil stake

(Bloomberg) – TotalEnergies SE has emerged as the leading bidder to buy a stake in Galp Energia SGPS SA’s major oil discovery offshore Namibia, according to people familiar with the…

Final safety evaluation completed for Wyoming advanced reactor

The records the technical review by US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff of the construction permit application submitted by TerraPower for a Natrium reactor plant proposed to be built at…

Podcast: Johan Svenningsson on Sweden’s ‘Nuclear 2.0’, and his World Nuclear Association role

(Click the podcast player above to listen. Scroll down this page for an edited transcript) In this edition of the World Nuclear News Podcast Svenningsson talks about what has been an…

CPC Terminal Hit by Drone but Kazakh Oil Exports Continue To Flow

Loadings of crude oil from Chevron’s project in Kazakhstan continue at the CPC terminal at the Russian port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea, the U.S. supermajor told Reuters after…