Pickering refurbishment gets government go-ahead

“For more than 50 years, nuclear power has been the backbone of Ontario’s energy grid, with the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station as one of the best-performing and continuously operating nuclear…

Conceptual design completed for Japan’s FAST fusion demo project

The Conceptual Design Report has been put together in the year since the project’s launch in November 2024, and involved the two companies and researchers and experts from a number…

Oil and gas firms get more time under EPA’s revised methane rule

(Bloomberg) – The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized a rule granting oil and gas operators more than a year in additional time to comply with mandates set by former President Joe…

Kyrgyzstan considering possible Russian SMR plant

In a statement after talks with Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov, the Russian President said: “Energy is one of the most important sectors of Russian-Kyrgyz cooperation. Our country fully meets Kyrgyzstan’s…

Argentina nominates Grossi for UN Secretary General role

The country’s foreign office said Grossi has had “a distinguished career spanning more than four decades as an official in the Argentine diplomatic corps and, more recently, as head of…

Equinix signs up for power from first Stellaria reactor

The agreement between Stellaria and Equinix is part of several Equinix initiatives in the field of alternative energy. In August, the company announced collaborations with five energy providers, including Stellaria…

US Natural Gas Futures Climb 3% on Record LNG Flows, Colder Forecasts

(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 3% to a one-week high on Wednesday on record flows to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants, the expiration of a lower-priced…

BP’s Whiting Refinery Returns to Normal Operations After October Fire

(Reuters) – BP’s 440,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Whiting, Indiana, has returned to normal operations following a planned maintenance turnaround in September and a fire in October, two sources said. The…

US Drillers Cut Oil Rigs to Lowest in Four Years, Baker Hughes Says

(Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time in four weeks, with oil rigs dropping to a…

Dangote Diesel Fails to Meet Europe’s Winter Fuel Standards

European traders and fuel importers are currently steering clear of diesel from the Dangote refinery in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest and newest, because the current fuel samples contain sulfur and other…