Keel laid for the Stalingrad nuclear icebreaker

There are currently a series of Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreakers operating – the Arktika, Sibir, Ural and the Yakutia – and two under construction, the Chukotka and Leningrad. Work on the Stalingrad at the Baltic Shipyard (JSC Baltiyskiy…

UK radioisotope project receives funding

The investment – from the Innovate UK Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Programme (SMMIP) – will see the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) and Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) use lead-212…

US Army names potential microreactor sites

The Janus Program – launched last month – is a next-generation nuclear power programme aimed at delivering “resilient, secure, and assured energy to support national defence installations and critical missions”.…

Sanctioned Serbian Refinery Fights for Survival With Urgent U.S. License Bid

Serbia’s only refinery Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS), majority owned by Russian state energy firms and sanctioned by the United States, said on Wednesday it had applied for a special U.S.…

Global Oil Demand Surged in September

The world’s oil demand jumped in September by 1.4 million barrel per day (bpd) compared to August and by 1.8 million bpd from a year earlier, driven by higher consumption…

US Natural Gas Futures Climb 4% on Near-Record LNG Flows and Cold December Forecast

(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 4% on Wednesday on near-record flows to liquefied natural gas export plants and forecasts for higher demand than previously expected as the…

Saudi Arabia to Sign $30 Billion Worth of Energy Deals With US, Says Aramco CEO

Saudi Arabia will sign energy sector agreements with the U.S. worth $30 billion, the CEO of Saudi state oil giant Aramco, Amin Nasser, said on Wednesday in comments carried by…

US, Saudi Tout New Business Deals at Investment Forum

(Reuters) – Saudi and U.S. officials on Wednesday touted billions in new investments and growing financial ties between the two countries coinciding with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s…

US Crude Stocks Fall on Higher Demand, Fuel Inventories Rise, EIA Says

(Reuters) – U.S. crude stocks fell as refining and export demand rose, while gasoline and distillate inventories rose last week, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell…

EIA Sees Alaska Crude Oil Production Rising 13% in 2026

(Reuters) – Crude oil production from Alaska is forecast to reach 477,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2026, the highest since 2018, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in…