North Dakota Operators Likely to Keep Crude Output Steady This Year, Regulator Says

Crude output is expected to be relatively steady in North Dakota in February, the third-largest U.S. oil-producing state, a state regulator said on Monday, with little change expected in drilling…

US Power Plants May Avert Retirement in 2026, EIA Says

U.S. power plants scheduled to be retired in 2026 could stay online longer, the Department of Energy’s research arm said on Monday, building on a trend that began last year…

UK Oil Refineries Face Extinction Without Urgent Policy Shift

As the UK government on Monday published a call for evidence on the future of the country’s downstream sector, the Fuels Industry UK association called for urgent change in Britain’s…

Philippines streamlines licensing for nuclear projects

The Department of Energy (DOE) said the streamlined end-to-end licensing framework was formulated during a Focus Group Discussion on Harmonising Nuclear Power Plant Licensing in the Philippines held on 11…

Partners discuss licensing for Brazil’s phosphate-uranium project

Tomás Albuquerque, President of Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB), met with the Governor of Ceará, Elmano de Freitas, as well as Marlos Costa, President of Brazilian Nuclear Energy Holdings Company…

Contract for Sellafield plutonium storage containers

In January last year, the UK government took the decision that the country’s stockpile of civil plutonium would be disposed of, rather than used to produce mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel for…

Orano submits environmental report for Project IKE

The Environmental Report (ER) provides an in-depth assessment of potential environmental impacts and demonstrates Orano’s commitment to environmental protection, public health and safety, transparency, and regulatory compliance. “The submission represents…

Big Oil Challenges $5 Billion Environmental Fine in Kazakhstan

The international oil companies operating the giant Kashagan oilfield in Kazakhstan have initiated an arbitration process to challenge a massive $5-billion fine for allegedly exceeding sulfur storage limits at a…

US Natgas Prices Climb as Winter Storm Batters US Northeast, LNG Export Flows Near Record

U.S. natural gas futures rose about 1% to a one-week high on Monday on near-record LNG export flows and forecasts for more demand than previously expected over the next two…