Location of second Kazakh nuclear power plant announced

According to on the Minister of Justice’s website, a government decision was made on 26 January on the construction area, with the resolution entering into force on the day of…

Lianjiang simulator completes on-site acceptance testing

The simulator for Phase I (units 1 and 2) of the Lianjiang plant project is the first CAP1000 reactor type full-scope simulator to adopt State Power Investment Corporation’s (SPIC’s) proprietary…

US, Japanese partnership for fusion technology development

Anchoring the strategic partnership, Kyoto Fusioneering (KF) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have established a new public-private partnership that leverages each institution’s expertise in fusion technology to accelerate the…

WANO rolls out new enhanced monitoring initiative

World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), which has traditionally focused on peer review visits to nuclear units every four years, is now also getting key data from each of the…

Deep Isolation launches full-scale demonstration programme

A groundbreaking event was held on 28 January to mark the beginning of the demonstration project, which is aimed at building stakeholder and regulatory confidence in the company’s deep borehole…

Devon and Coterra to Create Shale Giant in $58-Billion Merger Deal

Devon Energy and Coterra Energy announced on Monday a definitive agreement to merge and create a premier shale operator in an all-stock transaction, implying a combined enterprise value of about…

Equinor Exits Vaca Muerta With $1.1 Billion Sale to Vista Energy

Equinor will sell all its assets in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta basin to Vista Energy in a cash and stock deal worth $1.1 billion, the Norwegian energy major said on Monday…

Shell Sees LNG Sector Growing by 3% Per Year

The global LNG market is expanding by 3% every year, growing at a faster pace than the overall natural gas market, Wael Sawan, chief executive officer of the world’s top…

Equinor Exits Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Shale Play

Equinor will sell all its assets in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta basin to Vista Energy in a cash and stock deal worth $1.1 billion, the Norwegian energy major said on Monday…

Shell CEO Says LNG Sector Growing Faster Than Gas, Around 3% Per Annum

Shell CEO Wael Sawan speaks at the Energy Asia conference in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Edgar Su (Reuters) – Shell’s CEO Wael Sawan said…