Ofgem investigates four UK energy firms over potential mis-selling

UK energy regulator Ofgem has launched investigations into four retail energy suppliers to determine whether they are complying with new obligations to prevent mis-selling. ...

Published: 03-Sep-2010

Origin Energy consortium wins geothermal project in Indonesia

Australian electricity retailer Origin Energy, in consortium with India-based Tata Power and PT Supraco Indonesia, has been awarded the Sorik Marapi geothermal exploration concession in northern Sumat...

Published: 03-Sep-2010

Pressure testing performed on MC252 well in Gulf of Mexico

BP in response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico, has said that after the cementing operations were completed on the well on 5 August, pressure testing was done, which indicated the...

Published: 03-Sep-2010

NRC takes steps to improve SMR license review framework

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has taken steps to further enhance the licensing reviews of potential applications to license small modular reactors (SMRs). ...

Published: 03-Sep-2010

Harland and Wolff to build substations for UK offshore wind farm

Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries has won a contract from Siemens to design and build two substations for the 576MW Gwynt y Mor wind farm off the coast of North Wales, UK. ...

Published: 03-Sep-2010

OGX Maranhao finds new gas shows in Parnaiba Basin OGX-16 well

Brazilian oil and gas company OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes subsidiary OGX Maranhao has encountered additional evidence of gas in the Devonian section of well 1-OGX-16-MA, in block PN-T-68, in the ...

Published: 03-Sep-2010

PetroChina Huabei refinery to double capacity by 2012

The National Development and Reform Commission has approved PetroChina to the double refining capacity at its Huabei plant to 200,000 barrels per day (bpd). ...

Published: 03-Sep-2010

Energate, OPA partner on deployment of demand response systems

Energate, a provider of demand response and home energy management systems, has entered into an agreement with the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) to be a delivery partner in a pilot deployment of resid...

Published: 03-Sep-2010

Drilling begins on Caza 158 #1 well at Windham Prospect

Caza Oil & Gas has said drilling has begun on the initial test well, Caza 158 #1, at the Windham (Wolfberry) prospect in Upton County, Texas. ...

Published: 03-Sep-2010

Tullow Oil to buy 50% interest in six licenses in Kenya, Ethiopia

Tullow Oil will acquire a 50% operated interest in six adjacent licenses covering the East African Rift Basins of Kenya and Ethiopia, an area of 97,000sqkm. ...

Published: 02-Sep-2010

BP to sell Malaysian petrochemical operations to Petronas

UK oil company BP has agreed to sell its ethylene and polyethylene Malaysian operations for $363m (£235m) to Petronas. ...

Published: 02-Sep-2010

Enbridge to expand capacity of Athabasca pipeline

Canada-based pipeline company Enbridge will undertake an expansion of its Athabasca pipeline, which transports crude oil from various oil sands projects to the mainline hub at Hardisty, Alberta. ...

Published: 02-Sep-2010

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