Radiation Level Up 90-Fold In Groundwater At Japanese Nuclear Plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc said today it had found levels of radioactive material in groundwater had risen sharply at a damaged Japanese nuclear power plant....
View ArticleTanzania Wants Energy Firms To Speed Up Gas Production
Tanzania wants energy firms to speed up production of natural gas that it hopes will help end poverty in east Africa's second-biggest economy. Discoveries in Tanzania's and Mozambique's waters have led...
View ArticleMaersk Drilling Gets $58 Mln Rig Contract
Danish oil and shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk has received a jack-up rig contract from Danish energy group Dong Energy worth about $58 million....
View ArticleResidents Challenge Pilgrim's Permit For New Nuclear Waste Site
The town of Plymouth already granted the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant a permit to start construction. But opponents say the plan needs a special permit that requires public hearings.
View ArticleCoastal Hydropower Proposes Quincy $300m Deal For Two Hydro Projects
Canadian power company Coastal Hydropower has proposed the Quincy City Council in Massachusetts, US, an investment deal of nearly $300m for the development of Locks 24 and 25 hydroelectric plants.
View ArticleNewmont Selling Stake In Canadian Company
Newmont Mining Corp., which ranks as the largest gold producer in the United States, is going to sell off a minority stake in a Canadian company that's after black gold, Bloomberg reports. The...
View ArticleNatural Power Collaborate To Form New Framework For Consenting Offshore Wind...
Natural Power collaborate to form new framework for consenting Offshore Wind Farms in Scotland International renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has collaborated with academia to develop a new...
View ArticleRadioactive Water At Fukushima Seen Spreading
Highly radioactive groundwater recently discovered in test wells at the Fukushima nuclear plant is likely spreading at the site and leaking into adjoining ocean waters, Japan's nuclear regulator said.
View ArticleVestas Holding Job Fair For Wind Energy Projects
PUEBLO, Colo.-Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems is holding a job fair for new projects that could provide more than 100 new jobs.
View ArticleJapan Atomic Watchdog Suspects Fukushima Ocean Leak
Frustration was voiced at TEPCO, which has failed to identify the source and the cause of spiking readings of radioactive materials in groundwater....
View ArticleEDC Unveils Spending Plan For South American Geothermal Ventures
Energy Development Corp (EDC) has outlined its spending plan for its South American geothermal ventures.
View ArticleAlaska To Submit Plans To Run 3D Seismic On ANWR's Coastal Plain
The federal government allowed 2D seismic to be run there in the early 1980s and allows 3D in the National Petroleum Reserve -Alaska, he noted. 'Much better idea'. "This is a world-class document....
View ArticleExploration Well 16/2-18S In PL265 Has Commenced
Lundin Petroleum AB is pleased to announce that drilling of exploration well 16/2-18S in PL265 west of Johan Sverdrup has commenced....
View ArticleTEPCO's Plan To Halt Spread Of Radioactive Water Based On Shaky Theory
Tokyo Electric Power Co. has started taking measures to contain highly radioactive groundwater at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, but its strategy is based on a theory that is disputed by industry...
View ArticleHickenlooper Skeptical Of Gas Potential In Divide
Hickenlooper took comments from several valley residents on the drilling issue. Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot told him that her town already has been through fossil fuel dependence, with the rise and...
View ArticleGulf Aid Helps Egypt Pay Dues Of Oil Firms, Says Official
Gulf aid helps Egypt pay dues of oil firms, says official. EGPC signed an agreement with foreign oil companies in mid-2011 to pay the dues on installments after a 6-month grace period in return that...
View ArticleEmgas To Distribute Free LPG Refills
Emirates Gas (Emgas) , a business subsidiary of Emirates National Oil Company, will be distributing free Liquefied Petroleum Gas ( LPG ) refills to underprivileged families of widows and orphans in...
View ArticleSuweco, Antique Electric Coop Sign Supply Agreement
Sunwest Water and Electric Co Inc (Suweco) signed a contract to supply the province of Antique with electricity from the company's hydroelectric power projects in Panay Island.
View ArticleCalifornia, Catch The Next Big Energy Wave
About the same time that Maine's wind turbine began producing electricity, Southern California Edison permanently shut down the San Onofre nuclear plant....
View ArticleThe End Of Coal And More Natural Gas
In the same week that TECO is applying for its foray into New Mexico natural gas, Illinois is solidifying its own reliance on the fuel source....
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