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China revises commissioning dates of EPRs
The two nuclear reactors under construction at the Taishan nuclear power plant in China’s Guangdong Province will not come online until the second half of 2017 and the first half of ...
EDF eyes lifespan extension of French fleet of 10-20 years: BFM TV 🔓
French state-controlled utility firm EDF is “secretly planning” to extend the lifespan of 58 nuclear reactors in France by 10 to 20 years, pushing back the country’s energy mix ...
FERC approves service for Rayne Xpress Pipeline
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the Rayne Xpress Pipeline to begin shipping Marcellus and Utica shale natural gas to the Gulf Coast, Kallanish Energy reports. The project required ...
Rover Pipeline gets approval for HDD drilling at four sites
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given Rover Pipeline LLC approval to conduct horizontal directional drilling (HDD) under streams and highways at four more locations along the route of the ...
Pennsylvania fines WPX $1.2M for 2012 water contamination
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced WPX Energy Appalachia has agreed to pay a $1.2 million fine for oil and gas violations that impacted groundwater and private water supplies in ...
Two units close at New Mexico coal-fired power plant
PNM Resources has shuttered two of four coal-fired units at its San Juan Generating Station in New Mexico in order to comply with federal visibility regulations, Kallanish Energy reports. The company’s ...
Shell completes divestment of Canadian oil sands assets 🔓
Royal Dutch Shell said Wednesday it completed the $9.45 billion sale via three Canadian units and two deals of all its Canadian in-situ (in-ground) and undeveloped oil ...
Officials checking for small Aliso Canyon methane leak 🔓
Aliso Canyon has on two occasions since Aug. 1, released excessive methane into the atmosphere in Southern California, Kallanish Energy learns. The high levels of methane or natural ...
Shell, PDVSA to reduce flaring in northern Venezuela
Royal Dutch Shell, PDVSA and Venezuela’s oil ministry have formed a joint coordination committee to develop natural gas projects in the oilfields of Monagas state, in northern Venezuela, Kallanish Energy learns. The ...
Allianz closes 1st debt renewable energy deal in U.S.
Investment manager Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) said Wednesday it invested over $400 million for its clients in the Grande Prairie Wind project (GPW), Kallanish Energy finds. GPW is a 400-megawatt ...