Infrastructure
France studies biomass usage to deal with coal phase-out
France is studying a project to replace coal-fired power plants with biomass generation plants by 2022, with a view to securing supply in northwest France, particularly in Brittany, ...
Anti-energy activists cost U.S. $91.1B in delayed, cancelled projects
A new analysis by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute finds the anti-energy “Keep It in the Ground” movement has prevented at least $91.9 billion ...
Nigeria-Morocco pipeline to face considerable challenges: Fitch
The planned Nigeria-to-Morocco natural gas pipeline (NMGP) faces a myriad of challenges and is "unlikely to materialize in the short or medium-term," Kallanish Energy learns from analysts at Fitch Solutions Macro Research.
DOE seeks to develop future coal-fired power plants
The U.S. Department of Energy intends to fund competitive research and development efforts in fiscal year 2019 to develop the coal-fired power plants of the future. The effort is known ...
Phoenix-CNOOC JV to build Philippines’ first LNG terminal
The Philippines’ energy ministry has approved the bid from local fuel retailer Phoenix Petroleum and China’s CNOOC to build the country’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal. ...
Dominion Energy wants to keep Surry NPP running to 2053
Dominion Energy on Tuesday filed an application with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to renew the operating licenses for its Surry Power Station, Kallanish Energy reports. The Virginia-based company wants ...
FES to close all coal-fired & nuclear power plants
FirstEnergy Solutions says it intends to close its last coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania and Ohio in 2021-2022, although those decisions could be reversed if the Ohio-based company were to ...
Australian company eyes Alberta for new coal mine
An Australian company intends to develop a $700 million mine to supply coal for steelmaking in southwestern Alberta, Kallanish Energy reports. The plans of Riversdale Resources and subsidiary, Benga Mining ...
GGFR: Russia is No. 1 in world for flaring natural gas
New satellite data shows a significant decline in natural gas flaring at oil production sites around the world in 2017, Kallanish Energy reports. The decline was about ...
FES to close all coal-fired & nuclear power plants
FirstEnergy Solutions says it intends to close its last coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania and Ohio in 2021-2022, although those decisions could be reversed if the Ohio-based company were to ...