Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Energy Facilities News

Drone crashes into oil depot in Russia’s Stavropol Region

Vladimir Vladimirov, the local governor of Stavropol in southern Russia, said that a drone had crashed on an oil storage depot. This was the second suspected Ukrainian strike in a row on Russian energy and fuel targets.

Kyiv reports that Russia has hit energy facilities in six Ukrainian regions.

Ukrainian officials reported on Wednesday that Russian airstrikes have hit energy and critical infrastructure in nine Ukrainian provinces over the last 24 hours. The energy ministry…

Trump Nominates Brouillette as New Energy Secretary

Dan Brouillette (Photo: US Department of Energy)

The U.S. Department of Energy said on Thursday that President Donald Trump had formally nominated Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, a former vice president of Ford Motor Co and Louisiana state energy regulator…

New U.S. LNG Projects, Enough to Double Exports, on Verge of Launch

Photo courtesy of Kinder Morgan

New U.S. liquefied natural gas terminals with enough capacity to double U.S. exports have either begun commissioning their facilities or are waiting for approval from the energy regulator…

Russia, Syria ink energy cooperation agreement

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Syrian Electricity Minister Mohammad Zuhair Kharboutli signed a "road map" agreement for cooperation in the energy sector, the Russian Energy Ministry said on Wednesday.

Three Mile Island to Close in 2019

Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island power plant will close in 2019, 40 years after the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history, as low natural gas prices make the costs of atomic energy uncompetitive…

LR to Perform Armada Olombendo FPSO Risk Inspection

Lloyd's Register has won an inspection contract with Bumi Armada Berhad for its Armada Olombendo FPSO. The contract agreement provides Bumi Armada with access to Lloyd’s Register’s…

Mistry Resigns as a Director of Bumi Armada

Malaysia-based international offshore energy facilities and services provider Bumi Armada Berhad  has announced that its Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director, Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry…

Bumi Armada Achieves First LNG in Malta

Photo: Bumi Armada

Bumi Armada Berhad, Malaysia-based international offshore energy facilities and services provider has announced that its liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating storage unit (FSU)…

ECLUSE Project Wins Sustainability Award

The ECLUSE project for a heat distribution network to replace the piecemeal energy supplies for chemical companies in the left bank area has won the first ever Sustainability…

Bumi Armada Berhad Names Its News FPSO

Naming Ceremony of Armada Olombendo (Photo: Bumi Armada)

Bumi Armada Berhad, Malaysia-based international offshore energy facilities and services provider celebrated the naming ceremony of the Armada Olombendo Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) last weekend.

Nigeria Peg Oil at $42.5, Production at 2.2 mln bpd

Nigeria is assuming an oil benchmark price of $42.5 per barrel for 2017, $45 in 2018 and $50 in 2019 for its budget calculations, the budget minister said on Monday. Nigeria, an OPEC member…

Denmark, US to Partner on Offshore Wind

Photo: Denmark.dk

Denmark and the United States have signed a memorandum to strengthen cooperation on offshore wind energy projects, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced. On May 4…

Canada: Oil Facilities Largely Okay, Restart a Challenge

The mass evacuation of residents from the wildfire-devastated Canadian oil town of Fort McMurray is likely to significantly delay the restart of production, even though energy facilities…

Semple, Utt Join Teekay Board of Directors

Teekay Corporation announced today that Alan Semple and Bill Utt have each accepted an invitation to join Teekay's Board of Directors, effective immediately. Semple and Utt will replace William B Berry and Dr.

MHI, Hyflux JV to Build Waste-to-energy Plant in Tuas

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) group companies will participate in a waste-to-energy (WTE) project in Singapore for the incineration of municipal solid waste (MSW) and…

Ipsos Guidelines for Large Scale Solar Projects

Independent market research company Ipsos has produced best practice community consultation guidelines for proposed large scale solar projects. Australian Renewable Energy Agency…

PacifiCorp Sentenced for Killing Birds at Wind Projects

Photo: PacifiCorp

PacifiCorp Energy, a subsidiary of PacifiCorp, based in Portland, Oregon, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Wyoming today to violating the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act…

Saudi Oil Pipeline Set Alight

A "limited fire" broke out on a subsidiary oil pipeline in eastern Saudi Arabia on Saturday after assailants fired shots at a security patrol, the state news agency SPA said. An…

Renewable Energy Department at ClassNK

Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda of ClassNK announced the establishment of a new Renewable Energy Department. This new department which began operations on 1 October 2014 will…