MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin praised Cold War-era scientists on Thursday for stealing U.S. nuclear secrets so that United States would not be the world's sole atomic power, in comments reflecting his vision of Russia as a counterweight to U.S. power.
Duke Energy and Progress Energy on Wednesday filed a second wholesale market power mitigation plan with the North Carolina Utilities Commission as part of their proposed merger. The NCUC has up to 30 days to review the mitigation plan before it is filed with the FERC, which required mitigation measures to offset market power concerns in the Carolinas resulting from the proposed merger. Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) is based in Charlotte, while Progress (NYSE: PGN) is headquartered in Raleigh.
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. , or the Company, a global contractor of off-shore deepwater drilling services today announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the fourth quarter...
Pacific Drilling S.A. announced today that one of its subsidiaries has reached an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries to extend an option to construct...
The Oregon Department of Agriculture will honor businesses, educators and state government leaders for their contributions to agriculture at a dinner next month. The twentieth annual Agricultural Progress Awards Dinner will be held in Pendleton on March 19. Among those being honored are: The Port of Morrow, for its transportation services in support of the Columbia Basin and Oregon agriculture in general.Oregon Fruit Products Co. of Salem, for its innovation and adaptability in providing new products to domestic and international markets...
Over the weekend, the governments and industries of France and the UK announced that they will work closely together to speed up nuclear new-build in the UK. This is great news for industry in the UK and for our energy supplies.
A recent poll showed that, while support for nuclear power in the UK dipped after the Fukushima disaster, the negativity was fairly short lived. In the survey conducted by the British Science Association, over 40% of respondents said they believed that the benefits of nuclear power outweigh the risks, which shows a rise to pre-Fukushima levels.
BENTEK Energy, a leading energy markets information and analytics company, reports that PADD 2 crude oil supply growth will double from 2011-16, including production increases of 547,000 b/d in the Williston Basin and 131,000 in the Utica Shale.
An initiative to encourage more British companies to do business with Australia's liquefied natural gas industry has been launched in Perth.
The development of shale gas has become a game changer for the US natural gas market, and its production is only just beginning. 23 Feb 2012 8:17 AM...
