Palisades Power Plant nears final phase of repowering effort

COVERT — It’s been more than three years since the former Palisades Nuclear Power Plant was shut down and the decommissioning process began. A lot has changed since the initial closure, with a lengthy effort to repower the Covert Township plant...

Nuclear disaster fears as expert highlights 'fragile' Zaporizhzhia power plant system

Ciaran McGrath and Zesha Saleem 08:24, 04 Oct 2025 A major nuclear plant risks meltdown(Image: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SER) A nuclear plant faces the risk of meltdown from it's longest blackout since 2022, with experts cautioning about a...

Iaea Engaging To Get Power Restored At Ukraine's Nuclear Power Plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reportedly been engaging with both sides in the Ukraine conflict in efforts to restore external power to the beleaguered Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in the south of the country. The...

Energy market said to hold great potential for state and Delaware County

Delaware County caught a glimpse of the impact energy has on its economy and quality of life, plus the potential it has to do in multitudes more if, as advocates explained, the opportunity is seized. “There’s a lot of opportunity,” Joseph McGinn,...

Gas-powered leaf blowers bans continue across US. See where. 

Fall is here, which means leaves are falling. But when it comes to cleaning up the leaves and clearing them away, more cities and states are banning gas-powered leaf blowers as the tool of choice. More than 200 cities, counties and local...

Oil refinery, missile ship, and army headquarters — the Defense Forces attack several important Russian targets

The Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked several important facilities in Russia and the temporarily occupied Donetsk region. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports this. On the night of October 4, Ukrainian defenders struck the...

Gas storage hub receives final regulatory approval

Energy officials report Russian "act of genocide" in Chernihiv Oblast: power outage schedules in effect

Power grid. Photo: Getty Images Russian forces conducted an "act of genocide" against the population of Chernihiv Oblast on the night of 3-4 October, damaging several key power supply facilities during a drone attack. Source: Chernihivoblenergo,...

Energy minister dismisses 'hypothetical' question of repealing B.C. tanker ban

Energy Minister Tim Hodgson is brushing off questions over whether the Liberal government will repeal the tanker ban in B.C.'s northern waters, calling them "hypothetical" since Alberta has not formally submitted a pipeline proposal for...

Oil City to flush fire hydrants

The City of Oil City Water Department will be flushing fire hydrants beginning Sunday night, and continue through Thursday night. The flushing will start at 10 p.m. and end at 6 a.m. The area being flushed is on the Southside, West End from West...

OIL & GAS REPORT 10-3-25

Toxic metals near Mobile County power plant on par with Tennessee coal ash spill, study shows

BUCKS, Ala. (WALA) - A new study highlighted by Mobile Baykeeper shows elevated levels of toxic metals near the coast ash pond at Plant Barry. Published in the journal Science, the study suggests dangerous concentrations of arsenic and cadmium...

Power has been restored at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Oil plummets 8% as OPEC hike threatens surplus

2025-10-04T05:36:49+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Oil prices settled higher on Friday but posted a weekly loss of 8.1% after news of potential increases to OPEC+ supply. Brent crude futures closed up 42 cents, or 0.7%, at...

Putin: Russia will export more oil to India to fix trade imbalance

Expressing confidence that India will continue to import oil from Russia without giving in to US coercion, President Vladimir Putin has said his country will import more from India to address the trade imbalance. Russia may buy more farm products...

Trump slashed $8 billion for energy projects in blue states. In California, that could be felt in red areas as well

The Trump administration this week escalated its efforts against renewable energy when it announced the cancellation of $7.56 billion in funding for projects in 16 states, including California. The U.S. Department of Energy said the 223 canceled...

Funding for 6 Hawaii energy projects terminated

At least $67 million in federal funding for six Hawaii energy projects appears to have been pulled by the Trump administration over qualms about worthiness. The U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday that it was terminating 321 awards...

Taraba gets $268m from ECOWAS to boost agriculture, energy production

The Taraba State Government has received a total sum of $268.63 million (over ₦400 billion) investment from the ECOWAS Bank to boost agriculture, energy and industrial development. The funding, which is secured through the State’s Ministry of...

Mozambique Prepares for 10th Gas & Energy Summit Amid Expanding Infrastructure and Energy Ambitions

Global and African energy sector stakeholders are set to converge in Mozambique at the Joaquim Chissano International Convention Centre from 22–24 September 2025 for the 10th Mozambique Gas & Energy Summit & Exhibition. The Summit, organised by...

Kansas could get its second nuclear power plant — this time with a new, advanced design