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Romania awards contract for Cernavoda extension
Candu Energy, a member of Canada's SNC-Lavalin Group, has won a USD10.8 million contract from Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica (SNN) for engineering analyses and assessments on unit 1 of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant in Romania. The work aims to extend the operation of the unit by an additional 35,000 hours.
read more... 22/01/2020
Rostov unit 1 cleared to operate until 2031
Russian regulator Rostechnadzor has issued an operating licence extension for unit 1 of the Rostov nuclear power plant in southwest Russian to 2031. As of 9 January, the VVER-1000 unit had generated 148.174 terawatt hours of electricity since it started operations in 2001.
read more... 13/01/2020
Last of four Kola units gets extended operation licence
Russian regulator Rostechnadzor has issued a 15-year operating licence extension for unit 2 of the Kola nuclear power plant to 2034. Kola NPP is located 200 km south of Murmansk, on the shore of Lake Imandra. It produces about 60% of the electricity of the Murmansk region.
read more... 26/12/2019
More than 130 LNG bunkering operations registered in Spain this year
A total of nine ferries and two cruise ships powered by liquified natural gas (LNG) will soon be operational in the country, two of the segments that heavily invested in the fuel.
read more... 16/12/2019
Daily (21.11.2019): The 3.3% hike in WTI crude due to a lower-than-predicted growth in U.S crude inventories lent support to the entire energy complex
Oil prices increased on Wednesday following a report indicating that U.S crude inventories rose lower than expected. Moreover, Russia promised to continue its cooperation with OPEC to maintain a balanced oil market. Brent crude jumped by 2.5% to $62.40 a barrel. WTI crude climbed by 3.3% to $57.01 a barrel.
read more... 21/11/2019