Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Spring is just around the corner, and with it comes the promise of nuclear power plant refueling outages. Refueling outages in the U.S. typically peak in the spring and fall, when energy demand is lower. Industrial Info is tracking 40 nuclear refueling maintenance outage projects, worth $838 million, that are slated »

Refining A 5.0-magnititude earthquake that stuck Cushing, Oklahoma, on Sunday night has sparked no immediate reports of pipeline problems at the massive U.S. oil storage hub. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission and Oklahoma Geological Survey were evaluating the effect of the earthquake, which damaged several buildings in Cushing. Central Oklahoma has been subject to thousands of earthquakes in recent »

NatGas Cheniere Energy is restarting Train 1 at its two-train, 9-million-metric-ton-per-year LNG liquefaction plant in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Train 2 is expected to come up next week following the Train 1’s restart this week. Both trains have been down since mid-September for planned maintenance and flare modifications. Volumes of gas to the plant are beginning to increase. Refining Marathon »