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Shell Quest CCS Project invites public comment

      In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their oil sand bitumen upgrader, the Scotford Upgrader in Edmonton, Alberta, Shell Canada Limited is proposing the Shell Quest CCS Project, a fully integrated project involving the capture, transport, injection and storage of carbon dioxide.

Vale awards Jacobs with acid plant contract

    Vale Canada Ltd. granted a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

Pump storage plant proposed by Klickitat PUD

    A USD2.5 billion plan to create one of the region’s larger power generation plants, could be made possible with a proposed change in Washington state law.

EPA awards Raytheon with 2012 ENERGY STAR award

Raytheon Company has been awarded the 2012 ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the fifth consecutive year, for ongoing leadership in energy conservation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and innovative energy efficiency practices.

Oil producers oppose Seaway request

    Oil producers in North America are hoping to ease the disconnect in the crude markets by addressing the reversal of the Seaway pipeline to run to refineries nest the Gulf of Mexico from the central United States.

New series of solenoid valve

    The W.E. Anderson Division of Dwyer Instruments, Inc.

Wärtsilä awarded major Alaskan power plant order

    Global supplier of efficient power plant solutions Wärtsilä North American Inc., has been awarded a contract to supply engineering and generating equipment for a new Alaska power plant to be installed.

PPL to acquire PA natural gas-fired power plant

      PPL Corporation’s competitive generation subsidiary, PPL Generation, LLC has agreed to acquire AES Prescott, L.

Cameron opens Jiskoot Technology Centre

      Senior Vice President and President of Valves and Measure Group of Cameron, Jim Wright opened a new Technology Centre in Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England on 8 March 2012.

Anadarko announces first oil at Caesar/Tonga

    As operator, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation announced first oil production at the Caesar/Tonga development in the Green Canyon portion of the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.