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Alaska Oil Pipeline Shut Second Day After Power Outage

SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- The Trans-Alaska Pipeline, owned by BP Plc (BP)and other oil majors, remained shut a second day Wednesday, cutting most supplyout of Alaska oilfields, following an oil spill triggered by a power outage. Pipeline operator Alyeska Pipeline … Continue reading

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Myanmar’s Yangon faces reduced power supply as old offshore gas pipeline leaks again

Myanmar’s former capital city of Yangon is now facing abnormal reduced electric power supply as an old pipeline that carries natural gas from the Mottama offshore gas field to drive power plants in the city leaked again over last week, … Continue reading

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Shanghai Electric begins work on $1bn Iraq power project

Iraq’s ministry of electricity has said that China’s Shanghai Electric is moving ahead with a $1bn power-generating plant to boost the country’s electricity capacity by 1,320 megawatts, Reuters has reported. The project, which includes purchasing and installing four steam turbines, … Continue reading

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Abu Dhabi power contract won by Siemens

Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch (Transco) has placed an order with Siemens Energy to supply transformer substations and switchgear for the UAE power distribution network expansion project. The $184m order includes the turnkey supply of three 132/11 kV transformer substations … Continue reading

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