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LCG, February 4, 2026--Natura Resources LLC (Natura), a developer of advanced molten-salt nuclear reactors, announced yesterday that it has signed an agreement with NGL Water Solutions Permian LLC, a subsidiary of NGL Energy Partners LP (NGL), to pursue opportunities to combine Natura's advanced nuclear reactor technology with thermal desalination for power production and oil and gas produced water treatment. NGL transports, treats, recycles and disposes of more than 3 million barrels per day of produced and flowback water generated from crude oil and natural gas production in the Permian Basin.
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LCG, February 2, 2026--Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announced today that construction on the four-unit Darlington Refurbishment project is now complete. Station staff are completing final testing, and the last unit is expected to return to service in the coming weeks. OPG stated that the overall project is currently four months ahead of schedule and $150 million under budget.
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Industry News
Guilty Plea Submitted by Enron Trader in Manipulation Case
LCG, Feb. 5, 2003--A trader for Enron, Jeffrey Richter, responded in Federal District Court in San Francisco yesterday to a case alleging his participation in false scheduling of power resources in the California power market with a guilty plea.Richter, 33, had previously told F.B.I. agents investigating the energy crisis of 2000 and 2001 that he had not submitted any power schedules intended to deceive market operators. He admitted Tuesday to having lied to the agents. Speaking about the interview on Sept. 26, Matthew J. Jacobs, an assistant United States attorney, was quoted in the New York Times, "The most significant thing is that the defendant is admitting that he made false statements. This should send a message that if anyone impedes or obstructs the investigation they can and will be prosecuted."The investigation that led to Richter being charged was triggered based on documents generated by a meeting between Richter, fellow trader Timothy Belden and one other trader with a company lawyer. The participants discussed trading strategies that allowed Enron to profit by deceptive practices, including by receiving payment for relieving fictional congestion.Richter pleaded guilty to engaging in strategies that could have contributed to raising market prices, Get Shorty and Load Shift. While Belden, who has been cooperating with prosecutors, admitted to wire fraud for his role in Western energy markets, his involvement appears to have taken place starting in 1998, rather than in 2000 as was the case with his less senior colleague. Mr. Richter became a trading assistant for Enron's West Power short-term trading desk in June 1999. A fine of as much as $250,000, and a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison for each guilty plea could be imposed, based on market manipulation and lying to investigators.
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The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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