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Natura Resources Announces Agreement with NGL Energy Partners to Develop 100-MW SMRs with Large-Scale Produced Water Treatment in the Permian Basin

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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OPG Completes Darlington Nuclear Station Refurbishment Project Under Budget and Ahead of Schedule

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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TXU May Dip Toe in Italian Power Sector

LCG, March 12, 2001The European subsidiary of U.S. energy firm TXU Corp. said on Friday it is exploring the possibility of entering the Italian energy market this year by purchasing or forming an alliance with a small municipal utility.

Paul Marsh, finance director of TXU Europe, told a press conference "We're talking to a number of municipalities to take a stake and we hope to reach an agreement this year. It will not be a major acquisition but more of a small incremental piece to increase our presence in Europe."

The Italian power market, partially liberalized in 1999 under rules set by the European Commission, has been slow to open up on its own accord. Much of the attention has been directed to the sale by Italian energy monopoly Enel of 25 percent of its generating capacity.

"We're not interested in buying Enel's plants, we prefer to team up with small local players," Marsh said. "We want to follow the same strategy in Italy as we did in Germany through the purchase of a stake in Kiel Statdwerke (city works)."

Last year, TXU Europe purchased a 51 percent interest in the municipal utility of Kiel in northern Germany for $214 million.

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