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Kårstø gas processing plant

The Kårstø gas processing plant (Kårstø prosessanlegg) is Europe's largest gas processing facility, in Tysvær, Norway. Opened in 1985, it handles over a quarter of Norwegian gas exports.

Karun III hydroelectric plant

Karun III hydroelectric plant (نیروگاه برق آبی کارون ۳), also known as Karun 3 Dam, is a 2,000 MW hydroelectric plant on the Karun River in Khuzestan Province, Iran.

Kasawari Oil and Gas Field

Kasawari is a large natural gas field in Block SK316, offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, discovered by PETRONAS in 2011; first gas came in August 2024, feeding the Bintulu LNG complex.

Kashagan Oil and Gas Field

Kashagan is a giant offshore oil and gas field in the North Caspian Sea off Kazakhstan, discovered in 2000 with recoverable oil estimated at 9–13 billion barrels.

Kashima Kyodo power station

Kashima Kyodo power station (鹿島共同発電所) is a joint-venture thermal power station in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, rated about 1,000 MW and selling power to the adjacent steel works and TEPCO.

Kashima thermal power station

Kashima thermal power station (鹿島火力発電所) is a gas-fired power station in Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by JERA with three combined-cycle units totaling 1,260 MW.

Kashirskaya power station

The Kashirskaya power station, also known as Kashirskaya GRES, is a thermal power plant in Kashira, Moscow Region, opened in 1922 as one of the first Soviet district power stations.

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant (柏崎刈羽原子力発電所)

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant (柏崎刈羽原子力発電所) is a seven-reactor, 8,212 MW nuclear plant in Niigata, Japan, operated by TEPCO and described as the world's largest by capacity.

Kaskida

Kaskida is a deepwater oil field in the US Gulf of Mexico, discovered by BP in 2006 and scheduled to produce first oil in 2029.

Kateřinský Potok Junction Point–Přimda Junction Point Gas Pipeline

The Kateřinský Potok–Přimda Gas Pipeline is a 150 km high-pressure natural gas pipeline in the Czech Republic, operated by NET4GAS and put into operation in January 2021.

Kathleen-Cam-Mamdal-Woleebee Creek Gas Field

The Kathleen-Cam-Mamdal-Woleebee Creek Gas Field is a producing coalbed methane field in Queensland's Surat Basin, Australia, combining five gas fields that supply the Queensland Curtis LNG project.

Kathryn J. Jackson

Kathryn J. (Kate) Jackson is an American energy-sector engineer and National Academy of Engineering member who served as chief technology officer of Westinghouse Electric Company and board chair of ISO New England.

Kathu Solar Park

Kathu Solar Park is a 100 MW concentrated solar power plant near Kathu in South Africa's Northern Cape, in commercial operation since 2019 with molten salt storage.

Katy Hub

Katy Hub is a natural gas trading and storage hub at Katy, Texas, near Houston, one of the state's principal gas price points and ERCOT's reference index since 2019.

Kauther/Fakhr Oil and Gas Field

Kauther/Fakhr (فخر) is an onshore condensate-rich gas field in northern Oman, discovered in 2001 and operated by Petroleum Development Oman, with a plant commissioned in 2007.

Kawagoe LNG Terminal

Kawagoe LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal at Kawagoe in Mie Prefecture, Japan, operating since 1997 under JERA with a send-out capacity of 8.7 million tonnes per year.

Kawagoe thermal power station

Kawagoe thermal power station (川越火力発電所) is an LNG-fired power station in Kawagoe-cho, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Built by Chubu Electric, it has a total output of 4,802 MW.

Kawai Thermal Power Project

The Kawai Thermal Power Project is a 1,320 MW coal-fired power station operated by Adani Power Rajasthan Limited at Kawai in Baran District, Rajasthan, India.

Kawasaki thermal power station

Kawasaki thermal power station (川崎火力発電所) is an LNG-fired thermal power station operated by JERA in Kawasaki, Japan. Opened in 1961, it was rebuilt by 2017 as one of the world's most efficient combined-cycle plants.

Kaybob South Oil and Gas Field

Kaybob South is an oil and gas field in west-central Alberta, Canada, discovered in 1961, producing sour gas and condensate from the Swan Hills Formation.

Kayelekera uranium mine

The Kayelekera uranium mine is an open-pit uranium mine in Karonga District, northern Malawi, built by Paladin Energy, run from 2009 to 2014, and restarted in 2025.

Kazakhstan-China Pipeline (company)

Kazakhstan-China Pipeline LLP (KCP) is a Kazakh company, owned equally by KazTransOil and China's CNPC, that owns and operates the pipelines carrying crude from western Kazakhstan to China since 2006.

Kazakhstan–China Crude Oil Pipeline

The Kazakhstan–China Crude Oil Pipeline is a trunk oil pipeline from western Kazakhstan to Alashankou in China's Xinjiang region, first commissioned in 2006 with 20 million tonne annual capacity.

Kazatomprom

Kazatomprom (Kazakh: Қазатомөнеркәсіп), the National Atomic Company Kazatomprom JSC, is Kazakhstan's state-controlled uranium miner and the world's largest uranium producer, created by presidential decree in 1997.

Kazeroon power station

Kazeroon power station (نیروگاه کازرون) is a gas-fired combined-cycle power station of about 1,373 MW near Kazerun in Fars province, Iran, the largest power plant in the province.

Kazgermunai

Kazgermunai is a Kazakh oil and gas joint venture, founded in 1993 and owned equally by KazMunayGas and PetroKazakhstan, producing at the Akshabulak, Nuraly, and Aksai fields.

KazMunayGas

KazMunayGas (KMG) is Kazakhstan's vertically integrated national oil and gas company. Founded in 2002, it is majority owned by Samruk-Kazyna and holds stakes in Tengizchevroil, Kashagan, and Karachaganak.

KazTransOil

KazTransOil is the national trunk oil pipeline operator of Kazakhstan, established in 1997 and 90 percent owned by KazMunayGas, moving crude through a 5,197 km pipeline system to refineries, Europe, and China.

KBC Advanced Technologies

KBC Advanced Technologies is a British consulting and software company for the oil and gas industry, known for the Petro-SIM simulator and owned by Japan's Yokogawa since 2016.

KBS-3

KBS-3 is a Swedish-developed method for final disposal of spent nuclear fuel, sealing it in copper canisters and bentonite clay about 500 meters deep in crystalline bedrock.