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Qurayyah Thermal power plant

Qurayyah Thermal power plant is a power generation complex on the sea coast of Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, including the 3,927 MW Qurayyah Independent Power Plant.

Qurna West 1 oil field

Qurna West 1, also known as West Qurna 1, is a giant oil field in southern Iraq producing about 550,000 barrels per day under operator PetroChina since 2024.

Qurna West 2 oil field

Qurna West 2, also known as West Qurna-2, is a giant oil field in southern Iraq near Basra, developed by Russia's Lukoil from 2010 to 2026.

Qvantum

Qvantum is a Swedish heat-pump company headquartered in Åstorp, Sweden, that has developed heat pumps and energy systems since 1993 and is led by CEO Fredrik Rosenqvist.

R Cluster Gas Field

R Cluster is an ultra-deepwater gas field in Block KG-D6 in the Bay of Bengal off India, commissioned in December 2020 and operated by Reliance Industries and bp.

R. Lyndon Arscott

R. Lyndon (Lyn) Arscott is a British petroleum engineer who led health, safety, and environment work at Chevron and the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers.

R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant

The R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant is a single-reactor plant on Lake Ontario near Rochester, New York, the smallest nuclear power plant in the United States.

Raageshwari Deep Gas Oil and Gas Field

Raageshwari Deep Gas is a tight gas field in the Barmer Basin, Rajasthan, India, operated by Cairn Oil and Gas. Discovered in 2003, it has produced gas since 2010.

Rabasa oil field

Rabasa (Campo Rabasa) is an onshore oil and gas field near Agua Dulce, Veracruz, Mexico, discovered in 2008 and operated by Pemex, with production awarded to Latina in 2026.

Rabbit Lake mine

The Rabbit Lake mine is a uranium mine and mill in northern Saskatchewan, owned by Cameco. Opened in 1975, it produced over 203 million pounds of uranium concentrates before production was suspended in 2016.

Rabi oil field

The Rabi oil field, also called Rabi-Kounga, is a giant onshore oil field in southwestern Gabon, discovered by Shell Gabon in 1985 and Gabon's largest onshore field.

Rabigh IPP power station

The Rabigh IPP is a 1,204 MW heavy fuel oil-fired steam power station at Rabigh in western Saudi Arabia, and the first project in the Saudi Electricity Company's IPP program.

Rabigh power plant

The Rabigh power plant is a cluster of power and water facilities at Rabigh on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast, about 135 to 160 km north of Jeddah.

Rabigh-2 power plant

Rabigh 2 IPP is a 2,060 MW gas-fired combined cycle independent power plant at Rabigh on Saudi Arabia's western coast, 130 km north of Jeddah, commercially operational since 2018.

Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant

The Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant is a pumped-storage hydroelectric facility operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority inside Raccoon Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee, and TVA's largest.

Racemosa gas field

Racemosa gas field is an operating onshore natural gas field in Mexico, wholly owned and operated by PEMEX, whose associated gas and oil output began in 2021.

Radiant barrier

A radiant barrier is a reflective building material, typically aluminum foil, that blocks radiant heat transfer; most are installed in attics, cutting cooling costs by 8 to 12 percent.

Radiant cooling

Radiant cooling is a method of space cooling in which a chilled ceiling or floor, fed by circulating water, removes heat from a room mainly by thermal radiation.

Radiant Nuclear

Radiant Nuclear, formerly Radiant Industries, is a nuclear startup in El Segundo, California, founded by former SpaceX engineer Doug Bernauer to develop Kaleidos, a transportable microreactor that fits in a single shipping container.

Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority

The Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (Säteilyturvakeskus, STUK) is Finland's national regulatory authority for nuclear safety, radiation protection, safeguards, and emergency preparedness, reporting annually to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.

Radioactive waste

Radioactive waste, also called atomic waste or radwaste, is material containing radionuclides above regulatory clearance levels, arising mainly from nuclear power generation, weapons programs, and medical, industrial, and research uses.

Radioactive Waste Management Limited

Radioactive Waste Management Limited was the UK body responsible for geological disposal of higher activity radioactive waste in England and Wales, merged into Nuclear Waste Services in 2022.

Radisson Converter Station

Radisson Converter Station is an HVDC converter station in northern Manitoba, owned by Manitoba Hydro near Gillam, which converts AC from Nelson River hydroelectric stations to DC for transmission to Winnipeg.

Rag-e Sefid Oil Field

Rag-e Sefid, also written Rag Sefid, is an onshore oil and gas field in Khuzestan province, southwest Iran, producing since 1966 with reserves of 2.4 billion barrels.

Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station

Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station is a coal-fired plant of the Damodar Valley Corporation at Raghunathpur in Purulia district, West Bengal, with two 600 MW units commissioned from 2015.

Raguba oil field

The Raguba oil field is an onshore oil field in Concession 20 of Libya's central Sirte Basin, producing since 1963 and operated by state-owned Sirte Oil Company.

Raia gas field

Raia is a gas and condensate field in the pre-salt Campos Basin offshore Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, holding over 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent, with production expected in 2028.

Raichur Thermal Power Station

Raichur Thermal Power Station (RTPS) is a 1,720 MW coal-fired power station at Shaktinagar, Raichur district, Karnataka, India, owned by Karnataka Power Corporation Limited. Its eight units were commissioned between 1985 and 2010.

Raikheda power station

Raikheda power station, also called the Raipur thermal power plant, is a 1,370 MW coal-fired power station in Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, India, owned by Adani Power.

Rainbow Oil and Gas Field

The Rainbow Oil and Gas Field is a major oil and gas field in northwestern Alberta, Canada, discovered in 1965 near Rainbow Lake and still producing today.