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Oil storage safety still lacking
Added: 27 Aug 2013
Many oil and gas storage sites around the UK have yet to upgrade their safety systems, nearly eight…
UK won’t make US fracking monitoring mistakes
Added: 23 Aug 2013
The man whose firm is monitoring gas movements at all of Cuadrilla’s UK sites says projects here wi…
Drax backs sustainable biomass rules
Added: 22 Aug 2013
Drax today backed government plans to strip biomass projects of financial support if their fuel com…
Government sets rules for biomass race
Added: 22 Aug 2013
Biomass developers today discovered what they must do to secure a slice of the 400MW subsidy cap se…
Profit hopes spur chemical spend
Added: 22 Aug 2013
Increased hopes of rising profit margins in the chemicals sector is leading the majority of firms t…
Oil and Gas investment to hit £13.5bn
Added: 21 Aug 2013
Capital spending in the UK offshore oil and gas industry is expected to hit an all-time high of £13…
Manufacturers ready to invest in new kit
Added: 21 Aug 2013
A government-funded survey of small and medium-sized manufacturers today revealed that half of the …
Arsenic found in water near US fracking sites
Added: 19 Aug 2013
Researchers have discovered elevated levels of contaminants such as arsenic and selenium in water n…
Atlas Copco to buy Edwards for £1bn
Added: 19 Aug 2013
Sweden’s Atlas Copco this morning announced it had agreed a deal to acquire UK vacuum pump manufact…
Cuadrilla scales back Balcombe work
Added: 16 Aug 2013
Shale gas developer Cuadrilla is today scaling back its exploratory work at an oil well in Balcombe…
Pension fund enters UK biomass
Added: 14 Aug 2013
Danish pension fund PensionDanmark yesterday announced it is investing £160 million in a biomass pr…
Wireless devices communicate without batteries
Added: 14 Aug 2013
Engineers from the University of Washington have designed a wireless communication system that allo…
Subsidy squeeze closes Tilbury biomass
Added: 13 Aug 2013
The UK’s first ever coal plant to convert to biomass ceased generating electricity today after the …
Cameron fracking backing against public opinion
Added: 13 Aug 2013
Prime Minister David Cameron’s public backing of shale gas development goes largely against public …
Nuclear upgrades aided by virtual control room
Added: 13 Aug 2013
Extending the life of ageing nuclear power plants and upgrading their control rooms can be improved…
Operators failing to maintain pipe networks
Added: 12 Aug 2013
Companies are at risk of being hit with unexpected bills if they fail to maintain their supporting …
Chemical engineer to lead AMEC infrastructure team
Added: 12 Aug 2013
Project manager AMEC has appointed chemical engineer Rob Brown as managing director of its Environm…
ConocoPhillips to sell Clyden oil sands
Added: 9 Aug 2013
The company yesterday announced it has agreed to sell the entirety of its Clyden oil sands leasehol…
Subsea processes driving oil & gas market
Added: 6 Aug 2013
Process automation technologies capable of operating on the seabed at ever-increasing depths will b…
Subsea firm wins R&D funding
Added: 5 Aug 2013
Subsea control and instrumentation specialist Tracerco today secured funding to help it build a new…
