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Using paper to clean up oil spills
Added: 23 Oct 2012
A project in Slovenia is hoping to transform papermill sludge into an absorbent capable of cleaning…

Shell's Fram field given go-ahead
Added: 22 Oct 2012
The government has today given Shell approval for an oil and gas development that will add 2% to UK…

Saint-Gobain PAM highlights sustainabilty gains
Added: 19 Oct 2012
London – Iron products manufacturer leader Saint-Gobain PAM UK, part of Saint-Gobain, has released …

Total awards Shetland Gas Plant contract to Aker
Added: 19 Oct 2012
Aker Solutions has secured a three-year contract to provide operations and maintenance services to …

Avery Weigh-Tronix advances apprenticeship plan
Added: 19 Oct 2012
London – Avery Weigh-Tronix has recruited 10 apprentice service technicians as part of its new appr…

Demand grows for virtualised services
Added: 19 Oct 2012
London – UK businesses are increasingly turning to virtualisation to help them reduce costs yet gro…

Carbon capture reaches a critical point
Added: 17 Oct 2012
London – The UK risks losing out on more than €900 million of EU funding intended to support the co…

Saudi Aramco inks procurement deal with Yokogawa
Added: 17 Oct 2012
Riyadh – Saudi Aramco has signed a corporate procurement agreement (CPA) with Yokogawa: a deal cove…

Advanced CFB technology for large-scale biomass power plants
Added: 15 Oct 2012
Circulating fluidised bed (CFB) technology can be used for large scale power generation with a broa…

£2.5m to promote water industry innovation
Added: 15 Oct 2012
Grants totalling over £2.5m have been awarded to seven research projects that aim to develop proces…

Carbon capture to bring £1.3bn, 4000 jobs to region
Added: 15 Oct 2012
London - Investing in carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Yorkshire and Humber will provide a major…

ETI launches £20m carbon capture project
Added: 14 Oct 2012
London – The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is to invest up to £20 million to develop new carb…
MOF technique could improve gas storage
Added: 12 Oct 2012
Reserarchers are planning to exploit opportunities in global carbon capture, hazardous gas storage …

SMEs to help oil and gas sector to innovate
Added: 11 Oct 2012
London – Thirteen small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are to share UK government funding for f…

Chelsea owner Abramovich buys stake in fuel cell company
Added: 11 Oct 2012
London - Roman Abramovich is taking a stake in industrial fuel cell power company AFC Energy, with …

Fluor for deep-water gas-to-power project
Added: 11 Oct 2012
Irving, Texas – Fluor Corp has been awarded an EPC support contract for phase 3 of the Malampaya de…

BP to sell Texas City refinery for $2.5bn
Added: 9 Oct 2012
London - BP is to sell its Texas City refinery and part of its retail and logistics network in the …

Pent-up machine tool demand drives gearbox market
Added: 9 Oct 2012
Austin, Texas – Precision gearboxes and geared motor shipments were 69% higher in 2011 than in 2009…

Severn Trent Water taps Capula for AMP6
Added: 9 Oct 2012
Gouda, The Netherlands - Severn Trent Water has appointed Capula, recently acquired by Royal Imtech…

Fluor for Shell's world-first oil sands CCS project
Added: 9 Oct 2012
Irving, Texas / Calgary, Alberta — Shell has selected Fluor Corp. as the EPC contractor for its car…