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GE Oil & Gas to create 200 jobs in Bristol
Added: 19 Dec 2012
Aberdeen, UK — GE’s Oil & Gas subsea systems business is to establish a new centre in Bristol under…

EU puts carbon capture funding on hold
Added: 19 Dec 2012
Brussels - The European Commission has opted to not to award any of the €275-million fund earmarked…

BP deal to bolster INEOS chemicals operation
Added: 19 Dec 2012
Saltend, UK – INEOS Enterprises had completed what it described as an important agreement with BP f…

Manufacturers predict a flat start to 2013
Added: 19 Dec 2012
London - Despite an increase in total order books for the third month running, UK manufacturers rem…

AFC gains further EU funding, makes acquisition
Added: 18 Dec 2012
London - Industrial fuel cell power company AFC Energy has been awarded a European Union grant of u…

Fracking opens up industry divide
Added: 16 Dec 2012
London - The UK government’s decision to allow the resumption of shale gas exploration in the UK ha…

AESSEAL expanding US operations
Added: 16 Dec 2012
Rotherham, UK– Yorkshire-based seal maker AESSEAL is investing £3.1milllion to expand its US operat…

Green light for fracking
Added: 13 Dec 2012
London – Exploratory hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for shale gas can resume in the UK, subject to…

Tax break to boost oil & gas investment
Added: 12 Dec 2012
London – The UK government has published details of a contract oil and gas licensees aimed at provi…

AREVA offers up to £400m to UK nuclear suppliers
Added: 12 Dec 2012
London - AREVA has signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with 25 UK-based companies for the suppl…

Membrane distillation to cut costs in oil industry
Added: 12 Dec 2012
The Masdar Institute claims membrane distillation technology could save oil companies up to $50bn

Middle East projects keep engineers in demand
Added: 12 Dec 2012
Overseas projects are continuing to generate strong demand for the experience and expertise offered…

Energy Institute launches training scheme
Added: 10 Dec 2012
London – The Energy Institute (EI) has launched an approved training provider scheme as part of its…

Levy banks to fund infrastructure projects
Added: 10 Dec 2012
Move could leverage £140bn in investments, argues ACE

Food manufacturers target innovation
Added: 10 Dec 2012
London – Over 30 major collaborative business-led food processing and manufacturing development pro…
Software improves plant control strategies
Added: 7 Dec 2012
Swedish researchers have teamed up with the paper industry to improve plant control strategies
DuPont breaks ground on cellulosic biorefinery
Added: 6 Dec 2012
Work is gathering pace on one of the world’s largest commercial-scale cellulosic biorefineries

Osborne unveils Britain's gas strategy
Added: 5 Dec 2012
The Chancellor has announced the creation of a Government gas office alongside possible tax incenti…

EDF extends life of two UK nuclear plants
Added: 5 Dec 2012
EDF Energy, one of the Europe’s largest energy companies, has announced it will extend the expected…

Projects to address UK's material dependency
Added: 4 Dec 2012
The EPSRC is funding four new projects to address the UK’s limited resources and high material depe…