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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…

IT, robotics students seek UK work placements
Added: 13 Oct 2012
Process Engineering has been contacted by a high school in Catanzaro, Italy, which is seeking work …
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…

Government consults industry over energy costs
Added: 9 Oct 2012
London – The Government has launched a consultation over its proposed £250 million Energy Intensive…

Euro11bn REACH burdens EU chemical makers
Added: 5 Oct 2012
London – European chemical manufacturers group Cefic has posted an uncertain outlook for the sector…

Low-carbon shake-up for UK energy mix
Added: 3 Oct 2012
London - Incentives to promote low-carbon power generation are having a significant impact on the U…

Public backing for chemicals industry
Added: 3 Oct 2012
London – A recent survey of public opinion shows that the chemical industry in the UK enjoys a surp…

Alstom turbines for new gas-fired power station
Added: 2 Oct 2012
London – Alstom has been awarded a contract to supply the electromechanical equipment for the new C…

French company claims G2 biofuels breakthrough
Added: 2 Oct 2012
Paris - French biotech company DEINOVE has isolated and optimised a strain of Deinococcus bacteria,…

HSE begins Fees for Intervention
Added: 1 Oct 2012
London – The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) new cost recovery scheme, Fee for Intervention (FF…

Scientists and engineers more likely to switch jobs
Added: 26 Sep 2012
London – Employees in the science and engineering industry are more likely to change jobs more freq…

Eni to convert Venice refinery into bio-refinery
Added: 26 Sep 2012
Venice, Italy – Eni is investing Euro100 million to convert its Venice refinery to produce only bio…