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Fatality on North Sea rig
Added: 6 Jan 2016
Statoil and COSL have confirmed that one person has lost their life and another two have been injur…
Oil & gas production rose in 2015
Added: 5 Jan 2016
Figures taken from 10 months of government data suggest an increase in oil and gas production in 20…
Food waste to fuel buses
Added: 4 Jan 2016
Hundreds of buses throughout Scotland will now run on biodiesel derived from used cooking oil and r…
Report predicts engineering exodus
Added: 4 Jan 2016
The annual Investors in People (IoP) employee sentiment report suggests almost half of those workin…
Food body to treble apprenticeships
Added: 1 Jan 2016
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has pledged to treble apprenticeships and grow value-added food…
Industry “must learn” from Total leak
Added: 22 Dec 2015
Oil and gas production firm Total has received a “record fine” for a gas release that took place in…
Green gas industry ‘could quadruple’
Added: 22 Dec 2015
Additional funding for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) budget has the potential to increase the …
Alliance and Sinclair in pharma deal
Added: 22 Dec 2015
Alliance Pharma has acquired Sinclair IS Pharma for roughly £132 million.
Time to “press ahead” with shale
Rob Smith | Added: 21 Dec 2015
The Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) has offered 93 onshore exploration licences across 159 blocks through…
Shale report highlights benefits
Added: 17 Dec 2015
The Task Force on Shale Gas has published its fourth report, which examines the economic impacts of…
Industry reacts to Paris verdict
Added: 17 Dec 2015
The UK business community has called on the government to support existing technologies, and embrac…
Government sinks £8.2m into water treatment
Added: 16 Dec 2015
Cranfield University has been awarded £8.2 million to shape the future of UK water treatment and in…
DuPont and Dow confirm merger
Added: 16 Dec 2015
Dow Chemical Company and DuPont have today announced plans to join forces.
Water rules need 'urgent review'
Added: 16 Dec 2015
A report published by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) suggests European Union (EU)…
Manufacturing growth 'faded away'
Added: 7 Dec 2015
A survey published by manufacturers’ organisation EEF says UK manufacturing is facing a difficult e…
IChemE rallies climate change cry
Added: 4 Dec 2015
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Energy Centre Board has called on governments and po…
STEM guidance to 'improve' diversity
Added: 4 Dec 2015
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has published guidance to help employers improv…
Billionaires' club to fund clean energy
Added: 3 Dec 2015
Tech billionaires Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have joined a cast of high-profile executives in a…
Manufacturing pace loses momentum
Added: 2 Dec 2015
The UK manufacturing sector experienced a moderate ease in growth during November, the latest Marki…
CBI calls for global climate plan
Added: 30 Nov 2015
British businesses have joined the call for world leaders to forge a global action plan at the UN C…
