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Emerson sales top $9bn
Added: 19 Nov 2014
Emerson Process Management recorded sales of just under $9.2 billion (£5.9bn) in the twelve months …
£2.5m to combat cyber threats
Added: 19 Nov 2014
A new research project focusing on the cyber-security of the UK’s vital national infrastructure has…

Amec Foster Wheeler merger finalised
Added: 13 Nov 2014
Amec has completed its £2 billion takeover of Foster Wheeler to create an oil & gas services compan…

National shale college launched
Added: 13 Nov 2014
The UK’s first national shale oil & gas college was officially launched in Blackpool yesterday.

Energy storage nanomaterial revealed
Added: 11 Nov 2014
A strong and flexible nanomaterial that could have applications in energy storage and water treatme…

Emerson expands Leicester facility
Added: 10 Nov 2014
Emerson Process Management has announced the expansion of its Leicester facility, including a new s…

Oil & Gas Authority boss named
Added: 7 Nov 2014
Andy Samuel, BG Group managing director for exploration and production in Europe, has been named as…

Milford Haven refinery to close
Added: 6 Nov 2014
Murphy Oil (Murco) yesterday announced that a deal to save its Milford Haven refinery had collapsed…

CCS near widespread deployment
Added: 5 Nov 2014
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is now on the cusp of widespread global deployment, according to a…

Danone and EDF sign efficiency deal
Added: 5 Nov 2014
Food and drink giant the Danone Group has signed a deal with EDF to improve the energy efficiency o…
United Biscuits sold for £2bn
Added: 4 Nov 2014
UK food manufacturer United Biscuits (UB) has been sold to Turkish company Yidiz Holding for a repo…

Emerson enters management consulting
Added: 3 Nov 2014
Emerson Process Management has launched a maintenance-focussed management consulting service to dev…

Didcot back to 75% capacity after fire
Added: 29 Oct 2014
The Didcot B power station unit damaged by fire last week has returned to partial operation, plant …

Spare grid capacity down to 4%
Added: 29 Oct 2014
National Grid yesterday warned that the UK’s spare electricity generating capacity this winter will…

LNG valves win for Bestobell
Added: 23 Oct 2014
Bestobell Marine has secured a major order to supply its cryogenic globe, check and FLIV valves for…

Mandatory energy audits in force
Added: 23 Oct 2014
Large businesses are now legally obliged to carry out energy audits following legislation that came…
Growth drives pump uptake
Added: 23 Oct 2014
The food & beverage and pharmaceutical sectors are helping sustain the positive displacement pump m…

Process sectors lead productivity growth
Added: 22 Oct 2014
The pharmaceutical and chemical sectors were today named by the government as the two sectors most …

Fire halves Didcot capacity
Added: 20 Oct 2014
The 1.4GW Didcot B power station will run at half its generating capacity for the foreseeable futur…

Wood Group wins Shell CCS FEED
Added: 16 Oct 2014
Shell has hired Wood Group’s subsea engineering division to carry out the front end engineering des…