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Efficiency factor: pumps offer oil & gas a boost

Added: 25 Jul 2016

As the oil and gas industry struggles through the hardship of depressed oil prices, Dermot Martin i…

Demise of DECC may spark investor ‘concern’

Added: 20 Jul 2016

Questions over energy and environmental commitments have flowed in the wake of the government’s dec…

Manufacturers fear ‘Brexit’ fallout as trading outlook weakens

Added: 19 Jul 2016

Business confidence among UK manufacturers has tumbled following the vote to exit the EU, according…

Editor’s comment: hope amidst the turmoil for oil & gas?

Rob Smith | Added: 11 Jul 2016

The UK’s oil and gas industry is in a state of turmoil. The price of oil plummeted from a high of r…

Oil & gas: technology and teamwork must reign supreme

Rob Smith | Added: 11 Jul 2016

Battle lines have been drawn as the UK’s oil and gas industry hopes to thrive in the years ahead. R…

Fracking shale gas

‘Uncertainty’ clouds UK shale future

Added: 7 Jul 2016

A report published by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) reveals there is major uncertainty over…

Compressor range extends to water utilities and biogas markets

Added: 15 Jun 2016

Vacuum pump and compressor manufacturer Gardner Denver has partnered with Northey Technologies to b…

Premier Oil North Sea platform

Oil & gas jobs plummet by 120,000

Rob Smith | Added: 10 Jun 2016

A new report published by industry trade body Oil & Gas UK reveals that by the end of this year, mo…

Oil rig

Oil & gas job woes set to continue

Added: 6 Jun 2016

The oil and gas industry may not be seen as a viable career option if low oil prices and jobs cuts …

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Scottish parliament bans fracking

Added: 2 Jun 2016

Members of the Scottish parliament have voted in favour of an outright ban on fracking in Scotland.

New IChemE president to redraw strategy

Added: 31 May 2016

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) will undergo a thorough review of governance and str…

fracking shale

Fracking firm wins drilling approval

Added: 24 May 2016

North Yorkshire County Council has approved Third Energy’s request to drill for shale gas near the …

Intertek offers flow service

Added: 24 May 2016

Engineering solutions provider Intertek has recently launched an onsite Coriolis flow meter calibra…

oil rig platform

Collaboration ‘vital’ for offshore industry

Added: 19 May 2016

Operators in the UK oil and gas industry are becoming more collaborative, a study by Oil & Gas UK a…

ABB launches safety software

ABB rolls out safety systems software

Added: 17 May 2016

From its newly-developed Learning Centre in Cambridgeshire, ABB yesterday launched a number of init…

UK Continental Shelf offers ‘vast’ CO2 storage capacity

Added: 12 May 2016

There are no major technical hurdles to storing industrial scale CO2 offshore in the UK, according …

National onshore college

Government pledges £80m for national colleges

Added: 9 May 2016

The government has today announced plans to fund five National Colleges to guarantee the UK has a s…

Fracking shale gas

Fracking ‘unlikely’ to contaminate water

Added: 29 Apr 2016

A study of the abandoned Selby coalfield in Yorkshire suggests fracking is unlikely to pose a pollu…

Flow meter calibration service

Intertek launches mobile calibration service

Added: 21 Apr 2016

Engineering solutions provider Intertek has launched an onsite Coriolis flow meter calibration serv…

Subsea firm seeks validation

Added: 28 Mar 2016

Offshore engineering specialist Red Marine has completed a programme of qualification testing of a …