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Report backs CCS tax break for oil industry
Added: 16 Jun 2015
The government must introduce tax breaks and other fiscal incentives to encourage the use of Carbon…

Split planning decision for Blackpool shale
Added: 16 Jun 2015
Lancashire County Council planning officers yesterday recommended that one of Cuadrilla’s proposed …

Robust flowmeter for oil & gas
Added: 15 Jun 2015
Robust and approved for use in hazardous areas, the high pressure Promag 53 electromagnetic flowmet…

Simulation savings
Added: 10 Jun 2015
The use of dynamic simulation software can radically reduce downstream build costs and cut upstream…

Offshore uncertainty is raising safety concerns
Added: 10 Jun 2015
Low oil prices and a major slump in production are creating major safety concerns within the UK’s o…

GMB union backs shale gas
Added: 9 Jun 2015
The body representing UK shale gas developers yesterday signed an agreement with the GMB trade unio…

Have a safe summer
Added: 3 Jun 2015
So summer is here, and there’s more than whiff of safety issues in the air.

New hazards: COMAH 2015
Added: 3 Jun 2015
The introduction of new COMAH regulations will see many smaller firms affected by the rules for the…

Emerson buys oil & gas software firm
Added: 2 Jun 2015
Emerson Process Management has acquired oil & gas pipeline software specialist Energy Solutions Int…

Manufacturing loses momentum
Added: 1 Jun 2015
Figures released today suggest manufacturing is growing at a slower rate than expected, though CIPS…

Manufacturers want EU referendum
Added: 26 May 2015
UK manufacturers have called for a referendum on European Union (EU) membership to take place by au…

Shale could 'learn' from offshore safety
Added: 22 May 2015
Emerging industries could learn process safety lessons from more mature sectors such as offshore oi…

Government crackdown on late payments
Added: 20 May 2015
Newly-appointed business secretary Sajid Javid yesterday used his first speech to promise the gover…

Mokveld acquires meter maker
Added: 19 May 2015
Dutch valves manufacturer Mokveld Valves has acquired Norwegian flow measurement specialist Abbon f…

Energy Institute awards competition
Added: 19 May 2015
The EI Awards competition is calling for entries from all sectors of the global energy sector. Any …

Flow solutions within the oil & gas industry
Added: 13 May 2015
With many years of experience and a wide array of instruments, Bronkhorst is able to offer solution…

Key industry ministers appointed to cabinet
Added: 12 May 2015
The government’s new-look all-Conservative cabinet will meet at Downing Street later today, with Pr…

Election skills
Added: 6 May 2015
Following tomorrow’s general election, key engineering issues such as skills shortages look set to …

Decommissioning in the spotlight
Added: 6 May 2015
ABB study aims to identify most efficient strategies to promote circular economy.

BP refining profits double
Added: 28 Apr 2015
BP today announced downstream oil & gas pre-tax profits of $2.2 billion (£1.44bn) for the first thr…