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Subsea precision tools unveiled at expo
Added: 27 Jan 2015
Engineering specialist Power Jacks is set to launch a suite of bespoke subsea electro-mechanical ac…

Biofuel processing 'improved'
Added: 27 Jan 2015
Researchers at the University of Minnesota and Rice University have developed a computational scree…

Ineos slams MPs’ call to ban shale gas
Added: 26 Jan 2015
Ineos has attacked politicians calling for a ban on shale gas development in the UK, describing a r…

MPs call for fracking ban as Cuadrilla blocked
Added: 22 Jan 2015
MPs from all major political parties have submitted proposals against hydraulic fracturing as part …

Petroleum testing lab reopens after flood
Added: 20 Jan 2015
Product testing firm Intertek has reopened its Immingham Docks Laboratory after a tidal surge and w…

Cuadrilla green light for Blackpool shale site
Added: 16 Jan 2015
Shale gas developer Cuadrilla was today granted the environmental permits it needs to begin explora…
Investment boost for engineering talent
Added: 15 Jan 2015
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is investing £1.2 million in up and coming engi…

A wealth of opportunity
Added: 14 Jan 2015
Chemical engineering graduates earn some of the best salaries in the country. But does this stop th…

UK oil production stabilises
Added: 12 Jan 2015
After several years of steep decline, UK oil & gas production has stabilised and is expected to gro…

Refined Capacity: the future of UK refineries
Added: 7 Jan 2015
The end of 2014 saw yet another UK refinery close as the European downstream sector struggled to co…

Shale college launch: premature or necessary?
Added: 7 Jan 2015
With so little known about the skills it will target and the courses it will offer, the launch of t…

Drax CCS clears planning hurdle
Added: 23 Dec 2014
The companies behind a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at Drax power station today announc…

Drax CCS wells FEED awarded
Added: 19 Dec 2014
National Grid has awarded a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the wells required on …

The next Milford Haven?
Added: 17 Dec 2014
Oil prices may be tumbling, Russia may be brought to its knees, but for Europe’s refineries little …

GE buys subsea actuators firm
Added: 17 Dec 2014
GE announced yesterday that it was acquiring the Subsea Electric Actuator product line of US-based …

Slick analysis
Added: 15 Dec 2014
Oil recycling firm opts for PLC solution to track liquids as they are pumped through a collection t…

North Sea polymer injection deal awarded
Added: 15 Dec 2014
Amec Foster Wheeler has won a contract from Chevron to deliver enhanced oil recovery (EOR) for one …

North Sea tax deal spelt out
Added: 5 Dec 2014
The government yesterday revealed further details of the tax relief for North Sea oil & gas announc…

Autumn statement: formulation funding
Added: 3 Dec 2014
A new chemical formulation centre at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has been awarded fundi…

Autumn statement: North Sea and shale win
Added: 3 Dec 2014
Chancellor George Osborne today used his Autumn Statement to increase tax relief for North Sea oil …