All Oil & Gas
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…
It’s the economics, stupid
Added: 5 Nov 2014
Everyone, it seems, has an opinion on fracking. But what exactly are those opinions based on?
Shale time
Added: 4 Nov 2014
Over the coming months the UK will get a much better idea of where and how much shale development w…
Ineos buys second Scottish shale licence
Added: 13 Oct 2014
Chemical company Ineos today acquired a majority interest in a shale gas development licence in Sco…
Chemists boost biofuel production
Added: 3 Oct 2014
Chemical engineers in the US have modified yeast tolerance to enhance biofuel production capacity, …
World’s first CCS plant opens
Added: 2 Oct 2014
The world’s first commercial-scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) will begin operating in Canada …
Ineos buys Grangemouth power plant
Added: 2 Oct 2014
Ineos today announced it is buying the gas-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant that provides …
Lost in translation
Added: 1 Oct 2014
The UK and US are two nations divided by the same language…even when it comes to money.
UK shale far more complex than US
Added: 1 Oct 2014
Geologists yesterday warned that extraction of UK shale gas would require far more engineering expe…
Shale shapes Siemens' ambitions
Added: 30 Sep 2014
The $7.6 billion acquisition of Dresser-Rand is Siemens’ latest move in its bid to enter the boomin…
Ineos warned over shale offer
Added: 30 Sep 2014
Ineos’ plan to offer 6% of its UK shale revenues to local communities has been accused of being pot…
Siemens buys Dresser-Rand for $7.6bn
Added: 22 Sep 2014
Siemens today announced it was acquiring Dresser-Rand for $7.6 billion (£4.6bn) and aimed to become…
For oil’s sake?
Added: 16 Sep 2014
If Scottish independence is about oil, then the truth is that Scotland has missed the boat. Thursda…
Fracking “cleared” of water pollution
Added: 16 Sep 2014
Contamination of groundwater near US shale sites was caused by well failures rather the hydraulic f…
ExxonMobil staff drink fracking fluid
Added: 11 Sep 2014
Staff of ExxonMobil this week appeared on national television in Germany to attempt to show that fr…
Engineers against Scottish independence
Added: 9 Sep 2014
More than 60% of chemical engineers in Scotland will vote against independence, a new survey has re…
BP seeks future leaders in recruitment drive
Added: 2 Sep 2014
BP today launched a two-month recruitment drive to hire up to 30 potential new leaders of its globa…
IGas nears fracking in North West
Added: 2 Sep 2014
Shale developer IGas yesterday revealed it was ready to design a fracking programme for its license…
GE launches oil & gas technology centre
Added: 27 Aug 2014
GE Oil & Gas yesterday officially launched its new $5 million technology centre in Norway.
Rotork buys Xylem oil & gas valves
Added: 19 Aug 2014
Xylem has sold its UK oil & gas valves business to Rotork for $30 million (£18 million).
