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Shale drilling illustration

Streamlined planning for shale development

Added: 28 May 2014

The Government today announced proposals to speed up the development of shale oil and gas in the UK…

Oil & gas facility showing pipework

Pipework firm in acquisition deal

Added: 23 May 2014

An investment company has announced the acquisition of specialist pipework engineering firm Haycock…

GGS GasClam monitoring Blackpool shale gas site

Shale gas suppliers team up

Added: 21 May 2014

Two environmental services firms currently working with Cuadrilla today announced a joint venture t…

BP chemical plant

Gas detectives

Added: 20 May 2014

Tighter safety regulations are forcing companies to consider new ways of keeping tabs on gases.

Shale fracking

Cuadrilla confirms Blackpool fracking plans

Added: 20 May 2014

Shale oil & gas developer Cuadrilla yesterday confirmed it intends to submit planning applications …

Ineos Grangemouth

Grangemouth shale imports win planning

Added: 15 May 2014

Ineos’ plans to build a storage tank for US shale gas imports at its Grangemouth petrochemicals fac…

EDF apprentice trainee skills2

Scale of gender pay gap revealed

Added: 14 May 2014

Women in engineering sectors typically earn 25% less than men by the age of 40, a new survey has fo…

Cuadrilla shale site

Speed up shale exploration, say Lords

Added: 8 May 2014

The government must do more to speed up a regulatory process for the exploratory drilling of shale …

Forty-nine per cent of industry representatives claim skills shortages are their main barrier to gro

Platform protection

Added: 7 May 2014

The UK oil & gas industry is ramping up its efforts to address the skill shortage and retain its hi…

George Osborne

Chancellor launches spending consultation

Added: 28 Apr 2014

Chancellor unveils plans to boost science, research and innovation expenditure in the UK.

Shale fracking

UK fracking spend could hit £33bn

Added: 24 Apr 2014

Development of shale gas in the UK may require £33 billion to be spent over the next 18 years and c…

Sir Ian Wood

Working together for a better future

Added: 15 Apr 2014

Following Sir Ian Wood’s report on the future of UK oil & gas, industry collaboration in the North …

Armed forces skills2

Skills boost for oil & gas industry

Added: 10 Apr 2014

A website designed to map the skills and competencies needed to work in the oil & gas industry is c…

Cyber security

Happily ever after?

Added: 8 Apr 2014

Today marks the end of support for Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system - but what effect will i…

DNV handed Apache deal

DNV handed Apache deal

Added: 8 Apr 2014

North Sea exploration company awards verification services contract to oil and gas advisory firm.

North Sea offshore oil and gas

Oil & gas jobs to rise by 39,000

Added: 4 Apr 2014

The oil and gas sector could create up to 39,000 jobs in the UK over the next two years, according …

KKI subsea service

Subsea valves

Added: 2 Apr 2014

The Koso Kent Introl (KKI) subsea service includes project engineering, management, life of field s…

Pharmaceutical industry must focus on manufacturing

A dose of growth

Added: 2 Apr 2014

After decades of focussing on research & development in pursuit of the next blockbuster drug, big p…

Emerson wireless leak detection at BP Geel, Belgium

Emerson plans sensors acquisitions

Added: 2 Apr 2014

Emerson Process Management is targeting acquisitions of sensors manufacturers to increase its prese…

Exxon Valdez Cleanup

Accident costs top £20bn

Added: 2 Apr 2014

The combined financial loss from the 100 largest accidents in the global hydrocarbon industry has b…