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Shale gas

Trust me, I'm a fracker

Added: 28 Aug 2013

Trust is not enough when it comes to easing fracking pollution fears.

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Oil storage safety still lacking

Added: 27 Aug 2013

Many oil and gas storage sites around the UK have yet to upgrade their safety systems, nearly eight…

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Alarm software improves gas detection

Added: 23 Aug 2013

Leading oilfield services company strengthens its gas detection programme with iNet.

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Oil and Gas investment to hit £13.5bn

Added: 21 Aug 2013

Capital spending in the UK offshore oil and gas industry is expected to hit an all-time high of £13…

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Manufacturers ready to invest in new kit

Added: 21 Aug 2013

A government-funded survey of small and medium-sized manufacturers today revealed that half of the …

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Arsenic found in water near US fracking sites

Added: 19 Aug 2013

Researchers have discovered elevated levels of contaminants such as arsenic and selenium in water n…

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Atlas Copco to buy Edwards for £1bn

Added: 19 Aug 2013

Sweden’s Atlas Copco this morning announced it had agreed a deal to acquire UK vacuum pump manufact…

No Dash for Gas Reclaim the Power camp site

Cuadrilla scales back Balcombe work

Added: 16 Aug 2013

Shale gas developer Cuadrilla is today scaling back its exploratory work at an oil well in Balcombe…

Wireless communication

Wireless devices communicate without batteries

Added: 14 Aug 2013

Engineers from the University of Washington have designed a wireless communication system that allo…

David Cameron

Cameron fracking backing against public opinion

Added: 13 Aug 2013

Prime Minister David Cameron’s public backing of shale gas development goes largely against public …

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Operators failing to maintain pipe networks

Added: 12 Aug 2013

Companies are at risk of being hit with unexpected bills if they fail to maintain their supporting …

AMEC Rob Brown

Chemical engineer to lead AMEC infrastructure team

Added: 12 Aug 2013

Project manager AMEC has appointed chemical engineer Rob Brown as managing director of its Environm…

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ConocoPhillips to sell Clyden oil sands

Added: 9 Aug 2013

The company yesterday announced it has agreed to sell the entirety of its Clyden oil sands leasehol…

Ormen Lange Subsea Future Compression Station - Statoil

Subsea processes driving oil & gas market

Added: 6 Aug 2013

Process automation technologies capable of operating on the seabed at ever-increasing depths will b…

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Subsea firm wins R&D funding

Added: 5 Aug 2013

Subsea control and instrumentation specialist Tracerco today secured funding to help it build a new…

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Threat to Schneider's Invensys takeover

Added: 2 Aug 2013

Schneider’s proposed £3.4 billion takeover of Invensys is still under threat of being beaten by a b…

Centrica Storage - Rough

Yokogawa wins SSE gas storage upgrade

Added: 1 Aug 2013

Yokogawa has won a contract to supply an integrated control and safety system for SSE’s Hornsea gas…

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Schneider acquires Invensys for £3.4bn

Added: 31 Jul 2013

UK-based Invensys today accepted an offer from France’s Schneider Electric to acquire the company f…

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Centrica gas storage projects face axe

Added: 31 Jul 2013

Centrica today revealed that its two planned gas storage projects worth a combined £1.5 billion are…

Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser

Siemens names Kaeser as new CEO

Added: 31 Jul 2013

Siemens today replaced CEO Peter Loescher with the company’s chief financial officer Joe Kaeser.