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BP Gulf oil spill fund dries up
Added: 30 Jul 2013
BP today announced it has just $300 million remaining in its $20 billion Gulf of Mexico compensatio…
Police arrest protesters at Cuadrilla site
Added: 26 Jul 2013
Oil test well protest highlights challenges facing UK shale developers and their suppliers.
Oil majors partner IChemE on safety
Added: 25 Jul 2013
Leading oil firms including Shell and ExxonMobil have signed up to become the first industry partne…
Biodiesel firm sold to conglomerate
Added: 24 Jul 2013
Scottish biodiesel producer Argent Energy was yesterday sold to a UK subsidiary of the global group…
Lords question economics of shale
Added: 23 Jul 2013
The House of Lords has issued a call for evidence on the economic impact of shale gas development i…
Let technology rule shale safety debate
Added: 19 Jul 2013
My first week as editor of Process Engineering has been dominated by events surrounding the UK’s pr…
UK offers 30% tax rate for shale gas
Added: 19 Jul 2013
Chancellor George Osborne announces “most generous tax regime in the world” for Shale developers.
Water firms seek urgent shale gas talks
Added: 18 Jul 2013
Water companies in the UK yesterday called for urgent talks with shale gas developers to head off p…
Cuadrilla expands UK shale gas exploration
Added: 10 Jul 2013
Cuadrilla is set to increase its exploration programme for shale gas in northeast England.
Ofgem issues a heated warning
Added: 9 Jul 2013
With concerns over the UK’s energy supplies mounting, process industries will need to consider the…
Does hydrofracking contaminate water?
Added: 1 Jul 2013
A study led by experts at Duke University has found that those living near shale gas wells are at r…
Biomethane plant fires up
Added: 25 Jun 2013
Built in the shadow of the old Arneburg nuclear power plant, the refinery has the capacity to suppl…
South-west to follow suit with bio-LNG
Added: 13 Jun 2013
UK bio-fuel supplier, Gasrec, has announced it will open a renewable energy refuelling station at A…
EIA increases estimates on UK shale gas reserves
Added: 12 Jun 2013
US agency claims UK has enough shale gas to meet its own domestic gas consumption demands for nearl…
Sir Ian Wood to carry out review of oil & gas sector
Added: 11 Jun 2013
DECC has announced a review of the oil & gas industry- the first of its kind for two decades.
£3.25m funding aims to speed up CCS development
Added: 10 Jun 2013
EPSRC-funded research will look into how carbon dioxide can be stored underground.
Tiny hot bubbles improve food and fuel processing
Added: 10 Jun 2013
Sheffield University researchers believe they have found a more efficient way to dry products for f…
Fuelling the future with hydrogen
Added: 7 Jun 2013
A hydrogen powered internal combustion engine is designed to reduce CO2 emissions to near zero.
GE collaborates for deep-water exploration
Added: 7 Jun 2013
GE Oil & Gas have struck a deal to supply subsea wellheads for hydrocarbon drilling in the Gulf of …
Enzyme-catalysed process captures CO2
Added: 5 Jun 2013
Carbon capture expert Akermin demonstrates a technique that has an emissions capture rate close to …
