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Career charters at Sellafield, Tata

Added: 1 Nov 2011

Professional accreditation can deliver some important career benefits for engineers working at vari…

Offshore workers 'getting younger'

Added: 1 Nov 2011

The number of young people working on the UK’s offshore oil and gas installations is rising, accord…

Shell targets shale, but not in EU

Added: 1 Nov 2011

Shell Chemicals is planning to tap into THE enormous potential of shale gas as part of efforts to b…

Why energy-saving plans are failing to go the distance

Added: 1 Nov 2011

Depending on the relative cost of enery at the time, energy-efficiency programmes and capital inves…

PE Maintenance graph

Different take on inventory management

Added: 1 Nov 2011

Brazilian energy company Petrobras has recently signed a service contract with Metso covering the s…

Apps ease maintenance woes

Added: 1 Nov 2011

While CMMS (computerised maintenance management system) software helps maintenance managers to trac…

Scientists develop technology to detect leaks from underwater gas pipelines

Added: 19 Oct 2011

Southampton, UK — A new ultra-sensitive technology which can monitor leaks from underwater gas pipe…

Career-changers could ease the shortfall of senior engineers

Added: 19 Oct 2011

London — In the next few years, the UK is expected to face greater demand for engineering requireme…

UK approves £10bn oil & gas projects

Added: 14 Oct 2011

London – BP Shell, ConocoPhillips and Chevron have the go ahead to develop four new oil and gas pro…

Petrobras project delays cost Aker up to $88m

Added: 12 Oct 2011

Oslo — Aker Solutions has agreed to pay damages to Petrobras for continuing delays on all major sub…

RWE Dea chooses Honeywell for North Sea platform projects

Added: 12 Oct 2011

London – RWE Dea has selected Honeywell Process Solutions’ to design and install the integrated con…

Oil & Gas UK report: More young people working offshore

Added: 11 Oct 2011

London - The number of young people working on the UK’s offshore oil and gas installations is risin…

Oil & gas sector needs better planning of pressure safety valve testing

Added: 3 Oct 2011

London — Valve engineering and management company Severn Unival is advising oil and gas companies t…

Neste Oil inks automation deal with Metso

Added: 3 Oct 2011

Helsinki — Metso has signed a frame agreement with Neste Oil for automation and safety system repla…

High global demand prompts new Metso valve facility

Added: 28 Sep 2011

Helsinki — Finnish group Metso has opened a new valve production and technology centre in the Helsi…

Level control is the 'most gruelling offshore application'

Added: 19 Sep 2011

London — Level control has been identified as by far the most challenging offshore valve applicatio…

British Gas, Bio Group in waste-to-gas project

Added: 13 Sep 2011

London — British Gas and Bio Group are to jointly establish a facility to convert commercial food w…

BP inks £700m North Sea development

Added: 6 Sep 2011

London – BP is to invest up to £700 million to progress a project to develop the Kinnoull reservoir…

New UK refinery?

Added: 1 Sep 2011

GE Oil & Gas is planning to build a new oil refinery on Teesside in the north east of England, acco…

Sectional drawing of a specialised pump from the RPKx 150-400 series for use in coal gasification

Gasification equipment passes endurance test

Added: 1 Sep 2011

Equipment designed for a long operational life in particularly arduous conditions is vital for a ma…