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Herts biomass project approved

Added: 23 Apr 2014

Construction of a biomass facility in Hertfordshire will commence next year following the grant of …

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Emerson launches ‘iOps’ control room

Added: 22 Apr 2014

Emerson Process Management earlier this month introduced its Integrated Operations – or iOps – init…

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Chemical industry “optimistic”

Added: 16 Apr 2014

Optimism remains high in the UK chemical industry, according to the latest survey of business prosp…

Pilz safety relays receive nuclear approval

Areva team wins key Sellafield project

Added: 15 Apr 2014

Sellafield has selected a joint venture of Areva, Mace and Atkins (a.m.a.) as preferred bidder to b…

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Food safety group calls on scientists

Added: 15 Apr 2014

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is asking high-calibre scientists to join its team of risk as…

Aveva introduces virtual plant

Aveva introduces virtual plant

Added: 15 Apr 2014

Industrial gaming software targets operator safety and efficiency.

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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…

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Rising costs affect chemicals sector

Added: 8 Apr 2014

The rising cost of electricity and gas is a major threat to the UK chemicals industry, a new report…

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.

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400MW biomass cap uncertain

Added: 7 Apr 2014

Government is struggling to reach its 400MW biomass cap as the scrapping of several schemes leaves …

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Compound reclassification proposed

Added: 7 Apr 2014

A proposal to reclassify plastics chemical Bisphanol A (BPA) as potentially harmful to reproductive…

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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 …

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…

Ineos Grangemouth

UK has “no choice” over shale gas

Added: 28 Mar 2014

The UK public must support shale oil and gas development if some of the country’s key industries ar…

Biomass

Scottish biomass projects scrapped

Added: 28 Mar 2014

Plans to develop three combined heat and power (CHP) biomass plants in Scotland have been scrapped,…

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GSK employs F1 data analysis

Added: 27 Mar 2014

Pharmaceuticals firm GlaxoSmithKline is employing Formula 1 style data analysis to improve its drug…

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US approves sixth LNG terminal

Added: 25 Mar 2014

A sixth US liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal has gained conditional approval to export to countr…

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Ineos sues Sinopec over carbon fibre secrets

Added: 21 Mar 2014

Chemical company Ineos is suing Chinese oil major Sinopec and subsidiaries for misuse of trade secr…

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Latest food contaminant risks revealed

Added: 21 Mar 2014

Pathogens and pesticides are the most commonly found contaminants in food, new research suggests.